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    AN ACT concerning ethics.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended  
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by changing Section 4A-101 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)

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    Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file.   The following 
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persons shall file
verified written statements of economic 
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interests, as provided in this Article:


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        (a) Members of the General Assembly and candidates for 
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nomination or
election to the General Assembly.


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        (b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive 
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Branch of this
State, and candidates for nomination or 
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election to these offices.


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        (c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the 
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Illinois Constitution,
and candidates for nomination or 
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election to such Commission or Board.


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        (d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to 
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confirmation by
the Senate.


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        (e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or 
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election to, the office
of judge or associate judge of the 
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Circuit Court and the office of judge of
the Appellate or 
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Supreme Court.


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        (f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency, 
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authority or board
of the government of this State, 
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including but not limited to, the Illinois
State Toll 
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Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development 
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Authority,
the Illinois Community College Board, and 
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institutions under the
jurisdiction of the Board of 
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Trustees
of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees 
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of Southern Illinois
University, Board of Trustees of 
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Chicago State University,
Board of Trustees of Eastern 
 


 






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Illinois University, Board of Trustees of
Governor's State 
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University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State 
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University,
Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois 
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University, Board of Trustees of
Northern Illinois 
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University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois

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University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois 
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Mathematics and Science
Academy, and are compensated for 
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services as employees and not as
independent contractors 
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and who:


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            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department, 
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commission, board,
division, bureau, authority or 
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other administrative unit within the
government of 
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this State, or who exercise similar authority within 
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the
government of this State;


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            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or 
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direct responsibility for
the formulation, 
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negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts 
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entered into
by the State in the amount of $5,000 or 
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more;


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            (3) have authority for the issuance or 
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promulgation of rules and
regulations within areas 
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under the authority of the State;


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            (4) have authority for the approval of 
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professional licenses;


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            (5) have responsibility with respect to the 
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financial inspection
of regulated nongovernmental 
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entities;


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            (6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial 
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or administrative
proceeding, or review the 
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adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial

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or administrative proceeding within the authority of 
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the State; or


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            (7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more 
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employees of the
State; or .


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            (8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming 
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rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or 
 


 






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asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible, 
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or intangible.

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        (g) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of 
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local government,
and candidates for nomination or 
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election to that office, including regional

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superintendents of school districts.


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        (h) Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit 
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of local
government, or of a special district, and persons 
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appointed to a zoning
board, or zoning board of appeals, or 
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to a regional, county, or municipal
plan commission, or to 
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a board of review of any county, and persons
appointed to 
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the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

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and any Trustee appointed under Section 22 of the 
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Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority Act, and 
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persons appointed to a board or commission of
a unit of 
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local government who have authority to authorize the 
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expenditure of
public funds.  This subsection does not apply 
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to members of boards or
commissions who function in an 
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advisory capacity.


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        (i) Persons who are employed by a unit of local 
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government and are
compensated for services as employees 
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and not as independent contractors and
who:


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            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department, 
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division, bureau,
authority or other administrative 
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unit within the unit of local
government, or who 
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exercise similar authority within the unit of local

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government;


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            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or 
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direct responsibility for
the formulation, 
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negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts 
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entered into
by the unit of local government in the 
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amount of $1,000 or greater;


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            (3) have authority to approve licenses
and permits 
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by the unit of local government; this item does not 
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include
employees who function in a ministerial 
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capacity;


 


 






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            (4) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial 
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or administrative
proceeding, or review the 
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adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial

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or administrative proceeding within the authority of 
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the unit of local
government;


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            (5) have authority to issue or promulgate rules and 
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regulations within
areas under the authority of the 
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unit of local government; or


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            (6) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more 
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employees of the
unit of local government.


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        (j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois 
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Mathematics and
Science Academy.


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        (k) Persons employed by a school district in positions 
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that
require that
person to hold an administrative or a 
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chief school business official
endorsement.


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        (l) Special government agents. A "special government 
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agent" is a
person who is directed, retained, designated, 
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appointed, or
employed, with or without compensation, by or 
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on behalf of a
statewide executive branch constitutional 
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officer to make an ex
parte communication under Section 
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5-50 of the State Officials and
Employees Ethics Act or 
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Section 5-165 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure 
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Act.



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    This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of 
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local government
from enacting financial disclosure 
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requirements that mandate
 more information
than required by 
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this Act.


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(Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.