HB6091 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 17405 MJR 36647 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6091

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Jim Durkin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/2-102

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-102

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a current and future commissioner must divest himself or herself of any funds supporting his or her candidacy for any federal, State, or local public office by (i) a direct return of funds to contributors in amounts not to exceed his or her individual contributions, (ii) a transfer of funds to a charitable organization or organizations, or (iii) a combination of those actions. Provides that failure to comply with these provisions shall render the office vacant. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning utilities.

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

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing Section 2-102 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/2-102) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-102)

Sec. 2-102. (a) Each commissioner and each person appointed to office by the Commission shall before entering upon the duties of his office take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office.

Before entering upon the duties of his office each commissioner shall give bond, with security to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of $20,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty as such commissioner. Every person appointed or employed by the Commission, may, in the discretion of the Commission, before entering upon the duties of his office, be required to give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, in such sum as the Commission may designate, which bond shall be approved by the Commission.

All bonds required to be filed pursuant to this section shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

(b) No person in the employ of or holding any official relation to any corporation or person subject in whole or in part to regulation by the Commission, and no person holding stock or bonds in any such corporation, or who is in any other manner pecuniarily interested therein, directly or indirectly, shall be appointed to or hold the office of commissioner or be appointed or employed by the Commission; and if any such person shall voluntarily become so interested his office or employment shall ipso facto become vacant. If any person become so interested otherwise than voluntarily he shall within a reasonable time divest himself of such interest, and if he fails to do so his office or employment shall become vacant.

No commissioner or person appointed or employed by the Commission shall solicit or accept any gift, gratuity, emolument or employment from any person or corporation subject to the supervision of the Commission, or from any officer, agent or employee thereof; nor solicit, request from or recommend, directly or indirectly, to any such person or corporation, or to any officer, agent or employee thereof the appointment of any person to any place or position. Every such corporation and person, and every officer, agent or employee thereof, is hereby forbidden to offer to any commissioner or to any person appointed or employed by the Commission any gift, gratuity, emolument or employment. If any commissioner or any person appointed or employed by the Commission shall violate any provisions of this paragraph he shall be removed from the office or employment held by him. Every person violating the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Each commissioner shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall hold no other office or position of profit, or engage in any other business, employment or vocation.

(d) Each current and future commissioner must divest himself or herself of any funds supporting his or her candidacy for any federal, State, or local public office by (i) a direct return of funds to contributors in amounts not to exceed his or her individual contributions, (ii) a transfer of funds to a charitable organization or organizations, or (iii) a combination of items (i) and (ii) of this subsection (d). Failure to comply with this subsection (d) shall render the office vacant.

(Source: P.A. 84-617.)

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