Sen. Tim Bivins

Filed: 5/13/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4726

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4726 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5 amended by adding Section 5-60 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 430/5-60 new)
7     Sec. 5-60. Administrative leave during pending criminal
8 matter.
9     (a) If any officer or government employee is placed on
10 administrative leave, either voluntarily or involuntarily,
11 pending the outcome of a criminal investigation or prosecution
12 and that officer or government employee is removed from office
13 or employment due to his or her resultant criminal conviction,
14 then the officer or government employee is indebted to the
15 State for all compensation and the value of all benefits
16 received during the administrative leave and must forthwith pay

 

 

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1 the full amount to the State.
2     (b) As a matter of law and without the necessity of the
3 adoption of an ordinance or resolution under Section 70-5, if
4 any officer or government employee of a governmental entity is
5 placed on administrative leave, either voluntarily or
6 involuntarily, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation
7 or prosecution and that officer or government employee is
8 removed from office or employment due to his or her resultant
9 criminal conviction, then the officer or government employee is
10 indebted to the governmental entity for all compensation and
11 the value of all benefits received during the administrative
12 leave and must forthwith pay the full amount to the
13 governmental entity.
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.".