SB1444enr 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1444 Enrolled LRB099 10613 JLK 30846 b

AN ACT concerning 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 Article 3B as follows:

(5 ILCS 420/Art. 3B heading new)

ARTICLE 3B. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

(5 ILCS 420/3B-5 new)

Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article:

"Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, but does not include any subcommittee thereof, and where the member receives any form of compensation on a per meeting basis; this does not include reimbursement for actual travel or other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging the duties of the office.

(5 ILCS 420/3B-10 new)

Sec. 3B-10. Per meeting compensation and meetings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board member shall not receive per meeting compensation for more than one meeting held during any 7 consecutive day period unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of a bona fide emergency.