103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0128

 

Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Jil Tracy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 430/5-45

    Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that, during the 6 months after terminating service as an executive branch constitutional officer, a former executive branch constitutional officer shall not receive compensation or fees for services from a person or entity required to register under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Applies to executive branch constitutional officers who terminate service as an executive branch constitutional officer on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.


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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 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/5-45)
7    Sec. 5-45. Procurement; revolving door prohibition.
8    (a) No former officer, member, or State employee, or
9spouse or immediate family member living with such person,
10shall, within a period of one year immediately after
11termination of State employment, knowingly accept employment
12or receive compensation or fees for services from a person or
13entity if the officer, member, or State employee, during the
14year immediately preceding termination of State employment,
15participated personally and substantially in the award or
16fiscal administration of State contracts, or the issuance of
17State contract change orders, with a cumulative value of
18$25,000 or more to the person or entity, or its parent or
19subsidiary.
20    (a-5) No officer, member, or spouse or immediate family
21member living with such person shall, during the officer or
22member's term in office or within a period of 2 years
23immediately leaving office, hold an ownership interest, other

 

 

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1than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in any
2gaming license under the Illinois Gambling Act, the Video
3Gaming Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or the
4Sports Wagering Act. Any member of the General Assembly or
5spouse or immediate family member living with such person who
6has an ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a
7publicly traded company, in any gaming license under the
8Illinois Gambling Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
9the Video Gaming Act, or the Sports Wagering Act at the time of
10the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
11Assembly shall divest himself or herself of such ownership
12within one year after the effective date of this amendatory
13Act of the 101st General Assembly. No State employee who works
14for the Illinois Gaming Board or Illinois Racing Board or
15spouse or immediate family member living with such person
16shall, during State employment or within a period of 2 years
17immediately after termination of State employment, hold an
18ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a
19publicly traded company, in any gaming license under the
20Illinois Gambling Act, the Video Gaming Act, the Illinois
21Horse Racing Act of 1975, or the Sports Wagering Act.
22    (a-10) This subsection (a-10) applies on and after June
2325, 2021. No officer, member, or spouse or immediate family
24member living with such person, shall, during the officer or
25member's term in office or within a period of 2 years
26immediately after leaving office, hold an ownership interest,

 

 

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1other than a passive interest in a publicly traded company, in
2any cannabis business establishment which is licensed under
3the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Any member of the General
4Assembly or spouse or immediate family member living with such
5person who has an ownership interest, other than a passive
6interest in a publicly traded company, in any cannabis
7business establishment which is licensed under the Cannabis
8Regulation and Tax Act at the time of the effective date of
9this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall divest
10himself or herself of such ownership within one year after the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
12Assembly.
13    No State employee who works for any State agency that
14regulates cannabis business establishment license holders who
15participated personally and substantially in the award of
16licenses under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a spouse
17or immediate family member living with such person shall,
18during State employment or within a period of 2 years
19immediately after termination of State employment, hold an
20ownership interest, other than a passive interest in a
21publicly traded company, in any cannabis license under the
22Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
23    (b) No former officer of the executive branch or State
24employee of the executive branch with regulatory or licensing
25authority, or spouse or immediate family member living with
26such person, shall, within a period of one year immediately

 

 

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1after termination of State employment, knowingly accept
2employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
3person or entity if the officer or State employee, during the
4year immediately preceding termination of State employment,
5participated personally and substantially in making a
6regulatory or licensing decision that directly applied to the
7person or entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
8    (b-5) Beginning January 1, 2022, no former officer of the
9executive branch shall engage in activities at the State level
10that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act
11during the term of which he or she was elected or appointed
12until 6 months after leaving office.
13    (b-7) Beginning the second Wednesday in January of 2023,
14no former member shall engage in activities at the State level
15that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act
16in a General Assembly of which he or she was a member until 6
17months after leaving office.
18    (b-9) During the 6 months after terminating service as an
19executive branch constitutional officer, a former executive
20branch constitutional officer shall not receive compensation
21or fees for services from a person or entity required to
22register under the Lobbyist Registration Act. This subsection
23(b-9) applies to executive branch constitutional officers who
24terminate service as an executive branch constitutional
25officer on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
26of the 103rd General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (c) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each executive
3branch constitutional officer and legislative leader, the
4Auditor General, and the Joint Committee on Legislative
5Support Services shall adopt a policy delineating which State
6positions under his or her jurisdiction and control, by the
7nature of their duties, may have the authority to participate
8personally and substantially in the award or fiscal
9administration of State contracts or in regulatory or
10licensing decisions. The Governor shall adopt such a policy
11for all State employees of the executive branch not under the
12jurisdiction and control of any other executive branch
13constitutional officer.
14    The policies required under subsection (c) of this Section
15shall be filed with the appropriate ethics commission
16established under this Act or, for the Auditor General, with
17the Office of the Auditor General.
18    (d) Each Inspector General shall have the authority to
19determine that additional State positions under his or her
20jurisdiction, not otherwise subject to the policies required
21by subsection (c) of this Section, are nonetheless subject to
22the notification requirement of subsection (f) below due to
23their involvement in the award or fiscal administration of
24State contracts or in regulatory or licensing decisions.
25    (e) The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services,
26the Auditor General, and each of the executive branch

 

 

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1constitutional officers and legislative leaders subject to
2subsection (c) of this Section shall provide written
3notification to all employees in positions subject to the
4policies required by subsection (c) or a determination made
5under subsection (d): (1) upon hiring, promotion, or transfer
6into the relevant position; and (2) at the time the employee's
7duties are changed in such a way as to qualify that employee.
8An employee receiving notification must certify in writing
9that the person was advised of the prohibition and the
10requirement to notify the appropriate Inspector General in
11subsection (f).
12    (f) Any State employee in a position subject to the
13policies required by subsection (c) or to a determination
14under subsection (d), but who does not fall within the
15prohibition of subsection (h) below, who is offered non-State
16employment during State employment or within a period of one
17year immediately after termination of State employment shall,
18prior to accepting such non-State employment, notify the
19appropriate Inspector General. Within 10 calendar days after
20receiving notification from an employee in a position subject
21to the policies required by subsection (c), such Inspector
22General shall make a determination as to whether the State
23employee is restricted from accepting such employment by
24subsection (a) or (b). In making a determination, in addition
25to any other relevant information, an Inspector General shall
26assess the effect of the prospective employment or

 

 

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1relationship upon decisions referred to in subsections (a) and
2(b), based on the totality of the participation by the former
3officer, member, or State employee in those decisions. A
4determination by an Inspector General must be in writing,
5signed and dated by the Inspector General, and delivered to
6the subject of the determination within 10 calendar days or
7the person is deemed eligible for the employment opportunity.
8For purposes of this subsection, "appropriate Inspector
9General" means (i) for members and employees of the
10legislative branch, the Legislative Inspector General; (ii)
11for the Auditor General and employees of the Office of the
12Auditor General, the Inspector General provided for in Section
1330-5 of this Act; and (iii) for executive branch officers and
14employees, the Inspector General having jurisdiction over the
15officer or employee. Notice of any determination of an
16Inspector General and of any such appeal shall be given to the
17ultimate jurisdictional authority, the Attorney General, and
18the Executive Ethics Commission.
19    (g) An Inspector General's determination regarding
20restrictions under subsection (a) or (b) may be appealed to
21the appropriate Ethics Commission by the person subject to the
22decision or the Attorney General no later than the 10th
23calendar day after the date of the determination.
24    On appeal, the Ethics Commission or Auditor General shall
25seek, accept, and consider written public comments regarding a
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1General's determination, the appropriate Ethics Commission or
2Auditor General shall assess, in addition to any other
3relevant information, the effect of the prospective employment
4or relationship upon the decisions referred to in subsections
5(a) and (b), based on the totality of the participation by the
6former officer, member, or State employee in those decisions.
7The Ethics Commission shall decide whether to uphold an
8Inspector General's determination within 10 calendar days or
9the person is deemed eligible for the employment opportunity.
10    (h) The following officers, members, or State employees
11shall not, within a period of one year immediately after
12termination of office or State employment, knowingly accept
13employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
14person or entity if the person or entity or its parent or
15subsidiary, during the year immediately preceding termination
16of State employment, was a party to a State contract or
17contracts with a cumulative value of $25,000 or more involving
18the officer, member, or State employee's State agency, or was
19the subject of a regulatory or licensing decision involving
20the officer, member, or State employee's State agency,
21regardless of whether he or she participated personally and
22substantially in the award or fiscal administration of the
23State contract or contracts or the making of the regulatory or
24licensing decision in question:
25        (1) members or officers;
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1    Illinois Constitution;
2        (3) persons whose appointment to office is subject to
3    the advice and consent of the Senate;
4        (4) the head of a department, commission, board,
5    division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit
6    within the government of this State;
7        (5) chief procurement officers, State purchasing
8    officers, and their designees whose duties are directly
9    related to State procurement;
10        (6) chiefs of staff, deputy chiefs of staff, associate
11    chiefs of staff, assistant chiefs of staff, and deputy
12    governors, or any other position that holds an equivalent
13    level of managerial oversight;
14        (7) employees of the Illinois Racing Board; and
15        (8) employees of the Illinois Gaming Board.
16    (i) For the purposes of this Section, with respect to
17officers or employees of a regional transit board, as defined
18in this Act, the phrase "person or entity" does not include:
19(i) the United States government, (ii) the State, (iii)
20municipalities, as defined under Article VII, Section 1 of the
21Illinois Constitution, (iv) units of local government, as
22defined under Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois
23Constitution, or (v) school districts.
24(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
25102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)