Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3380

Creates the Educational Ethics Act. Provides that no person holding an elected or appointed position with a school board, a regional office of education, a local school council, or any other entity with the power to designate, approve, refer, or otherwise influence the award of contracts with any State or local governmental educational entity may (1) solicit or receive any remuneration from an entity or individual whom he or she knows or should have known to have a legislative, economic, or direct pecuniary interest in such contract; (2) accept compensation for performance of his or her duties in the position, with exceptions; or (3) accept any economic opportunity under circumstances in which he or she knows or should know that there is a possibility that the opportunity is being afforded with the intent to influence his or her conduct in the performance of his or her official duties. Provides that whoever knowingly solicits, receives, offers, or pays any remuneration, compensation, gifts, or other economic opportunity in return for (i) referring, recommending, or otherwise assisting in the procurement of State or local government educational contracts or (ii) purchasing, leasing, ordering, arranging for, or otherwise recommending the purchasing, leasing, or ordering of any other good, facility, service, or item via a contract with a State or local governmental educational entity shall be barred from any further contracts or business with a State or local governmental educational entity. Sets forth certain meal and consulting exceptions. Requires specified disclosures to the Office of the Attorney General.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis
2/24/2011	House	First Reading
2/24/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/17/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die