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1 | | recommendations to the General Assembly.
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2 | | The Legislative Inspector General shall be appointed by a |
3 | | joint resolution of
the
Senate and the House of |
4 | | Representatives, which may specify the date on
which the |
5 | | appointment takes effect.
A joint resolution, or other document |
6 | | as may be specified by the
Joint Rules of the General Assembly, |
7 | | appointing the Legislative Inspector
General must be certified |
8 | | by
the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the |
9 | | President of the Senate as having been
adopted by the
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10 | | affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each |
11 | | house,
respectively,
and be filed with the Secretary of State.
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12 | | The appointment of the Legislative Inspector General takes |
13 | | effect on the day
the
appointment is completed by the General |
14 | | Assembly, unless the appointment
specifies a later date on |
15 | | which it is to become effective.
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16 | | The Legislative Inspector General shall have the following |
17 | | qualifications:
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18 | | (1) has not been convicted of any felony under the laws |
19 | | of this State,
another state, or the United States;
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20 | | (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an |
21 | | institution of higher
education; and
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22 | | (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with |
23 | | a federal,
State, or
local law enforcement agency, at least |
24 | | 2 years of which have been in a
progressive investigatory |
25 | | capacity; (B)
as a
federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C)
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26 | | as a
senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or |
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1 | | local
agency; (D) as a member, an officer,
or a State
or |
2 | | federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of (A) |
3 | | through (D).
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4 | | The Legislative Inspector General may not be a relative of |
5 | | a commissioner.
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6 | | The term of the initial Legislative Inspector General shall
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7 | | commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30, |
8 | | 2008.
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9 | | After the initial term, the Legislative Inspector General |
10 | | shall serve
for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year |
11 | | of appointment
and running through June 30 of the fifth |
12 | | following year. The
Legislative Inspector General may be |
13 | | reappointed to one or more
subsequent terms.
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14 | | A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall |
15 | | be filled in the
same manner as an appointment only for the |
16 | | balance of the term of the
Legislative
Inspector General whose |
17 | | office is vacant. If the Office is vacant, or if a Legislative |
18 | | Inspector General resigns, the Commission shall designate an |
19 | | Acting Legislative Inspector General who shall serve until the |
20 | | vacancy is filled. The Commission shall file the designation in |
21 | | writing with the Secretary of State.
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22 | | Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is |
23 | | filled.
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24 | | (c) The Legislative Inspector General
shall have |
25 | | jurisdiction over the members of the General Assembly and
all |
26 | | State employees whose ultimate jurisdictional authority is
(i) |
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1 | | a legislative leader, (ii) the Senate Operations Commission, or |
2 | | (iii) the
Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services.
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3 | | The jurisdiction of each Legislative Inspector General is |
4 | | to investigate
allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, |
5 | | mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,
misfeasance,
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6 | | malfeasance, or violations of this Act or violations of other |
7 | | related
laws and rules.
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8 | | (d) The compensation of the Legislative Inspector General |
9 | | shall
be the greater of an amount (i) determined by the |
10 | | Commission or (ii) by joint
resolution of the General Assembly |
11 | | passed by a majority of members elected in
each chamber.
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12 | | Subject to Section 25-45 of this Act, the Legislative Inspector |
13 | | General has
full
authority to organize the Office of the |
14 | | Legislative Inspector General,
including the employment and |
15 | | determination of the compensation of
staff, such as deputies, |
16 | | assistants, and other employees, as
appropriations permit. |
17 | | Employment of staff is subject to the approval of at least 3 of |
18 | | the 4 legislative leaders.
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19 | | (e) No Legislative Inspector General or employee of the |
20 | | Office of
the Legislative Inspector General may, during his or |
21 | | her term of appointment or
employment:
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22 | | (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
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23 | | (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
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24 | | except for appointments on governmental advisory boards
or |
25 | | study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by |
26 | | law;
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1 | | (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any |
2 | | political party or
political organization; or
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3 | | (4) actively participate in any campaign for any
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4 | | elective office.
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5 | | In this subsection an appointed public office means a |
6 | | position authorized by
law that is filled by an appointing |
7 | | authority as provided by law and does not
include employment by |
8 | | hiring in the ordinary course of business.
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9 | | (e-1) No Legislative Inspector General or employee of the |
10 | | Office of the
Legislative Inspector General may, for one year |
11 | | after the termination of his or
her appointment or employment:
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12 | | (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
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13 | | (2) hold any elected public office; or
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14 | | (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local judicial |
15 | | office.
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16 | | (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may |
17 | | be waived by the
Legislative Ethics Commission.
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18 | | (f) The Commission may remove the Legislative Inspector |
19 | | General only for
cause. At the time of the removal, the |
20 | | Commission must report to the General
Assembly the |
21 | | justification for the removal.
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22 | | (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03; 93-685, eff. 7-8-04.)
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23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
24 | | becoming law.".
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