103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3659

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Ryan Spain

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/4A-101  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that directors and employees of an election authority who have a responsibility with respect to the procurement of goods or services shall file verified written statements of economic interests with the Secretary of State.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by changing Section 4A-101 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)
7    Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file with the Secretary
8of State. The following persons shall file verified written
9statements of economic interests with the Secretary of State,
10as provided in this Article:
11        (a) Members of the General Assembly and candidates for
12    nomination or election to the General Assembly.
13        (b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive
14    Branch of this State, and candidates for nomination or
15    election to these offices.
16        (c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the
17    Illinois Constitution, and candidates for nomination or
18    election to such Commission or Board.
19        (d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to
20    confirmation by the Senate and persons appointed by the
21    Governor to any other position on a board or commission
22    described in subsection (a) of Section 15 of the
23    Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act.

 

 

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1        (e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or
2    election to, the office of judge or associate judge of the
3    Circuit Court and the office of judge of the Appellate or
4    Supreme Court.
5        (f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency,
6    authority or board of the government of this State,
7    including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll
8    Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development
9    Authority, the Illinois Community College Board, and
10    institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of
11    Trustees of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees
12    of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of
13    Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern
14    Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Governors State
15    University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State
16    University, Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
17    University, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
18    University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
19    University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois
20    Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
21    services as employees and not as independent contractors
22    and who:
23            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
24        commission, board, division, bureau, authority or
25        other administrative unit within the government of
26        this State, or who exercise similar authority within

 

 

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1        the government of this State;
2            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
3        direct responsibility for the formulation,
4        negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
5        entered into by the State in the amount of $5,000 or
6        more;
7            (3) have authority for the issuance or
8        promulgation of rules and regulations within areas
9        under the authority of the State;
10            (4) have authority for the approval of
11        professional licenses;
12            (5) have responsibility with respect to the
13        financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
14        entities;
15            (6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
16        or administrative proceeding, or review the
17        adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
18        or administrative proceeding within the authority of
19        the State;
20            (7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
21        employees of the State;
22            (8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming
23        rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or
24        asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible,
25        or intangible; or
26            (9) have responsibility with respect to the

 

 

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1        procurement of goods or services.
2        (f-5) Members of the board of commissioners of any
3    flood prevention district created under the Flood
4    Prevention District Act or the Beardstown Regional Flood
5    Prevention District Act.
6        (g) (Blank).
7        (h) (Blank).
8        (i) (Blank).
9        (j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
10    Mathematics and Science Academy.
11        (k) (Blank).
12        (l) Special government agents. A "special government
13    agent" is a person who is directed, retained, designated,
14    appointed, or employed, with or without compensation, by
15    or on behalf of a statewide executive branch
16    constitutional officer to make an ex parte communication
17    under Section 5-50 of the State Officials and Employees
18    Ethics Act or Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative
19    Procedure Act.
20        (m) (Blank).
21        (n) Members of the board of any retirement system or
22    investment board established under the Illinois Pension
23    Code, if not required to file under any other provision of
24    this Section.
25        (o) (Blank).
26        (p) Members of the investment advisory panel created

 

 

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1    under Section 20 of the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act.
2        (q) Directors and employees of an election authority
3    who have a responsibility with respect to the procurement
4    of goods or services.
5    This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of
6local government from enacting financial disclosure
7requirements that mandate more information than required by
8this Act.
9(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)