Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 3/13/2019

 

 


 

 


 
10100SB1223sam001LRB101 07927 AWJ 57311 a

1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1223

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1223 on page 3,
3line 20, after the period, by inserting "The Local Government
4Ethics Commission does not have jurisdiction over: (i) Regional
5Transit Boards, as that term is defined in Section 1-5 of the
6State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; (ii) local officials
7of Regional Transit Boards; or (iii) venders and others doing
8business with a Regional Transit Board; the Executive Ethics
9Commission and Executive Inspector General have jurisdiction
10over Regional Transit Boards and board members, employees,
11vendors, and others doing business with the Regional Transit
12Boards under Article 75 of the State Officials and Employees
13Ethics Act."; and
 
14on page 6, by replacing line 21 with the following:
 
15"unit of local government or local official. The Local
16Government Inspector General does not have jurisdiction over

 

 

10100SB1223sam001- 2 -LRB101 07927 AWJ 57311 a

1Regional Transit Boards, as that term is defined in Section 1-5
2of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, or local
3officials of Regional Transit Boards; the Executive Inspector
4General has jurisdiction over Regional Transit Boards and board
5members, employees, vendors, and others doing business with the
6Regional Transit Boards under Article 75 of the State Officials
7and Employees Ethics Act.
8    If an investigation's focus is split between allegations of
9misconduct investigated by the Executive Inspector General and
10allegations investigated by the Local Government Inspector
11General, the Local Government Inspector General shall take
12reasonable steps, including continued consultation with the
13Executive Inspector General, to ensure that his or her
14investigation will not interfere with or disrupt any
15investigation by the Executive Inspector General or law
16enforcement authorities. In instances in which the Local
17Government Inspector General continues to investigate other
18allegations associated with allegations that have been
19referred to the Executive Inspector General under this
20subsection, the Local Government Inspector General shall
21report the results of its investigation to the Executive
22Inspector General."; and
 
23on page 19, line 19, by replacing "body." with "body, including
24referring allegations of misconduct by State employees or other
25individuals or entities under the jurisdiction of the Executive

 

 

10100SB1223sam001- 3 -LRB101 07927 AWJ 57311 a

1Inspector General to the Executive Inspector General for
2investigation."; and
 
3on page 20, below line 16, by inserting the following:
 
4    "Section 75. Confidentiality.
5    (a) The identity of an individual providing information or
6reporting possible or alleged misconduct to the Office of the
7Local Government Inspector General or the Local Government
8Ethics Commission shall be kept confidential and may not be
9disclosed without the consent of that individual, unless the
10individual consents to disclosure of his or her name or
11disclosure of the individual's identity is otherwise required
12by law. The confidentiality granted by this subsection does not
13preclude the disclosure of the identity of a person in any
14capacity other than as the source of an allegation.
15    (b) Except as provided under Section 55, commissioners,
16employees, and agents of the Local Government Ethics
17Commission, the Local Government Inspector General, and the
18Office of the Attorney General shall keep confidential and
19shall not disclose information exempted from disclosure under
20the Freedom of Information Act or by this Act.
21    (c) In his or her discretion, the Local Government
22Inspector General may notify complainants and subjects of an
23investigation with an update on the status of the respective
24investigation, including when the investigation is opened and

 

 

10100SB1223sam001- 4 -LRB101 07927 AWJ 57311 a

1closed.
 
2    Section 80. Exemptions.
3    (a) Documents generated by the Offices of the Local
4Government Inspector General or the Local Government Ethics
5Commission under this Act are exempt from disclosure under the
6Freedom of Information Act.
7    (b) Allegations and related documents submitted to the
8Local Government Inspector General and pleadings and related
9documents brought before the Local Government Ethics
10Commission are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
11Information Act if the Local Government Ethics Commission does
12not make a finding of a violation of this Act. If the Local
13Government Ethics Commission finds that a violation has
14occurred, the entire record of proceedings before the
15Commission, the decision and recommendation, and the response
16from the agency head or ultimate jurisdictional authority to
17the Local Government Ethics Commission are not exempt from
18disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, but
19information contained therein that is otherwise exempt from the
20Freedom of Information Act must be redacted before disclosure
21as provided in the Freedom of Information Act. A summary report
22released by the Local Government Ethics Commission under
23Section 55 is a public record, but information redacted by the
24Local Government Ethics Commission is not a part of the public
25record.

 

 

10100SB1223sam001- 5 -LRB101 07927 AWJ 57311 a

1    (c) Meetings of the Local Government Ethics Commission are
2exempt from the provisions of the Open Meetings Act.
3    (d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, all
4investigatory files and reports of the Office of Local
5Government Inspector General, other than quarterly reports
6required under Section 70, are confidential, are exempt from
7disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and shall not
8be divulged to any person or agency, except as necessary (i) to
9a law enforcement authority, (ii) to the ultimate
10jurisdictional authority,(iii) to the Local Government Ethics
11Commission, or (iv) to the Office of the Attorney General.".