HB2817eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Agency and Grantee Bonus Prohibition Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Employee" means any person employed, full-time, part-time, or contractually, in any capacity by a State agency or hospital, without regard to whether that person's employment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate or is for a stated term. "Employee" does not include persons subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

"Grant funds" has the meaning provided in Section 2 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act.

"Grantee" has the meaning provided in Section 2 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act.

"Hospital" has the meaning provided in Section 3 of the Hospital Licensing Act.

"State agency" has the meaning provided in Section 1-15.100 of the Illinois Procurement Code.

Section 10. Bonuses prohibited.

(a) No State agency or hospital shall pay from State funds, in whole or in part, and no employee of a State agency or hospital may receive a bonus as all or part of his or her compensation, including such bonuses as may be received for work on capital projects.

(b) No grantee shall pay, and no employee or contract worker of a grantee may receive, a bonus paid from grant funds awarded for operational expenses as all or part of his or her compensation, including such bonuses as may be received for work on capital projects.

(c) State agencies who use bonuses paid to State employees shall provide an annual report to the General Assembly itemizing each bonus awarded, including the amount of the bonuses awarded, the purpose of the bonus, the position of the employees to whom bonuses were awarded, and the overall agency fiscal impact for the bonuses awarded in the prior fiscal year. This report shall be due December 1, 2023 to the General Assembly and annually thereafter. Recruitment or retention bonuses for State employment shall be no more than $10,000 per bonus unless the Department of Central Management Services adopts rules increasing the monetary limit per bonus.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.