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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 93
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The legitimacy of democratic government requires | ||||||
| 3 | the public's trust that elected officials act in the best | ||||||
| 4 | interests of the people of the State; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The trust of the citizens in their government at | ||||||
| 6 | all levels has recently been tested; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The long storied history of this State has also | ||||||
| 8 | shown the strength and commitment of its public servants to | ||||||
| 9 | work to regain that public trust when shaken and ensure that | ||||||
| 10 | citizens receive the honest services to which they are | ||||||
| 11 | rightfully due from their public servants; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, We, as a political body, know that our duty to act | ||||||
| 13 | in the best interests of the State and its citizens requires us | ||||||
| 14 | to rise above partisan and geographical divides while serving | ||||||
| 15 | as their elected representatives; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The laws and operational practices of the State of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois affect all citizens, their trust in its governance, | ||||||
| 18 | and the integrity of the democratic process; it is necessary | ||||||
| 19 | and appropriate that the legislative and executive branches | ||||||
| 20 | come together to review current State statutes, review | ||||||
| 21 | enforcement of those statutes, take public testimony, and | ||||||
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| 1 | determine what additional measures could be enacted to reform | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois government, while remaining mindful of our duty to | ||||||
| 3 | protect the rights enshrined in both our State and federal | ||||||
| 4 | constitutions; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 7 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Joint | ||||||
| 8 | Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform; and be it further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Commission shall have the | ||||||
| 10 | following duties, to: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) Review the State Officials and Employees Ethics | ||||||
| 12 | Act, the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the Lobbyist | ||||||
| 13 | Registration Act, the Public Officers Prohibited | ||||||
| 14 | Activities Act, and Article 50 of the Illinois Procurement | ||||||
| 15 | Code; | ||||||
| 16 | (2) Review best practices concerning governmental | ||||||
| 17 | ethics from local governments and other states; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) Seek input from experts and the general public | ||||||
| 19 | concerning proposals to improve governmental ethics; and | ||||||
| 20 | (4) Make recommendations for changes to the State | ||||||
| 21 | Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Governmental Ethics Act, the Lobbyist Registration Act, | ||||||
| 23 | the Public Officers Prohibited Activities Act, and Article | ||||||
| 24 | 50 of the Illinois Procurement Code to improve public trust | ||||||
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| 1 | in government; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Commission shall consist of the | ||||||
| 3 | following members: | ||||||
| 4 | (1) 2 members of the General Assembly appointed by the | ||||||
| 5 | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 6 | (2) 2 members of the General Assembly appointed by the | ||||||
| 7 | President of the Senate; | ||||||
| 8 | (3) 2 members of the General Assembly appointed by the | ||||||
| 9 | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 10 | (4) 2 members of the General Assembly appointed by the | ||||||
| 11 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
| 12 | (5) 2 members from the Office of the Attorney General | ||||||
| 13 | appointed by the Attorney General, one of whom shall be the | ||||||
| 14 | Executive Inspector General for the Attorney General; | ||||||
| 15 | (6) 2 members from the Office of the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 16 | appointed by the Secretary of State, one of whom shall be | ||||||
| 17 | the Executive Inspector General for the Secretary of State; | ||||||
| 18 | and | ||||||
| 19 | (7) 4 members appointed by the Governor, with no more | ||||||
| 20 | than 2 of the appointments from the same political party as | ||||||
| 21 | the Governor; and be it further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That no member of the Joint Commission shall be | ||||||
| 23 | or have been registered to lobby State government in Illinois | ||||||
| 24 | during his or her service on the Joint Commission or at any | ||||||
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| 1 | time during the five years prior to the effective date of this | ||||||
| 2 | resolution; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That Joint Commission members shall serve | ||||||
| 4 | without compensation; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House and President of | ||||||
| 6 | the Senate shall each designate one of the members of the Joint | ||||||
| 7 | Commission as a co-chair and shall designate members of their | ||||||
| 8 | staffs to provide administrative support for the Joint | ||||||
| 9 | Commission as necessary; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Commission shall hold public | ||||||
| 11 | hearings at the call of the co-chairs in accordance with the | ||||||
| 12 | Open Meetings Act; and be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Commission may issue periodic | ||||||
| 14 | reports on its activities and shall issue a final report on its | ||||||
| 15 | review and recommendations by March 31, 2020 to the General | ||||||
| 16 | Assembly, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Treasurer, | ||||||
| 17 | the Comptroller, and the Secretary of State.
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