House Sponsors: SCOTT-GRANBERG. Senate Sponsors: JACOBS-HAWKINSON Short description: ATTGEN-ST EMPLYEE-INDEMNIFY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall not determine an employee's conduct was intentional, wilful, or wanton if the employee was not disciplined or if the employee contested discipline and prevailed by grievance, arbitration, or Civil Service Commission proceeding. Provides that if the Attorney General declines to represent the employee or withdraws and the employee prevails at trial, by motion, or by settlement or a court or jury finds that the act or omission was within the scope of employment and was not intentional, wilful, or wanton misconduct, the State shall indemnify the employee for any damages awarded and court costs and attorneys' fees assessed as part of a final and unreversed judgment. Provides that the State shall also pay the employee's court costs, litigation expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees. Deletes current provisions concerning indemnification of State employees. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General) No fiscal impact on operations of the Attorney General Office; costs would be absorbed by existing resources. There is a sig- nificant potential for liability against the State. JUDICIAL NOTE There would be no decrease or increase in the need for the number of judges. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB1101 fails to create a State mandate. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 350/2 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 5/5-5-6 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6 Deletes everything. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Pro- vides that the interest on judgments provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure apply to judgments for restitution. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0465 Last action date: 97-08-17 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status