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90_SB1279 5 ILCS 340/5 from Ch. 15, par. 505 5 ILCS 340/8 new Amends the Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983. Provides that the Comptroller shall prepare a report on the number of State and university employees who have contributed to qualified organizations and united funds no later than March 1 of each year. Provides that each agency shall file with the Advisory Committee a report of the total amount of contributions made to qualified organizations and united funds no later than February 15 of each year. LRB9008501MWpcA LRB9008501MWpcA 1 AN ACT concerning certain State payroll deductions. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983 5 is amended by changing Section 5 and adding Section 8 as 6 follows: 7 (5 ILCS 340/5) (from Ch. 15, par. 505) 8 Sec. 5. The State Comptroller shall promulgate and issue 9 reasonable rules and regulations as deemed necessary for the 10 administration of this Act. 11 However, all solicitations of State employees for 12 contributions at their workplace shall be in accordance with 13 rules promulgated by the Governor or his designee or other 14 agency as may be designated by the Governor. 15 The rules promulgated by the Governor or his designee or 16 other agency as designated by the Governor shall include a 17 Code of Campaign Conduct that all qualified organizations and 18 United Funds shall subscribe to in writing, provision for the 19 handling of cash contributions, provision for an Advisory 20 Committee, provisions for the allocation of expenses among 21 the participating organizations, an organizational plan and 22 structure whereby responsibilities are set forth for the 23 appropriate State employees and the participating 24 organizations, and any other matters that are necessary to 25 accomplish the purposes of this Act. 26 The Advisory Committee shall, by rule, require from each 27 agency a report that sets forth (i) the total amount of 28 money contributed to each qualified organization and united 29 fund through both payroll deductions and cash contributions 30 and (ii) the number of employees who have contributed to each 31 qualified organization and united fund. The report shall -2- LRB9008501MWpcA 1 not include the names of any contributing or non- 2 contributing employee. The agency report shall be filed with 3 the Committee no later than February 15 of each year for the 4 solicitation period immediately preceding the report. The 5 report shall be available to the public upon request. 6 Other Constitutional officers, the University of 7 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State 8 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State 9 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois 10 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western 11 Illinois University shall be governed by the rules 12 promulgated pursuant to this Section, unless such entities 13 adopt their own rules governing solicitation of contributions 14 at the workplace. 15 All rules promulgated pursuant to this Section shall not 16 discriminate against one or more qualified organizations or 17 United Funds. 18 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.) 19 (5 ILCS 340/8 new) 20 Sec. 8. Reports. The Comptroller shall annually prepare 21 a report on the number of State and university employees who 22 have contributed to qualified organizations and united funds 23 under this Act. The report shall set forth (i) the number of 24 payroll deductions received by each qualified organization 25 and united fund, (ii) the total amount of the contributions 26 received by each qualified organization and united fund, and 27 (iii) the State agencies and universities from which the 28 contributions were received. The report shall be prepared no 29 later than March 1 of each year and shall be available to the 30 public upon request.