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Public Act 099-0571
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 3. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by |
changing Section 917 as follows:
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(35 ILCS 5/917) (from Ch. 120, par. 9-917)
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Sec. 917. Confidentiality and information sharing.
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(a) Confidentiality.
Except as provided in this Section, |
all information received by the Department
from returns filed |
under this Act, or from any investigation conducted under
the |
provisions of this Act, shall be confidential, except for |
official purposes
within the Department or pursuant to official |
procedures for collection
of any State tax or pursuant to an |
investigation or audit by the Illinois
State Scholarship |
Commission of a delinquent student loan or monetary award
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enforcement of any civil or criminal penalty or sanction
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imposed by this Act or by another statute imposing a State tax, |
and any
person who divulges any such information in any manner, |
except for such
purposes and pursuant to order of the Director |
or in accordance with a proper
judicial order, shall be guilty |
of a Class A misdemeanor. However, the
provisions of this |
paragraph are not applicable to information furnished
to (i) |
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
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Department of Public Aid), State's Attorneys, and the Attorney |
General for child support enforcement purposes and (ii) a |
licensed attorney representing the taxpayer where an appeal or |
a protest
has been filed on behalf of the taxpayer. If it is |
necessary to file information obtained pursuant to this Act in |
a child support enforcement proceeding, the information shall |
be filed under seal.
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(b) Public information. Nothing contained in this Act shall |
prevent
the Director from publishing or making available to the |
public the names
and addresses of persons filing returns under |
this Act, or from publishing
or making available reasonable |
statistics concerning the operation of the
tax wherein the |
contents of returns are grouped into aggregates in such a
way |
that the information contained in any individual return shall |
not be
disclosed.
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(c) Governmental agencies. The Director may make available |
to the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his |
delegate, or the
proper officer or his delegate of any other |
state imposing a tax upon or
measured by income, for |
exclusively official purposes, information received
by the |
Department in the administration of this Act, but such |
permission
shall be granted only if the United States or such |
other state, as the case
may be, grants the Department |
substantially similar privileges. The Director
may exchange |
information with the Department of Healthcare and Family |
Services and the
Department of Human Services (acting as |
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successor to the Department of Public
Aid under the Department |
of Human Services Act) for
the purpose of verifying sources and |
amounts of income and for other purposes
directly connected |
with the administration of this Act, the Illinois Public Aid |
Code, and any other health benefit program administered by the |
State. The Director may exchange information with the Director |
of
the Department of Employment Security for the purpose of |
verifying sources
and amounts of income and for other purposes |
directly connected with the
administration of this Act and Acts |
administered by the Department of
Employment
Security.
The |
Director may make available to the Illinois Workers' |
Compensation Commission
information regarding employers for |
the purpose of verifying the insurance
coverage required under |
the Workers' Compensation Act and Workers'
Occupational |
Diseases Act. The Director may exchange information with the |
Illinois Department on Aging for the purpose of verifying |
sources and amounts of income for purposes directly related to |
confirming eligibility for participation in the programs of |
benefits authorized by the Senior Citizens and Persons with |
Disabilities Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance |
Act. The Director may exchange information with the State |
Treasurer's Office and the Department of Employment Security |
for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing |
the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act.
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The Director may make available to any State agency, |
including the
Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons to |
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engage in any occupation,
information that a person licensed by |
such agency has failed to file
returns under this Act or pay |
the tax, penalty and interest shown therein,
or has failed to |
pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest due
under |
this Act.
The Director may make available to any State agency, |
including the Illinois
Supreme
Court, information regarding |
whether a bidder, contractor, or an affiliate of a
bidder or
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contractor has failed to file returns under this Act or pay the |
tax, penalty,
and interest
shown therein, or has failed to pay |
any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
interest due
under |
this Act, for the limited purpose of enforcing bidder and |
contractor
certifications.
For purposes of this Section, the |
term "affiliate" means any entity that (1)
directly,
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indirectly, or constructively controls another entity, (2) is |
directly,
indirectly, or
constructively controlled by another |
entity, or (3) is subject to the control
of
a common
entity. |
For purposes of this subsection (a), an entity controls another |
entity
if
it owns,
directly or individually, more than 10% of |
the voting securities of that
entity.
As used in
this |
subsection (a), the term "voting security" means a security |
that (1)
confers upon the
holder the right to vote for the |
election of members of the board of directors
or similar
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governing body of the business or (2) is convertible into, or |
entitles the
holder to receive
upon its exercise, a security |
that confers such a right to vote. A general
partnership
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interest is a voting security.
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The Director may make available to any State agency, |
including the
Illinois
Supreme Court, units of local |
government, and school districts, information
regarding
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whether a bidder or contractor is an affiliate of a person who |
is not
collecting
and
remitting Illinois Use taxes, for the |
limited purpose of enforcing bidder and
contractor
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certifications.
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The Director may also make available to the Secretary of |
State
information that a corporation which has been issued a |
certificate of
incorporation by the Secretary of State has |
failed to file returns under
this Act or pay the tax, penalty |
and interest shown therein, or has failed
to pay any final |
assessment of tax, penalty or interest due under this Act.
An |
assessment is final when all proceedings in court for
review of |
such assessment have terminated or the time for the taking
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thereof has expired without such proceedings being instituted. |
For
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the |
Director may make
available to the Director or principal |
officer of any Department of the
State of Illinois, information |
that a person employed by such Department
has failed to file |
returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty and
interest |
shown therein. For purposes of this paragraph, the word
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"Department" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section |
3 of the
State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.
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(d) The Director shall make available for public
inspection |
in the Department's principal office and for publication, at |
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cost,
administrative decisions issued on or after January
1, |
1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so |
that the
following
taxpayer information is not disclosed:
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(1) The names, addresses, and identification numbers |
of the taxpayer,
related entities, and employees.
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(2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade |
secrets
or other confidential information identified as |
such by the taxpayer, no later
than 30 days after receipt |
of an administrative decision, by such means as the
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Department shall provide by rule.
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The Director shall determine the
appropriate extent of the
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deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the taxpayer |
does not submit
deletions,
the Director shall make only the |
deletions specified in paragraph (1).
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The Director shall make available for public inspection and |
publication an
administrative decision within 180 days after |
the issuance of the
administrative
decision. The term |
"administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in
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Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. |
Costs collected
under this Section shall be paid into the Tax |
Compliance and Administration
Fund.
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(e) Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the |
Director from
divulging
information to any person pursuant to a |
request or authorization made by the
taxpayer, by an authorized |
representative of the taxpayer, or, in the case of
information |
related to a joint return, by the spouse filing the joint |
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return
with the taxpayer.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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Section 5. The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act |
is amended by changing Sections 30, 35, and 60 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 80/30)
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Sec. 30. Duties of the Board. In addition to the other |
duties and responsibilities stated in this Act, the Board |
shall:
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(a) Cause the Program to be designed, established and |
operated in a manner that:
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(1) accords with best practices for retirement savings |
vehicles;
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(2) maximizes participation, savings, and sound |
investment practices; |
(3) maximizes simplicity, including ease of |
administration for participating employers and enrollees; |
(4) provides an efficient product to enrollees by |
pooling investment funds;
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(5) ensures the portability of benefits; and
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(6) provides for the deaccumulation of enrollee assets |
in a manner that maximizes financial security in |
retirement.
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(b) Appoint a trustee to the IRA Fund in compliance with |
Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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(c) Explore and establish investment options, subject to |
Section 45 of this Act, that offer employees returns on |
contributions and the conversion of individual retirement |
savings account balances to secure retirement income without |
incurring debt or liabilities to the State.
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(d) Establish the process by which interest, investment |
earnings, and investment losses are allocated to individual |
program accounts on a pro rata basis and are computed at the |
interest rate on the balance of an individual's account.
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(e) Make and enter into contracts necessary for the |
administration of the Program and Fund, including, but not |
limited to, retaining and contracting with investment |
managers, private financial institutions, other financial and |
service providers, consultants, actuaries, counsel, auditors, |
third-party administrators, and other professionals as |
necessary.
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(e-5) Conduct a review of the performance of any investment |
vendors every 4 years, including, but not limited to, a review |
of returns, fees, and customer service. A copy of reviews |
conducted under this subsection (e-5) shall be posted to the |
Board's Internet website. |
(f) Determine the number and duties of staff members needed |
to administer the Program and assemble such a staff, including, |
as needed, employing staff, appointing a Program |
administrator, and entering into contracts with the State |
Treasurer to make employees of the State Treasurer's Office |
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available to administer the Program.
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(g) Cause moneys in the Fund to be held and invested as |
pooled investments described in Section 45 of this Act, with a |
view to achieving cost savings through efficiencies and |
economies of scale.
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(h) Evaluate and establish the process by which an enrollee |
is able to contribute a portion of his or her wages to the |
Program for automatic deposit of those contributions and the |
process by which the participating employer provides a payroll |
deposit retirement savings arrangement to forward those |
contributions and related information to the Program, |
including, but not limited to, contracting with financial |
service companies and third-party administrators with the |
capability to receive and process employee information and |
contributions for payroll deposit retirement savings |
arrangements or similar arrangements.
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(i) Design and establish the process for enrollment under |
Section 60 of this Act, including the process by which an |
employee can opt not to participate in the Program, select a |
contribution level, select an investment option, and terminate |
participation in the Program.
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(j) Evaluate and establish the process by which an |
individual may voluntarily enroll in and make contributions to |
the Program.
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(k) Accept any grants, appropriations, or other moneys from |
the State, any unit of federal, State, or local government, or |
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any other person, firm, partnership, or corporation solely for |
deposit into the Fund, whether for investment or administrative |
purposes.
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(l) Evaluate the need for, and procure as needed, insurance |
against any and all loss in connection with the property, |
assets, or activities of the Program, and indemnify as needed |
each member of the Board from personal loss or liability |
resulting from a member's action or inaction as a member of the |
Board.
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(m) Make provisions for the payment of administrative costs |
and expenses for the creation, management, and operation of the |
Program, including the costs associated with subsection (b) of |
Section 20 of this Act, subsections (e), (f), (h), and (l) of |
this Section, subsection (b) of Section 45 of this Act, |
subsection (a) of Section 80 of this Act, and subsection (n) of |
Section 85 of this Act. Subject to appropriation, the State may |
pay administrative costs associated with the creation and |
management of the Program until sufficient assets are available |
in the Fund for that purpose. Thereafter, all administrative |
costs of the Fund, including repayment of any start-up funds |
provided by the State, shall be paid only out of moneys on |
deposit therein. However, private funds or federal funding |
received under subsection (k) of Section 30 of this Act in |
order to implement the Program until the Fund is |
self-sustaining shall not be repaid unless those funds were |
offered contingent upon the promise of such repayment. The |
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Board shall keep total annual administrative expenses as low as |
possible, but in no event shall they exceed 0.75% of the total |
trust balance.
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(n) Allocate administrative fees to individual retirement |
accounts in the Program on a pro rata basis.
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(o) Set minimum and maximum contribution levels in |
accordance with limits established for IRAs by the Internal |
Revenue Code.
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(p) Facilitate education and outreach to employers and |
employees.
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(q) Facilitate compliance by the Program with all |
applicable requirements for the Program under the Internal |
Revenue Code, including tax qualification requirements or any |
other applicable law and accounting requirements.
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(r) Carry out the duties and obligations of the Program in |
an effective, efficient, and low-cost manner.
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(s) Exercise any and all other powers reasonably necessary |
for the effectuation of the purposes, objectives, and |
provisions of this Act pertaining to the Program.
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(t) Deposit into the Illinois Secure Choice Administrative |
Fund all grants, gifts, donations, fees, and earnings from |
investments from the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program |
Fund that are used to recover administrative costs. All |
expenses of the Board shall be paid from the Illinois Secure |
Choice Administrative Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 98-1150, eff. 6-1-15.)
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(820 ILCS 80/35)
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Sec. 35. Risk management. The Board shall annually prepare |
and adopt a written statement of investment policy that |
includes a risk management and oversight program. This |
investment policy shall prohibit the Board, Program, and Fund |
from borrowing for investment purposes. The risk management and |
oversight program shall be designed to ensure that an effective |
risk management system is in place to monitor the risk levels |
of the Program and Fund portfolio, to ensure that the risks |
taken are prudent and properly managed, to provide an |
integrated process for overall risk management, and to assess |
investment returns as well as risk to determine if the risks |
taken are adequately compensated compared to applicable |
performance benchmarks and standards. The Board shall adopt |
consider the statement of investment policy and any changes in |
the investment policy at a public meeting of the Board. The |
investment policy and any changes to the investment policy |
shall be published on the Board's or Treasurer's website at |
least 30 days prior to implementation of such policy hearing.
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(Source: P.A. 98-1150, eff. 6-1-15.)
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(820 ILCS 80/60)
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Sec. 60. Program implementation and enrollment. Except as |
otherwise provided in Section 93 of this Act, the Program shall |
be implemented, and enrollment of employees shall begin, within |
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24 months after the effective date of this Act. The provisions |
of this Section shall be in force after the Board opens the |
Program for enrollment.
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(a) Each employer shall establish a payroll deposit |
retirement savings arrangement to allow each employee to |
participate in the Program at most nine months after the Board |
opens the Program for enrollment.
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(b) Employers shall automatically enroll in the Program |
each of their employees who has not opted out of participation |
in the Program using the form described in subsection (c) of |
Section 55 of this Act and shall provide payroll deduction |
retirement savings arrangements for such employees and |
deposit, on behalf of such employees, these funds into the |
Program. Small employers may, but are not required to, provide |
payroll deduction retirement savings arrangements for each |
employee who elects to participate in the Program. Small |
employers' use of automatic enrollment for employees is subject |
to final rules from the United States Department of Labor. |
Utilization of automatic enrollment by small employers may be |
allowed only if it does not create employer liability under the |
federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act. |
(c) Enrollees shall have the ability to select a |
contribution level into the Fund. This level may be expressed |
as a percentage of wages or as a dollar amount up to the |
deductible amount for the enrollee's taxable year under Section |
219(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. Enrollees may change |
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their contribution level at any time, subject to rules |
promulgated by the Board. If an enrollee fails to select a |
contribution level using the form described in subsection (c) |
of Section 55 of this Act, then he or she shall contribute 3% |
of his or her wages to the Program, provided that such |
contributions shall not cause the enrollee's total |
contributions to IRAs for the year to exceed the deductible |
amount for the enrollee's taxable year under Section |
219(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(d) Enrollees may select an investment option from the |
permitted investment options listed in Section 45 of this Act. |
Enrollees may change their investment option at any time, |
subject to rules promulgated by the Board. In the event that an |
enrollee fails to select an investment option, that enrollee |
shall be placed in the investment option selected by the Board |
as the default under subsection (c) of Section 45 of this Act. |
If the Board has not selected a default investment option under |
subsection (c) of Section 45 of this Act, then an enrollee who |
fails to select an investment option shall be placed in the |
life-cycle fund investment option.
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(e) Following initial implementation of the Program |
pursuant to this Section, at least once every year, |
participating employers shall designate an open enrollment |
period during which employees who previously opted out of the |
Program may enroll in the Program.
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(f) An employee who opts out of the Program who |
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subsequently wants to participate through the participating |
employer's payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement may |
only enroll during the participating employer's designated |
open enrollment period or if permitted by the participating |
employer at an earlier time.
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(g) Employers shall retain the option at all times to set |
up any type of employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a |
defined benefit plan or a 401(k), Simplified Employee Pension |
(SEP) plan, or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees |
(SIMPLE) plan, or to offer an automatic enrollment payroll |
deduction IRA, instead of having a payroll deposit retirement |
savings arrangement to allow employee participation in the |
Program.
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(h) An employee may terminate his or her participation in |
the Program at any time in a manner prescribed by the Board.
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(i) The Board shall establish and maintain an Internet |
website designed to assist employers in identifying private |
sector providers of retirement arrangements that can be set up |
by the employer rather than allowing employee participation in |
the Program under this Act; however, the Board shall only |
establish and maintain an Internet website under this |
subsection if there is sufficient interest in such an Internet |
website by private sector providers and if the private sector |
providers furnish the funding necessary to establish and |
maintain the Internet website. The Board must provide public |
notice of the availability of and the process for inclusion on |
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the Internet website before it becomes publicly available. This |
Internet website must be available to the public before the |
Board opens the Program for enrollment, and the Internet |
website address must be included on any Internet website |
posting or other materials regarding the Program offered to the |
public by the Board.
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(Source: P.A. 98-1150, eff. 6-1-15.)
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Section 10. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by |
changing Section 1900 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 405/1900) (from Ch. 48, par. 640)
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Sec. 1900. Disclosure of information.
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A. Except as provided in this Section, information obtained |
from any
individual or employing unit during the administration |
of this Act shall:
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1. be confidential,
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2. not be published or open to public inspection,
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3. not be used in any court in any pending action or |
proceeding,
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4. not be admissible in evidence in any action or |
proceeding other than
one arising out of this Act.
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B. No finding, determination, decision, ruling or order |
(including
any finding of fact, statement or conclusion made |
therein) issued pursuant
to this Act shall be admissible or |
used in evidence in any action other than
one arising out of |
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this Act, nor shall it be binding or conclusive except
as |
provided in this Act, nor shall it constitute res judicata, |
regardless
of whether the actions were between the same or |
related parties or involved
the same facts.
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C. Any officer or employee of this State, any officer or |
employee of any
entity authorized to obtain information |
pursuant to this Section, and any
agent of this State or of |
such entity
who, except with authority of
the Director under |
this Section, shall disclose information shall be guilty
of a |
Class B misdemeanor and shall be disqualified from holding any
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appointment or employment by the State.
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D. An individual or his duly authorized agent may be |
supplied with
information from records only to the extent |
necessary for the proper
presentation of his claim for benefits |
or with his existing or prospective
rights to benefits. |
Discretion to disclose this information belongs
solely to the |
Director and is not subject to a release or waiver by the
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individual.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the |
contrary, an individual or his or
her duly authorized agent may |
be supplied with a statement of the amount of
benefits paid to |
the individual during the 18 months preceding the date of his
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or her request.
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E. An employing unit may be furnished with information, |
only if deemed by
the Director as necessary to enable it to |
fully discharge its obligations or
safeguard its rights under |
the Act. Discretion to disclose this information
belongs solely |
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to the Director and is not subject to a release or waiver by |
the
employing unit.
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F. The Director may furnish any information that he may |
deem proper to
any public officer or public agency of this or |
any other State or of the
federal government dealing with:
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1. the administration of relief,
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2. public assistance,
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3. unemployment compensation,
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4. a system of public employment offices,
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5. wages and hours of employment, or
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6. a public works program.
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The Director may make available to the Illinois Workers' |
Compensation Commission
information regarding employers for |
the purpose of verifying the insurance
coverage required under |
the Workers' Compensation Act and Workers'
Occupational |
Diseases Act.
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G. The Director may disclose information submitted by the |
State or any
of its political subdivisions, municipal |
corporations, instrumentalities,
or school or community |
college districts, except for information which
specifically |
identifies an individual claimant.
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H. The Director shall disclose only that information |
required to be
disclosed under Section 303 of the Social |
Security Act, as amended, including:
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1. any information required to be given the United |
States Department of
Labor under Section 303(a)(6); and
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2. the making available upon request to any agency of |
the United States
charged with the administration of public |
works or assistance through
public employment, the name, |
address, ordinary occupation and employment
status of each |
recipient of unemployment compensation, and a statement of
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such recipient's right to further compensation under such |
law as required
by Section 303(a)(7); and
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3. records to make available to the Railroad Retirement |
Board as
required by Section 303(c)(1); and
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4. information that will assure reasonable cooperation |
with every agency
of the United States charged with the |
administration of any unemployment
compensation law as |
required by Section 303(c)(2); and
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5. information upon request and on a reimbursable basis |
to the United
States Department of Agriculture and to any |
State food stamp agency
concerning any information |
required to be furnished by Section 303(d); and
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6. any wage information upon request and on a |
reimbursable basis
to any State or local child support |
enforcement agency required by
Section 303(e); and
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7. any information required under the income |
eligibility and
verification system as required by Section |
303(f); and
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8. information that might be useful in locating an |
absent parent or that
parent's employer, establishing |
paternity or establishing, modifying, or
enforcing child |
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support orders
for the purpose of a child support |
enforcement program
under Title IV of the Social Security |
Act upon the request of
and on a reimbursable basis to
the |
public
agency administering the Federal Parent Locator |
Service as required by
Section 303(h); and
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9. information, upon request, to representatives of |
any federal, State
or local governmental public housing |
agency with respect to individuals who
have signed the |
appropriate consent form approved by the Secretary of |
Housing
and Urban Development and who are applying for or |
participating in any housing
assistance program |
administered by the United States Department of Housing and
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Urban Development as required by Section 303(i).
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I. The Director, upon the request of a public agency of |
Illinois, of the
federal government or of any other state |
charged with the investigation or
enforcement of Section 10-5 |
of the Criminal Code of 2012 (or a similar
federal law or |
similar law of another State), may furnish the public agency
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information regarding the individual specified in the request |
as to:
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1. the current or most recent home address of the |
individual, and
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2. the names and addresses of the individual's |
employers.
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J. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to interfere |
with the
disclosure of certain records as provided for in |
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Section 1706 or with the
right to make available to the |
Internal Revenue Service of the United
States Department of the |
Treasury, or the Department of Revenue of the
State of |
Illinois, information obtained under this Act.
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K. The Department shall make available to the Illinois |
Student Assistance
Commission, upon request, information in |
the possession of the Department that
may be necessary or |
useful to the
Commission in the collection of defaulted or |
delinquent student loans which
the Commission administers.
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L. The Department shall make available to the State |
Employees'
Retirement System, the State Universities |
Retirement System, the
Teachers' Retirement System of the State |
of Illinois, and the Department of Central Management Services, |
Risk Management Division, upon request,
information in the |
possession of the Department that may be necessary or useful
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the System or the Risk Management Division for the purpose of |
determining whether any recipient of a
disability benefit from |
the System or a workers' compensation benefit from the Risk |
Management Division is gainfully employed.
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M. This Section shall be applicable to the information |
obtained in the
administration of the State employment service, |
except that the Director
may publish or release general labor |
market information and may furnish
information that he may deem |
proper to an individual, public officer or
public agency of |
this or any other State or the federal government (in
addition |
to those public officers or public agencies specified in this
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Section) as he prescribes by Rule.
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N. The Director may require such safeguards as he deems |
proper to insure
that information disclosed pursuant to this |
Section is used only for the
purposes set forth in this |
Section.
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O. Nothing in this Section prohibits communication with an |
individual or entity through unencrypted e-mail or other |
unencrypted electronic means as long as the communication does |
not contain the individual's or entity's name in combination |
with any one or more of the individual's or entity's social |
security number; driver's license or State identification |
number; account number or credit or debit card number; or any |
required security code, access code, or password that would |
permit access to further information pertaining to the |
individual or entity.
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P. Within 30 days after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of 1993
and annually thereafter, the Department |
shall provide to the Department of
Financial Institutions a |
list of individuals or entities that, for the most
recently |
completed calendar year, report to the Department as paying |
wages to
workers. The lists shall be deemed confidential and |
may not be disclosed to
any other person.
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Q. The Director shall make available to an elected federal
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official the name and address of an individual or entity that |
is located within
the jurisdiction from which the official was |
elected and that, for the most
recently completed calendar |
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year, has reported to the Department as paying
wages to |
workers, where the information will be used in connection with |
the
official duties of the official and the official requests |
the information in
writing, specifying the purposes for which |
it will be used.
For purposes of this subsection, the use of |
information in connection with the
official duties of an |
official does not include use of the information in
connection |
with the solicitation of contributions or expenditures, in |
money or
in kind, to or on behalf of a candidate for public or |
political office or a
political party or with respect to a |
public question, as defined in Section 1-3
of the Election |
Code, or in connection with any commercial solicitation. Any
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elected federal official who, in submitting a request for |
information
covered by this subsection, knowingly makes a false |
statement or fails to
disclose a material fact, with the intent |
to obtain the information for a
purpose not authorized by this |
subsection, shall be guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor.
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R. The Director may provide to any State or local child |
support
agency, upon request and on a reimbursable basis, |
information that might be
useful in locating an absent parent |
or that parent's employer, establishing
paternity, or |
establishing, modifying, or enforcing child support orders.
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S. The Department shall make available to a State's |
Attorney of this
State or a State's Attorney's investigator,
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upon request, the current address or, if the current address is
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unavailable, current employer information, if available, of a |
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victim of
a felony or a
witness to a felony or a person against |
whom an arrest warrant is
outstanding.
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T. The Director shall make available to the Department of |
State Police, a county sheriff's office, or a municipal police |
department, upon request, any information concerning the |
current address and place of employment or former places of |
employment of a person who is required to register as a sex |
offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act that may be |
useful in enforcing the registration provisions of that Act.
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U. The Director shall make information available to the |
Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department |
of Human Services for the purpose of determining eligibility |
for public benefit programs authorized under the Illinois |
Public Aid Code and related statutes administered by those |
departments, for verifying sources and amounts of income, and |
for other purposes directly connected with the administration |
of those programs. |
V. The Director shall make information available to the |
State Board of Elections as may be required by an agreement the |
State Board of Elections has entered into with a multi-state |
voter registration list maintenance system. |
W. The Director shall make information available to the |
State Treasurer's office and the Department of Revenue for the |
purpose of facilitating compliance with the Illinois Secure |
Choice Savings Program Act, including employer contact |
information for employers with 25 or more employees and any |