HB6704 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB6704

Introduced , by Rep. John A. Fritchey - David E. Miller

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 420/2-106 new

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Prohibits members of the General Assembly from being employed by the State, a municipality, or a unit of local government, with specified exceptions.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended by adding Section 2-106 as follows:

(5 ILCS 420/2-106 new)

Sec. 2-106. Dual employment. No member of the General Assembly, during the term for which he has been elected or appointed, may be employed by the State, a municipality, or unit of local government. This prohibition does not extend to employment as an elected official, firefighter, police officer, school counselor, teacher, or university instructor.

As used in this Section:

"Elected official" means any individual who was elected to an office in an election certified by the State Board of Elections.

"Firefighter" means an individual employed by a fire service.

"Police officer" means an individual employed in a regularly constituted police department appointed and sworn or designated by law as a peace officer.

"School counselor" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10-22.24a of the School Code.

"Teacher" means any or all school district employees regularly required to be certified under laws relating to the certification of teachers.

"University instructor" means any member of the educational staff of the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, or the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy whose employment is permanent and continuous or who is employed in a position in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least 4 months or one academic term, whichever is less.