093_HB1110
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1 AN ACT in relation to highways.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by adding
5 Section 8.1 as follows:
6 (605 ILCS 10/8.1 new)
7 Sec. 8.1. Inspector General.
8 (a) The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the
9 advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an Inspector
10 General who shall have the authority to conduct
11 investigations into allegations or incidents of waste, fraud,
12 and financial mismanagement in Authority operations involving
13 an Authority employee or contractor. The Inspector General
14 shall make recommendations to the Authority regarding his or
15 her investigations. The Inspector General shall be appointed
16 for a term of 4 years. The Inspector General shall be
17 independent of the operations of the Authority and perform
18 other duties as requested by the Authority.
19 (b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
20 information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of
21 the office. If the Inspector General determines that a
22 possible criminal act has been committed or that special
23 expertise is required in the investigation, he or she shall
24 immediately notify the Department of State Police. All
25 investigations conducted by the Inspector General shall be
26 conducted in a manner that ensures the preservation of
27 evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.
28 (c) At all times, the Inspector General shall be granted
29 access to any building or facility that is owned, operated,
30 or leased by the Authority.
31 (d) The Inspector General shall have the power to
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1 subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books and
2 papers pertinent to an investigation authorized by this
3 Section. Any person who:
4 (1) fails to appear in response to a subpoena;
5 (2) fails to answer any question pursuant to an
6 investigation under this Section;
7 (3) fails to produce any books or papers pertinent
8 to an investigation under this Section; or
9 (4) knowingly gives false testimony during an
10 investigation under this Section
11 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
12 (e) The Inspector General shall provide to the Authority
13 and the General Assembly a summary of reports and
14 investigations made under this Section for the previous
15 fiscal year no later than January 1 of each year. The
16 summaries shall detail the final disposition of the Inspector
17 General's recommendations. The summaries shall not contain
18 any confidential or identifying information concerning the
19 subjects of the reports and investigations. The summaries
20 shall also include detailed, recommended administrative
21 actions and matters for consideration by the General
22 Assembly.