Rep. Robyn Gabel

Filed: 3/17/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1435

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1435 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by changing Sections 4A-102, 4A-103, 4A-104, 4A-105, and 4A-106
6and by adding Sections 4A-100 and 4A-102.5 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/4A-100 new)
8    Sec. 4A-100. Definitions. As used in this Article:
9    (a) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent,
10brother, sister, or child of the reporting individual sharing
11the same household.
12    (b) "Income" means income derived from any source,
13including but not limited to the following: (i) compensation
14for services, including fees, commissions, and similar items;
15(ii) gross income derived from business (and net income if the
16person elects to include it); (iii) gains received from

 

 

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1dealings in property; (iv) interest; (v) rents; (vi) royalties;
2(vii) dividends; (viii) annuities; (ix) income from life
3insurance and endowment contracts; (x) pensions; (xi) income
4from discharge of indebtedness; (xii) distributive share of
5partnership income; and (xiii) income from an interest in an
6estate or trust. "Income" does not include campaign receipts
7reported on financial disclosure reports filed with the State
8Board of Elections, unless such receipts are claimed for
9personal use.
10    (c) "Constructive control." An interest may be said to be
11constructively controlled by the person filing the report if
12the person filing the report is a trustee, proxy, guardian, or
13advisor with regard to decisions to acquire, retain, or divest
14all or any portion of an interest.
 
15    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
16    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
17by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
18person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
19interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the
20statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered
21to be the same as the interest of the person making the
22statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
23statement.
24        (a) The following interests shall be listed by all
25    persons required to file:

 

 

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1            (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
2        professional organization or individual professional
3        practice in which the person making the statement was
4        an officer, director, associate, partner or
5        proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from
6        which income in excess of $1200 was derived during the
7        preceding calendar year;
8            (2) The nature of professional services (other
9        than services rendered to the unit or units of
10        government in relation to which the person is required
11        to file) and the nature of the entity to which they
12        were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received
13        during the preceding calendar year from the entity for
14        professional services rendered by the person making
15        the statement.
16            (3) The identity (including the address or legal
17        description of real estate) of any capital asset with a
18        fair market value of $50,000 from which a capital gain
19        of $5,000 or more held at any point during the
20        preceding calendar year was realized in the preceding
21        calendar year.
22            (4) The name of any unit of government which has
23        employed the person making the statement during the
24        preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
25        government in relation to which the person is required
26        to file.

 

 

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1            (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or
2        gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
3        the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during
4        the preceding calendar year.
5            (6) The name and instrument of ownership in any
6        entity in which an ownership interest held by the
7        person at the end of the preceding calendar year is in
8        excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
9        dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during
10        the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real
11        estate, location thereof shall be listed by street
12        address, or if none, then by legal description). No
13        time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor
14        any debt instrument need be listed.
15            (7) Except for professional service entities, the
16        name of any entity and any position held therein from
17        which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during
18        the preceding calendar year. No time or demand deposit
19        in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument
20        need be listed.
21        (b) The following interests shall also be listed by
22    persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), and item
23    (n) of Section 4A-101:
24            (1) (Blank). The name and instrument of ownership
25        in any entity doing business in the State of Illinois,
26        in which an ownership interest held by the person at

 

 

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1        the date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market
2        value or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200
3        were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
4        the case of real estate, location thereof shall be
5        listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
6        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
7        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;
8            (2) (Blank). Except for professional service
9        entities, the name of any entity and any position held
10        therein from which income of in excess of $1,200 was
11        derived during the preceding calendar year, if the
12        entity does business in the State of Illinois. No time
13        or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any
14        debt instrument need be listed.
15            (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist (i)
16        with whom the person making the statement maintains a
17        close economic association or (ii) who is an immediate
18        family member of the person making the statement,
19        including the name of the lobbyist and specifying the
20        legislative matter or matters which are the object of
21        the lobbying activity, and describing the general type
22        of economic activity of the client or principal on
23        whose behalf that person is lobbying.
24        (c) The following interests shall also be listed by
25    persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), and (o) of Section
26    4A-101:

 

 

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1            (1) (Blank). The name and instrument of ownership
2        in any entity doing business with a unit of local
3        government in relation to which the person is required
4        to file if the ownership interest of the person filing
5        is greater than $5,000 fair market value as of the date
6        of filing or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were
7        received from the entity during the preceding calendar
8        year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
9        shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by
10        legal description). No time or demand deposit in a
11        financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
12        listed.
13            (2) (Blank). Except for professional service
14        entities, the name of any entity and any position held
15        therein from which income in excess of $1,200 was
16        derived during the preceding calendar year if the
17        entity does business with a unit of local government in
18        relation to which the person is required to file. No
19        time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor
20        any debt instrument need be listed.
21            (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
22        governmental action requested by any entity which has
23        applied to a unit of local government in relation to
24        which the person must file for any license, franchise
25        or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real
26        estate during the preceding calendar year if the

 

 

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1        ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of
2        $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
3        income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
4        by the person filing from the entity during the
5        preceding calendar year.
6        (d) The following interests shall also be listed by
7    persons listed in item (b) of Section 4A-101:
8            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
9        entity in which an ownership interest held by the
10        person at the end of the preceding calendar year is in
11        excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
12        dividends in excess of $1,200 were derived during the
13        preceding calendar year, together with the fair market
14        value of the ownership interest and the amount of any
15        dividend earned. The dollar amount of the fair market
16        value may be rounded to the nearest thousand.
17            (2) Total income earned from all sources, together
18        with the names of any entity that accounted for more
19        than one-fifth of the total and the amount of income
20        from that entity. The dollar amount may be rounded to
21        the nearest thousand.
22            (3) The name of any charity, or any organization
23        required to register as a charity in the State of
24        Illinois, to which the person making the statement
25        contributed at least $500 during the preceding
26        calendar year, together with the amount of the

 

 

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1        donation. Dollar amounts may be rounded to the nearest
2        unit of $500.
3    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
4government in relation to which a person required to file under
5item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall be the unit of local
6government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
7person is a member of the board.
8(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
9    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102.5 new)
10    Sec. 4A-102.5. Appointee supplemental statement. Persons
11filing statements of economic interests as a result of their
12nomination to a board or commission shall also, at the same
13time and in the same manner, file a supplement to the statement
14containing the following information:
15        (1) Any contributions, in excess of $150 in the
16    aggregate, to any political committee organized under the
17    Election Code made since the end of the last preceding
18    semi-annual disclosure period and the date the person files
19    the statement of economic interests, including the amount
20    of the contribution, the date, and the recipient.
21        (2) Any contribution made to a legal defense fund since
22    the filing of the last previous statement of economic
23    interests or, if the person is filing his or her first
24    statement of economic interests, in the 12 months preceding
25    the filing date.

 

 

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1        (3) The name of any immediate family member who is
2    registered as a lobbyist with any State or federal agency
3    or office.
 
4    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
5    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
6by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State shall
7be filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be
8verified, dated, and signed by manual or electronic means as
9appropriate by the person making the statement and shall
10contain substantially the following:
11
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
12
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
13.............................................................
14(name)
15.............................................................
16(each office or position of employment for which this statement
17is filed)
18.............................................................
19(full mailing address)
20GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
21    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
22making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
23considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
24the statement.
25    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.

 

 

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1    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
2listing.
3    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
4doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
5interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess
6of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
7of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
8the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
9street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
10or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
11instrument need be listed.
12Business EntityInstrument of Ownership Value (if applicable)
13
14...................................................................
15
16...................................................................
17
18...................................................................
19
20...................................................................
21    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
22professional organization in which the person making the
23statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
24proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
25income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
26calendar year.

 

 

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1NameAddressType of PracticeIncome(if applicable)
2..................................................................
3..................................................................
4..................................................................
5    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
6than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income
7exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
8rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
9making the statement.
10NameAddressType of PracticeIncome(if applicable)
11..................................................................
12..................................................................
13..................................................................
14.............................................................
15.............................................................
16    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
17description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
18capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
19preceding calendar year.
20.............................................................
21.............................................................
22    5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist (i) with
23whom the person making the statement maintains a close economic
24association (ii) or who is an immediate family member of the

 

 

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1person making the statement, including the name of the lobbyist
2and specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
3object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general
4type of economic activity of the client or principal on whose
5behalf that person is lobbying.
6LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
7............................................................
8............................................................
9    6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
10of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
11during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
12services and the title or description of any position held in
13that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
14shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
15description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
16institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
17EntityPosition HeldIncome(if applicable)
18..................................................
19..................................................
20..................................................
21    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
22the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
23year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
24which the person is required to file.
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1.............................................................
2    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
3or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
4in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
5year.
6.............................................................
7VERIFICATION:
8    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
9(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
10examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
11true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
12as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
13understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
14incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
15imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
16not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
17................  ..........................................
18(date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
19(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 420/4A-104)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104)
21    Sec. 4A-104. The statement of economic interests required
22by this Article to be filed with the county clerk shall be
23filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified,
24dated, and signed by manual or electronic means as appropriate
25by the person making the statement and shall contain

 

 

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1substantially the following:
2
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
3
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
4.............................................................
5(Name)
6.............................................................
7(each office or position of employment for which this statement
8is filed) ...................................................
9(full mailing address)
10GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
11    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
12making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
13considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
14the statement.
15    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
16    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
17listing.
18    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
19doing business with a unit of local government in relation to
20which the person is required to file, in which the ownership
21interest held by the person at any point during the preceding
22calendar year date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market
23value or from which dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
24during the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real
25estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or
26if none, then by legal description.) No time or demand deposit

 

 

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1in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument shall be
2listed.
3BusinessInstrument ofPosition of
4EntityOwnershipManagement
5............................................................
6............................................................
7............................................................
8    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
9professional organization in which the person making the
10statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
11proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from which
12income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
13calendar year.
14NameAddressType of Practice
15.............................................................
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
18    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
19than to the unit or units of local government in relation to
20which the person is required to file) to each entity from which
21income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
22rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
23making the statement.
24.............................................................
25.............................................................
26    4. List the identity (including the address or legal

 

 

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1description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
2capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
3preceding calendar year.
4.............................................................
5.............................................................
6.............................................................
7    5. List the name of any entity and the nature of the
8governmental action requested by any entity which has applied
9to a unit of local government in relation to which the person
10must file for any license, franchise or permit for annexation,
11zoning or rezoning of real estate during the preceding calendar
12year if the ownership interest of the person filing is in
13excess of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
14income or dividends in excess of $1200 were received by the
15person filing from the entity during the preceding calendar
16year.
17.............................................................
18.............................................................
19.............................................................
20    6. List the name of any entity doing business with a unit
21of local government in relation to which the person is required
22to file from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
23during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
24services and the title or description of any position held in
25that entity. No time or demand deposit in a financial
26institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.

 

 

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1.............................................................
2.............................................................
3    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
4the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
5year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
6which the person is required to file.
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
10or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
11in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
12year.
13.............................................................
14VERIFICATION:
15    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
16(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
17examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
18true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
19as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
20understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
21incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
22imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
23not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
24................  ..........................................
25(date of filing)   (signature of person making the statement)
26(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/4A-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
2    Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in
3Section 4A-106.1, by May 1 of each year a statement must be
4filed by each person whose position at that time subjects him
5to the filing requirements of Section 4A-101 unless he has
6already filed a statement in relation to the same unit of
7government in that calendar year.
8    Statements must also be filed as follows:
9        (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his
10    statement not later than the end of the period during which
11    he can take the action necessary under the laws of this
12    State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election, or
13    retention to such office if he has not already filed a
14    statement in relation to the same unit of government during
15    that same calendar year within a year preceding such
16    action.
17        (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to
18    confirmation by the Senate shall file his statement at the
19    time his name is submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
20        (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in item
21    (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement
22    within 30 days after making the first ex parte
23    communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she has
24    made an ex parte communication within the previous 12
25    months.

 

 

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1        (c) Any other person required by this Article to file
2    the statement shall file a statement at the time of his or
3    her initial appointment or employment in relation to that
4    unit of government if appointed or employed by May 1.
5    If any person who is required to file a statement of
6economic interests fails to file such statement by May 1 of any
7year, the officer with whom such statement is to be filed under
8Section 4A-106 of this Act shall, within 7 days after May 1,
9notify such person by certified mail of his or her failure to
10file by the specified date. Except as may be prescribed by rule
11of the Secretary of State, such person shall file his or her
12statement of economic interests on or before May 15 with the
13appropriate officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any
14such person who fails to file by May 15 shall be subject to a
15penalty of $100 for each day from May 16 to the date of filing,
16which shall be in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified
17above. Failure to file by May 31 shall result in a forfeiture
18in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
19    Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required
20to file a statement of economic interests within 30 days prior
21to May 1 of any year may file his or her statement at any time
22on or before May 31 without penalty. If such person fails to
23file such statement by May 31, the officer with whom such
24statement is to be filed under Section 4A-106 of this Act
25shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person by
26certified mail of his or her failure to file by the specified

 

 

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1date. Such person shall file his or her statement of economic
2interests on or before June 15 with the appropriate officer,
3together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such person who fails
4to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of $100 per day
5for each day from June 16 to the date of filing, which shall be
6in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified above. Failure
7to file by June 30 shall result in a forfeiture in accordance
8with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
9    All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to
10this Section shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the
11State treasury, if the Secretary of State receives such
12statement for filing, or into the general fund in the county
13treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement for
14filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and
15the several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall
16take appropriate action to collect the prescribed penalties.
17    Failure to file a statement of economic interests within
18the time prescribed shall not result in a fine or ineligibility
19for, or forfeiture of, office or position of employment, as the
20case may be; provided that the failure to file results from not
21being included for notification by the appropriate agency,
22clerk, secretary, officer or unit of government, as the case
23may be, and that a statement is filed within 30 days of actual
24notice of the failure to file.
25    Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after
26May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed

 

 

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1may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the
2monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or
3forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the
4person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a
5statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic
6illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of
7completing the statement or (ii) military service.
8(Source: P.A. 96-550, eff. 8-17-09.)
 
9    (5 ILCS 420/4A-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
10    Sec. 4A-106. Notification; electronic filing.
11    (a) The statements of economic interests required of
12persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (j), item (l),
13and item (n) of Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the
14Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall by rule
15provide for the electronic filing of statements as follows:
16    Beginning January 1, 2012, or as soon thereafter as the
17Secretary of State has provided adequate software to persons
18required to file under this Article, all statements filed under
19this Article shall be filed in electronic format. The Secretary
20shall promptly upon verification make all statements filed
21under this Article publicly available by means of a searchable
22database that is accessible through the World Wide Web.
23"Searchable" means, for the purpose of this Section, that any
24person may query each question for any proper names and
25addresses. The Secretary of State shall provide all software

 

 

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1necessary to comply with this Section and shall implement a
2plan to provide computer access and assistance to persons
3required to file by this Article.
4    (b) The statements of economic interests required of
5persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of Section
64A-101 shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in
7which the principal office of the unit of local government with
8which the person is associated is located. If it is not
9apparent which county the principal office of a unit of local
10government is located, the chief administrative officer, or his
11or her designee, has the authority, for purposes of this Act,
12to determine the county in which the principal office is
13located.
14    (c) On or before February 1 annually, (1) the chief
15administrative officer of any State agency in the executive,
16legislative, or judicial branch employing persons required to
17file under item (f) or item (l) of Section 4A-101 and the chief
18administrative officer of a board described in item (n) of
19Section 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the
20names and mailing addresses of those persons. The State Board
21of Elections shall, within 14 days after the proclamation of
22the results of a general primary pursuant to Section 7-58 of
23the Election Code, provide the Secretary of State with a true
24alphabetical listing of the names and related information,
25including their addresses and the office they are seeking, of
26candidates who were nominated in a general primary election. ,

 

 

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1and (2)
2    (d) On or before February 1 annually, the chief
3administrative officer, or his or her designee, of each unit of
4local government with persons described in items (h), (i) and
5(k) and a board described in item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall
6certify to the appropriate county clerk a list of names and
7addresses of persons described in items (h), (i), (k), and (o)
8of Section 4A-101 that are required to file. In preparing the
9lists, each chief administrative officer, or his or her
10designee, shall set out the names in alphabetical order. Any
11local election authority shall within 14 days after
12proclamation of the results of a primary election, provide the
13county clerk with a true alphabetical listing of the names and
14related information, including their addresses and the office
15they are seeking, of candidates who nominated in a general
16primary election. Any county clerk who makes available in his
17or her principal offices terminals by means of which the
18general public may access statements of economic interest filed
19with the Secretary of State's office and posted to the
20Secretary of State's website may waive the requirement that a
21person file a paper form with that county clerk with respect to
22persons whose forms have been electronically filed with the
23Secretary of State's office.
24    (e) On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State
25shall notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified to
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1all persons described in items (a) through (e) and item (j) of
2Section 4A-101, together, in even-numbered years, with the
3names of candidates nominated at the most recent general
4primary, other than candidates for office who have filed their
5statements with their nominating petitions, of the
6requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
7person required to file with the Secretary of State by virtue
8of more than one item among items (a) through (f) and items
9(j), (l), and (n) shall be notified of and is required to file
10only one statement of economic interests relating to all items
11under which the person is required to file with the Secretary
12of State.
13    (f) On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each
14county shall notify all persons whose names have been certified
15to him under items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of Section
164A-101, other than candidates for office who have filed their
17statements with their nominating petitions, of the
18requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
19person required to file with a county clerk by virtue of more
20than one item among items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) shall be
21notified of and is required to file only one statement of
22economic interests relating to all items under which the person
23is required to file with that county clerk.
24    (g) Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
25provided for in this Section shall be in writing and deposited
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1prepaid, on or before the day required by this Section for the
2sending of the notice. Alternatively, a county clerk may send
3the notices electronically to all persons whose names have been
4thus certified to him under item (h), (i), or (k) of Section
54A-101. A certificate executed by the Secretary of State or
6county clerk attesting that he or she has sent the notice by
7the means permitted by this Section constitutes prima facie
8evidence thereof.
9    (h) From the lists certified to him under this Section of
10persons described in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (o) of
11Section 4A-101, the clerk of each county shall compile an
12alphabetical listing of persons required to file statements of
13economic interests in his office under any of those items. As
14the statements are filed in his office, the county clerk shall
15cause the fact of that filing to be indicated on the
16alphabetical listing of persons who are required to file
17statements. Within 30 days after the due dates, the county
18clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a true copy of
19that listing showing those who have filed statements.
20    (i) The county clerk of each county shall note upon the
21alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to file
22a statement of economic interests who failed to file a
23statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the
24several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section
254A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her
26statement with the clerk on or before May 1.

 

 

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1    (j) Any person who files or has filed a statement of
2economic interest under this Act is entitled to receive from
3the Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may be, a
4receipt indicating that the person has filed such a statement,
5the date of such filing, and the identity of the governmental
6unit or units in relation to which the filing is required. A
7county clerk shall issue such receipt either on proof that the
8person has filed with the Secretary of State in electronic
9format or upon receipt of a paper form.
10    (k) The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
11consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
12hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
13compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their expenses.
14    (l) The Secretary of State shall provide training, through
15the Secretary of State's website, for ethics officers appointed
16under the State Officers and Employees Ethics Act and through
17the Secretary of State's website, for persons required to file
18statements of economic interests.
19    (m) All statements of economic interests filed under this
20Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
21public at all reasonable times. Not later than 12 months after
22the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
23Assembly, beginning with statements filed in calendar year
242004, the Secretary of State shall make statements of economic
25interests filed with the Secretary available for inspection and
26copying via the Secretary's website.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-1336, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".