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90_SB1279enr

      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.
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 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, sanctions for
19    violations of the Code of Campaign Conduct, provision for the
20    handling of cash contributions,  provision  for  an  Advisory
21    Committee,  provisions  for  the allocation of expenses among
22    the participating organizations, an organizational  plan  and
23    structure  whereby  responsibilities  are  set  forth for the
24    appropriate   State   employees   and    the    participating
25    organizations,  and  any  other matters that are necessary to
26    accomplish the purposes of this Act.
27        The Governor or the Governor's designee shall  promulgate
28    rules  to  establish  the  composition  and the duties of the
29    Advisory Committee. The Governor or the  Governor's  designee
30    shall  make  appointments  to  the  Advisory  Committee.  The
31    powers of the Advisory Committee shall include, at a minimum,
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 1    the ability to impose the sanctions authorized by rule.  Each
 2    State agency shall file an annual report  that sets forth (i)
 3    the  total  amount  of  money  contributed  to each qualified
 4    organization and united fund through both payroll  deductions
 5    and cash contributions, (ii) the number of employees who have
 6    contributed  to  each qualified organization and united fund,
 7    and (iii) any other information required by the  rules.   The
 8    report  shall  not  include  the names of any contributing or
 9    non-contributing employee.  The report shall  be  filed  with
10    the  Advisory  Committee  no later than March 15 of each year
11    for  the  solicitation  period  immediately  proceeding   the
12    report.  The report shall be available for inspection.
13        Other   Constitutional   officers,   the   University  of
14    Illinois,  Southern  Illinois   University,   Chicago   State
15    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
16    University,  Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
17    University,  Northern  Illinois   University,   and   Western
18    Illinois   University   shall   be   governed  by  the  rules
19    promulgated pursuant to this Section,  unless  such  entities
20    adopt their own rules governing solicitation of contributions
21    at the workplace.
22        All  rules promulgated pursuant to this Section shall not
23    discriminate against one or more qualified  organizations  or
24    United Funds.
25    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
26        (5 ILCS 340/8 new)
27        Sec. 8.  Reports.  The Comptroller shall annually prepare
28    a  report on the number of State and university employees who
29    have contributed to qualified organizations and united  funds
30    under this Act.  The report shall set forth (i) the number of
31    payroll  deductions  received  by each qualified organization
32    and united fund, (ii) the total amount of  the  contributions
33    received  by each qualified organization and united fund, and
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 1    (iii) the State agencies  and  universities  from  which  the
 2    contributions were received.  The report shall be prepared no
 3    later than March 1 of each year and shall be available to the
 4    public upon request.

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