96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6956

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robert F. Flider

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Prohibits campaign contributions from business entities with annual aggregate contracts with a member of the Illinois General Assembly or pending contract bids of more than $25,000, or from the affiliated entities and affiliated persons of such business entities, to any political committees established to promote the candidacy of (i) the member of the General Assembly responsible for awarding the contracts or (ii) in the case of current contracts with a member of the General Assembly of more than $25,000, a declared candidate for that office. Requires that specified business entities electronically register with the State Board of Elections. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Prohibits campaign contributions from business entities with annual aggregate contracts with a county or a municipality or pending contract bids of more than $25,000, or from the affiliated entities and affiliated persons of such business entities, to any political committees established to promote the candidacy of (i) the county or municipal officeholder responsible for awarding the contracts or any member of the governing body of the county or municipality if the governing body awarded or approved the contracts or (ii) in the case of current contracts with counties or municipalities of more than $25,000, a declared candidate for that office or the governing body of the county or municipality. Requires that specified business entities electronically register with the State Board of Elections. Limits home rule powers. Makes other changes. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by adding Sections 3-108, 3-109, and 3-110 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/3-108 new)
7    Sec. 3-108. Prohibition of political contributions.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9        "Affiliated entity" means (i) any corporate parent and
10    each operating subsidiary of the bidding or contracting
11    business entity; (ii) each operating subsidiary of the
12    corporate parent of the bidding or contracting business
13    entity; (iii) any organization recognized by the United
14    States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt
15    organization described in Section 501(c) of the Internal
16    Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal
17    tax law) established by the bidding or contracting business
18    entity, any affiliated entity of that business entity, or
19    any affiliated person of that business entity; or (iv) any
20    political committee for which the bidding or contracting
21    business entity, or any 501(c) organization described in
22    item (iii) related to that business entity, is the
23    sponsoring entity. "Affiliated entity" does not include an

 

 

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1    entity prohibited by federal law from making contributions
2    or expenditures in connection with a federal, state, or
3    local election.
4        "Affiliated person" means (i) any person with any
5    ownership interest or distributive share of the bidding or
6    contracting business entity in excess of 7.5%, (ii)
7    executive employees of the bidding or contracting business
8    entity, and (iii) the spouse of any of those persons.
9    "Affiliated person" does not include a person prohibited by
10    federal law from making contributions or expenditures in
11    connection with a federal, state, or local election.
12        "Business entity" means any entity doing business for
13    profit, whether organized as a corporation, partnership,
14    sole proprietorship, limited liability company or
15    partnership, or otherwise.
16        "Contract" means all types of agreements entered into
17    by a member of the General Assembly, including change
18    orders and renewals, regardless of what they may be called,
19    for the procurement, use, or disposal of supplies,
20    services, professional or artistic services, or
21    construction or for leases of real property, whether the
22    member of the General Assembly is lessor or lessee, or
23    capital improvements, and including master contracts,
24    contracts for financing through use of installment or
25    lease-purchase arrangements, renegotiated contracts,
26    amendments to contracts, and change orders.

 

 

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1        "Contract with a member of the General Assembly" means
2    any contract, as defined in this subsection (a), between a
3    business entity and a member of the General Assembly let or
4    awarded pursuant to this Code. The term "contract" does not
5    include cost reimbursement contracts or grants, including,
6    but are not limited to, grants for job training or
7    transportation.
8        "Contribution" means a contribution as defined in
9    Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
10        "Declared candidate" means a person who has filed a
11    statement of candidacy and petition for nomination or
12    election as required under the Election Code.
13        "Executive employee" means (i) the President,
14    Chairperson, or Chief Executive Officer of a business
15    entity and any other individual that fulfills equivalent
16    duties as the President, Chairperson of the Board, or Chief
17    Executive Officer of a business entity; and (ii) any
18    employee of a business entity whose compensation is
19    determined directly, in whole or in part, by the award or
20    payment of contracts by a member of the General Assembly to
21    the entity employing the employee. A regular salary that is
22    paid irrespective of the award or payment of a contract
23    with a member of the General Assembly shall not constitute
24    "compensation" under item (ii) of this definition.
25    "Executive employee" does not include any person
26    prohibited by federal law from making contributions or

 

 

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1    expenditures in connection with a federal, state, or local
2    election.
3        "Officeholder" means any person elected or appointed
4    to fill a vacancy in the Illinois General Assembly.
5        "Sponsoring entity" means a sponsoring entity as
6    defined in Section 9-3 of the Election Code.
7    (b) Any business entity whose contracts with a member of
8the General Assembly, in the aggregate, annually total more
9than $25,000, and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons
10of that business entity, are prohibited from making any
11contributions to any political committees established to
12promote the candidacy of (i) the officeholder responsible for
13awarding the contracts or (iii) any other declared candidate
14for that office. This prohibition is effective for the duration
15of the term of office of the incumbent officeholder awarding
16the contracts or for a period of 2 years following the
17expiration or termination of the contracts, whichever is
18longer.
19    (c) Any business entity whose aggregate pending bids and
20proposals on contracts with a member of the General Assembly
21total more than $25,000, or whose aggregate pending bids and
22proposals on contracts with a member of the General Assembly
23combined with the business entity's aggregate annual total
24value of contracts with a member of the General Assembly exceed
25$25,000, and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons of
26that business entity, are prohibited from making any

 

 

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1contributions to any political committee established to
2promote the candidacy of the officeholder responsible for
3awarding the contract on which the business entity has
4submitted a bid or proposal during the period beginning on the
5date the invitation for bids or request for proposals is issued
6and ending on the day after the date the contract is awarded.
7    (d) All contracts between a member of the General Assembly
8and a business entity that violate subsection (b) or (c) are
9voidable. If a business entity violates subsection (b) 3 or
10more times within a 36-month period, then all contracts between
11the member of the General Assembly and that business entity are
12void, and that business entity may not bid or respond to any
13invitation to bid or request for proposals from the member of
14the General Assembly or otherwise enter into any contract with
15the member of the General Assembly for 3 years after the date
16of the last violation. A notice of each violation and the
17penalty imposed shall be published in a newspaper of general
18circulation within the Legislative District or Representative
19District that the member represents.
20    (e) Any political committee that has received a
21contribution in violation of subsection (b) or (c) shall pay an
22amount equal to the value of the contribution to the State no
23more than 30 days after notice of the violation concerning the
24contribution appears in a newspaper of general circulation
25within the Legislative District or Representative District
26that the member represents. Payments received by the State

 

 

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1pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the General
2Revenue Fund.
 
3    (5 ILCS 420/3-109 new)
4    Sec. 3-109. Business entities; registration with the State
5Board of Elections.
6    (a) For purposes of this Section, the terms "business
7entity", "contract", "contract with a member of the General
8Assembly", "affiliated entity", and "affiliated person" have
9the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 3-108.
10    (b) Every bid submitted to and every contract executed by a
11member of the General Assembly on or after the effective date
12of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall
13contain (1) a certification by the bidder or contractor that
14either (i) the bidder or contractor is not required to register
15as a business entity with the State Board of Elections pursuant
16to this Section or (ii) the bidder or contractor has registered
17as a business entity with the State Board of Elections and
18acknowledges a continuing duty to update the registration and
19(2) a statement that the contract is voidable for the bidder's
20or contractor's failure to comply with this Section.
21    (c) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each business
23entity (i) whose aggregate bids and proposals on contracts with
24a member of the General Assembly annually total more than
25$25,000, (ii) whose aggregate bids and proposals on contracts

 

 

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1with a member of the General Assembly combined with the
2business entity's aggregate annual total value of contracts
3with the member of the General Assembly exceed $25,000, or
4(iii) whose contracts with a member of the General Assembly, in
5the aggregate, annually total more than $25,000 shall register
6with the State Board of Elections in accordance with Section
79-35 of the Election Code. A business entity required to
8register under this subsection shall submit a copy of the
9certificate of registration to the Clerk of the House or the
10Secretary of the Senate, as applicable, within 90 days after
11the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
12Assembly. A business entity required to register under this
13subsection due to item (i) or (ii) has a continuing duty to
14ensure that the registration is accurate during the period
15beginning on the date of registration and ending on the day
16after the date the contract is awarded; any change in
17information must be reported to the State Board of Elections
18within 2 business days following the change. A business entity
19required to register under this subsection due to item (iii)
20has a continuing duty to ensure that the registration is
21accurate in accordance with subsection (e).
22    (d) Any business entity, not required under subsection (c)
23to register within 30 days after the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, whose aggregate
25bids and proposals on contracts with a member of the General
26Assembly annually total more than $25,000, or whose aggregate

 

 

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1bids and proposals on contracts with a member of the General
2Assembly combined with the business entity's aggregate annual
3total value of contracts with a member of the General Assembly
4exceed $25,000, shall register with the State Board of
5Elections in accordance with Section 9-35 of the Election Code
6before submitting to a member of the General Assembly the bid
7or proposal whose value causes the business entity to fall
8within the monetary description of this subsection. A business
9entity required to register under this subsection has a
10continuing duty to ensure that the registration is accurate
11during the period beginning on the date of registration and
12ending on the day after the date the contract is awarded. Any
13change in information must be reported to the State Board of
14Elections within 5 business days following that change or no
15later than a day before the contract is awarded, whichever date
16is earlier.
17    (e) A business entity whose contracts with a member of the
18General Assembly, in the aggregate, annually total more than
19$25,000 must maintain its registration under this Section and
20has a continuing duty to ensure that the registration is
21accurate for the duration of the term of office of the
22incumbent officeholder awarding the contracts or for a period
23of 2 years following the expiration or termination of the
24contracts, whichever is longer. A business entity, required to
25register under this subsection, has a continuing duty to report
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1Elections within 10 business days following the last day of
2January, April, July, and October of each year. Any update
3pursuant to this paragraph that is received beyond that date is
4presumed late and the civil penalty authorized by subsection
5(e) of Section 9-35 of the Election Code may be assessed.
6    Also, if a business entity required to register under this
7subsection has a pending bid or proposal, any change in
8information shall be reported to the State Board of Elections
9within 5 business days or no later than a day before the
10contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
11    (f) A business entity's continuing duty under this Section
12to ensure the accuracy of its registration includes the
13requirement that the business entity notify the State Board of
14Elections of any change in information, including but not
15limited to changes of affiliated entities or affiliated
16persons.
17    (g) A copy of a certificate of registration must accompany
18any bid or proposal for a contract with a member of the General
19Assembly by a business entity required to register under this
20Section. A member of the General Assembly shall not accept a
21bid or proposal unless the certificate is submitted to the
22member of the General Assembly with the bid or proposal.
23    (h) A registration, and any changes to a registration, must
24include the business entity's verification of accuracy and
25subjects the business entity to the penalties of the laws of
26this State for perjury.

 

 

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1    In addition to any penalty under Section 9-35 of the
2Election Code, intentional, willful, or material failure to
3disclose information required for registration shall render
4the contract, bid, proposal, or other procurement relationship
5voidable by the member of the General Assembly.
6    (i) This Section applies regardless of the method of source
7selection used in awarding the contract.
 
8    (5 ILCS 420/3-110 new)
9    Sec. 3-110. Procurement communications reporting
10requirement.
11    (a) Any written or oral communication received by a member
12of the General Assembly that imparts or requests material
13information or makes a material argument regarding potential
14action concerning a procurement matter, including, but not
15limited to, an application, a contract, or a project, shall be
16reported to the ethics office for that member of the General
17Assembly. These communications do not include the following:
18(i) statements by a person publicly made in a public forum;
19(ii) statements regarding matters of procedure and practice,
20such as format, the number of copies required, the manner of
21filing, and the status of a matter; and (iii) statements made
22by the member of the General Assembly to the employees of the
23Legislative Ethics Commission. The provisions of this Section
24shall not apply to communications regarding the administration
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1communications regarding change orders or the renewal or
2extension of a contract.
3    (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be
4submitted monthly and include at least the following: (i) the
5date and time of each communication; (ii) the identity of each
6person from whom the written or oral communication was
7received, the individual or entity represented by that person,
8and any action the person requested or recommended; (iii) the
9identity and job title of the person to whom each communication
10was made; (iv) if a response is made, the identity and job
11title of the person making each response; (v) a detailed
12summary of the points made by each person involved in the
13communication; (vi) the duration of the communication; (vii)
14the location or locations of all persons involved in the
15communication and, if the communication occurred by telephone,
16the telephone numbers for the callers and recipients of the
17communication; and (viii) any other pertinent information.
18    (c) Additionally, when an oral communication made by a
19person required to register under the Lobbyist Registration Act
20is received by a member of the General Assembly that is covered
21under this Section, all individuals who initiate or participate
22in the oral communication shall submit a written report to that
23member of the General Assembly that memorializes the
24communication and includes, but is not limited to, the items
25listed in subsection (b).
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1pursuant to this Section available on the General Assembly
2website within 7 days after his or her receipt of the report.
3Each ethics officer may promulgate rules to ensure compliance
4with this Section.
5    (e) The reporting requirements shall also be conveyed
6through ethics training under the State Officials and Employees
7Ethics Act. An employee who knowingly and intentionally
8violates this Section shall be subject to suspension or
9discharge. The Legislative Ethics Commission shall promulgate
10rules, including emergency rules, to implement this Section.
 
11    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
12Section 9-35 as follows:
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/9-35)
14    Sec. 9-35. Registration of business entities.
15    (a) This Section governs the procedures for the
16registration required under Section 20-160 of the Illinois
17Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois Governmental
18Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code, and Section
1911-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
20    For the purposes of this Section, the terms "officeholder",
21"State contract", "business entity", "State agency",
22"affiliated entity", and "affiliated person" have the meanings
23ascribed to those terms in Section 50-37 of the Illinois
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1Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code, or Section
211-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as applicable.
3    (b) Registration under Section 20-160 of the Illinois
4Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois Governmental
5Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code, or Section
611-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and any changes to
7that registration, must be made electronically, and the State
8Board of Elections by rule shall provide for electronic
9registration; except that the State Board may adopt emergency
10rules providing for a temporary filing system, effective
11through August 1, 2009, under which business entities must file
12the required registration forms provided by the Board via
13e-mail attachment in a PDF file or via another type of mail
14service and must receive from the State Board registration
15certificates via e-mail or paper registration certificates.
16The State Board shall retain the registrations submitted by
17business entities via e-mail or another type of mail service
18for at least 6 months following the establishment of the
19electronic registration system required by this subsection.
20    Each registration must contain substantially the
21following:
22        (1) The name and address of the business entity.
23        (2) The name and address of any affiliated entity of
24    the business entity, including a description of the
25    affiliation.
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1    the business entity, including a description of the
2    affiliation.
3        (4) A statement that the registration is for State
4    registration required by Section 20-160 of the Illinois
5    Procurement Code, General Assembly registration required
6    by Section 3-109 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
7    county registration required by Section 5-1135 of the
8    Counties Code, or municipal registration required by
9    Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. For
10    General Assembly registrations, the business entity must
11    identity the member of the General Assembly. For county and
12    municipal registrations, the business entity must identify
13    the county or municipality.
14    (c) The Board shall provide a certificate of registration
15to the business entity. The certificate shall be electronic,
16except as otherwise provided in this Section, and accessible to
17the business entity through the State Board of Elections'
18website and protected by a password. Within 60 days after
19establishment of the electronic system, each business entity
20that submitted a registration via e-mail attachment or paper
21copy pursuant to this Section shall re-submit its registration
22electronically. At the time of re-submission, the State Board
23of Elections shall provide an electronic certificate of
24registration to that business entity.
25    (d) Any business entity required to register under Section
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1Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the
2Counties Code, or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal
3Code shall provide a copy of the registration certificate, by
4first class mail or hand delivery within 10 days after
5registration, to each affiliated entity or affiliated person
6whose identity is required to be disclosed. Failure to provide
7notice to an affiliated entity or affiliated person is a
8business offense for which the business entity is subject to a
9fine not to exceed $1,001.
10    (e) In addition to any penalty under Section 20-160 of the
11Illinois Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois
12Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code,
13or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
14intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose
15information required for registration is subject to a civil
16penalty imposed by the State Board of Elections. The State
17Board shall impose a civil penalty of $1,000 per business day
18for failure to update a registration.
19    (f) Any business entity required to register under Section
2020-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the
21Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the
22Counties Code, or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal
23Code shall notify any political committee to which it makes a
24contribution, at the time of the contribution, that the
25business entity is registered with the State Board of Elections
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13-109 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135
2of the Counties Code, or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois
3Municipal Code. Any affiliated entity or affiliated person of a
4business entity required to register under Section 20-160 of
5the Illinois Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois
6Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code,
7or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code shall
8notify any political committee to which it makes a contribution
9that it is affiliated with a business entity registered with
10the State Board of Elections under Section 20-160 of the
11Illinois Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois
12Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code,
13or Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
14    (g) The State Board of Elections on its official website
15shall have a searchable database containing (i) all information
16required to be submitted to the Board under Section 20-160 of
17the Illinois Procurement Code, Section 3-109 of the Illinois
18Governmental Ethics Act, Section 5-1135 of the Counties Code,
19and Section 11-42.1-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code and (ii)
20all reports filed under this Article with the State Board of
21Elections by all political committees. For the purposes of
22databases maintained by the State Board of Elections,
23"searchable" means able to search by "political committee", as
24defined in this Article, and by "officeholder", "State agency",
25"business entity", "affiliated entity", and "affiliated
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1amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the database must
2be searchable by "county" and "municipality". The Board shall
3not place the name of a minor child on the website. However,
4the Board shall provide a link to all contributions made by
5anyone reporting the same residential address as any affiliated
6person. In addition, the State Board of Elections on its
7official website shall provide an electronic connection to any
8searchable database of State contracts maintained by the
9Comptroller, searchable by business entity.
10    (h) The State Board of Elections shall have rulemaking
11authority to implement this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 95-971, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1038, eff. 3-11-09.)
 
13    Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by adding Sections
145-1133, 5-1135, and 5-1137 as follows:
 
15    (55 ILCS 5/5-1133 new)
16    Sec. 5-1133. Prohibition of political contributions.
17    (a) As used in this Section:
18        "Affiliated entity" means (i) any corporate parent and
19    each operating subsidiary of the bidding or contracting
20    business entity; (ii) each operating subsidiary of the
21    corporate parent of the bidding or contracting business
22    entity; (iii) any organization recognized by the United
23    States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt
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1    Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal
2    tax law) established by the bidding or contracting business
3    entity, any affiliated entity of that business entity, or
4    any affiliated person of that business entity; or (iv) any
5    political committee for which the bidding or contracting
6    business entity, or any 501(c) organization described in
7    item (iii) related to that business entity, is the
8    sponsoring entity. "Affiliated entity" does not include an
9    entity prohibited by federal law from making contributions
10    or expenditures in connection with a federal, state, or
11    local election.
12        "Affiliated person" means (i) any person with any
13    ownership interest or distributive share of the bidding or
14    contracting business entity in excess of 7.5%, (ii)
15    executive employees of the bidding or contracting business
16    entity, and (iii) the spouse of any of those persons.
17    "Affiliated person" does not include a person prohibited by
18    federal law from making contributions or expenditures in
19    connection with a federal, state, or local election.
20        "Business entity" means any entity doing business for
21    profit, whether organized as a corporation, partnership,
22    sole proprietorship, limited liability company or
23    partnership, or otherwise.
24        "Contract" means all types of agreements entered into
25    by counties, including change orders and renewals,
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1    use, or disposal of supplies, services, professional or
2    artistic services, or construction or for leases of real
3    property, whether the county is lessor or lessee, or
4    capital improvements, and including master contracts,
5    contracts for financing through use of installment or
6    lease-purchase arrangements, renegotiated contracts,
7    amendments to contracts, and change orders.
8        "Contract with a county" means any contract, as defined
9    in this subsection (a), between a business entity and a
10    county let or awarded pursuant to this Code. The term
11    "contract" does not include cost reimbursement contracts;
12    grants, including but are not limited to grants for job
13    training or transportation; and grants, loans, or tax
14    credit agreements for economic development purposes.
15        "Contribution" means a contribution as defined in
16    Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
17        "Declared candidate" means a person who has filed a
18    statement of candidacy and petition for nomination or
19    election as required under the Election Code.
20        "Executive employee" means (i) the President,
21    Chairperson, or Chief Executive Officer of a business
22    entity and any other individual that fulfills equivalent
23    duties as the President, Chairperson of the Board, or Chief
24    Executive Officer of a business entity; and (ii) any
25    employee of a business entity whose compensation is
26    determined directly, in whole or in part, by the award or

 

 

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1    payment of contracts by a county to the entity employing
2    the employee. A regular salary that is paid irrespective of
3    the award or payment of a contract with a county shall not
4    constitute "compensation" under item (ii) of this
5    definition. "Executive employee" does not include any
6    person prohibited by federal law from making contributions
7    or expenditures in connection with a federal, state, or
8    local election.
9        "Officeholder" means any county official elected or
10    appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected county office.
11        "Sponsoring entity" means a sponsoring entity as
12    defined in Section 9-3 of the Election Code.
13    (b) Any business entity whose contracts with a county, in
14the aggregate, annually total more than $25,000, and any
15affiliated entities or affiliated persons of that business
16entity, are prohibited from making any contributions to any
17political committees established to promote the candidacy of
18(i) the officeholder responsible for awarding the contracts,
19(ii) any member of the governing body of the county if the
20governing body awarded or approved the contracts, or (iii) any
21other declared candidate for that office or the governing body
22of the county. This prohibition is effective for the duration
23of the term of office of the incumbent officeholder awarding
24the contracts or any member of the governing body of the county
25if the governing body awarded or approved the contracts or for
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1the contracts, whichever is longer.
2    (c) Any business entity whose aggregate pending bids and
3proposals on contracts with a county total more than $25,000,
4or whose aggregate pending bids and proposals on contracts with
5a county combined with the business entity's aggregate annual
6total value of contracts with a county exceed $25,000, and any
7affiliated entities or affiliated persons of that business
8entity, are prohibited from making any contributions to any
9political committee established to promote the candidacy of the
10officeholder responsible for awarding the contract or any
11member of the governing body of the county if the governing
12body awarded or approved the contracts on which the business
13entity has submitted a bid or proposal during the period
14beginning on the date the invitation for bids or request for
15proposals is issued and ending on the day after the date the
16contract is awarded.
17    (d) All contracts between a county and a business entity
18that violate subsection (b) or (c) are voidable. If a business
19entity violates subsection (b) 3 or more times within a
2036-month period, then all contracts between the county and that
21business entity are void, and that business entity may not bid
22or respond to any invitation to bid or request for proposals
23from the county or otherwise enter into any contract with the
24county for 3 years after the date of the last violation. A
25notice of each violation and the penalty imposed shall be
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1county.
2    (e) Any political committee that has received a
3contribution in violation of subsection (b) or (c) shall pay an
4amount equal to the value of the contribution to the county no
5more than 30 days after notice of the violation concerning the
6contribution appears in a newspaper of general circulation
7within the county. Payments received by the county pursuant to
8this subsection shall be deposited into the county's general
9fund.
10    (f) A county may not regulate campaign contributions in a
11manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
12limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
13the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
14rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
15    (55 ILCS 5/5-1135 new)
16    Sec. 5-1135. Business entities; registration with the
17State Board of Elections.
18    (a) For purposes of this Section, the terms "business
19entity", "contract", "contract with a county", "affiliated
20entity", and "affiliated person" have the meanings ascribed to
21those terms in Section 5-1133.
22    (b) Every bid submitted to and every contract executed by a
23county on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
24the 96th General Assembly shall contain (1) a certification by
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1contractor is not required to register as a business entity
2with the State Board of Elections pursuant to this Section or
3(ii) the bidder or contractor has registered as a business
4entity with the State Board of Elections and acknowledges a
5continuing duty to update the registration and (2) a statement
6that the contract is voidable for the bidder's or contractor's
7failure to comply with this Section.
8    (c) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each business
10entity (i) whose aggregate bids and proposals on contracts with
11a county annually total more than $25,000, (ii) whose aggregate
12bids and proposals on contracts with a county combined with the
13business entity's aggregate annual total value of contracts
14with the county exceed $25,000, or (iii) whose contracts with a
15county, in the aggregate, annually total more than $25,000
16shall register with the State Board of Elections in accordance
17with Section 9-35 of the Election Code. A business entity
18required to register under this subsection shall submit a copy
19of the certificate of registration to the county clerk within
2090 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2196th General Assembly. A business entity required to register
22under this subsection due to item (i) or (ii) has a continuing
23duty to ensure that the registration is accurate during the
24period beginning on the date of registration and ending on the
25day after the date the contract is awarded; any change in
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1within 2 business days following the change. A business entity
2required to register under this subsection due to item (iii)
3has a continuing duty to ensure that the registration is
4accurate in accordance with subsection (e).
5    (d) Any business entity, not required under subsection (c)
6to register within 30 days after the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, whose aggregate
8bids and proposals on contracts with a county annually total
9more than $25,000, or whose aggregate bids and proposals on
10contracts with a county combined with the business entity's
11aggregate annual total value of contracts with a county exceed
12$25,000, shall register with the State Board of Elections in
13accordance with Section 9-35 of the Election Code before
14submitting to a county the bid or proposal whose value causes
15the business entity to fall within the monetary description of
16this subsection. A business entity required to register under
17this subsection has a continuing duty to ensure that the
18registration is accurate during the period beginning on the
19date of registration and ending on the day after the date the
20contract is awarded. Any change in information must be reported
21to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days
22following that change or no later than a day before the
23contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
24    (e) A business entity whose contracts with a county, in the
25aggregate, annually total more than $25,000 must maintain its
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1ensure that the registration is accurate for the duration of
2the term of office of the incumbent officeholder awarding the
3contracts or any member of the governing body of the county if
4the governing body awarded or approved the contracts or for a
5period of 2 years following the expiration or termination of
6the contracts, whichever is longer. A business entity, required
7to register under this subsection, has a continuing duty to
8report any changes on a quarterly basis to the State Board of
9Elections within 10 business days following the last day of
10January, April, July, and October of each year. Any update
11pursuant to this paragraph that is received beyond that date is
12presumed late and the civil penalty authorized by subsection
13(e) of Section 9-35 of the Election Code may be assessed.
14    Also, if a business entity required to register under this
15subsection has a pending bid or proposal, any change in
16information shall be reported to the State Board of Elections
17within 5 business days or no later than a day before the
18contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
19    (f) A business entity's continuing duty under this Section
20to ensure the accuracy of its registration includes the
21requirement that the business entity notify the State Board of
22Elections of any change in information, including but not
23limited to changes of affiliated entities or affiliated
24persons.
25    (g) A copy of a certificate of registration must accompany
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1entity required to register under this Section. A county shall
2not accept a bid or proposal unless the certificate is
3submitted to the county with the bid or proposal.
4    (h) A registration, and any changes to a registration, must
5include the business entity's verification of accuracy and
6subjects the business entity to the penalties of the laws of
7this State for perjury.
8    In addition to any penalty under Section 9-35 of the
9Election Code, intentional, willful, or material failure to
10disclose information required for registration shall render
11the contract, bid, proposal, or other procurement relationship
12voidable by the governing body of the county if the members of
13the governing body deem it to be in the best interest of the
14county.
15    (i) This Section applies regardless of the method of source
16selection used in awarding the contract.
17    (j) A county may not regulate the submission of bids in a
18manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
19limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
20the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
21rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
22    (55 ILCS 5/5-1137 new)
23    Sec. 5-1137. Procurement communications reporting
24requirement.
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1officeholder that imparts or requests material information or
2makes a material argument regarding potential action
3concerning a procurement matter, including, but not limited to,
4an application, a contract, or a project, shall be reported to
5the ethics officer for the county that the officeholder
6represents. These communications do not include the following:
7(i) statements by a person publicly made in a public forum;
8(ii) statements regarding matters of procedure and practice,
9such as format, the number of copies required, the manner of
10filing, and the status of a matter; and (iii) statements made
11by a county officeholder to the ethics officer for the county.
12The provisions of this Section shall not apply to
13communications regarding the administration and implementation
14of an existing contract, except communications regarding
15change orders or the renewal or extension of a contract.
16    (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be
17submitted monthly and include at least the following: (i) the
18date and time of each communication; (ii) the identity of each
19person from whom the written or oral communication was
20received, the individual or entity represented by that person,
21and any action the person requested or recommended; (iii) the
22identity and job title of the person to whom each communication
23was made; (iv) if a response is made, the identity and job
24title of the person making each response; (v) a detailed
25summary of the points made by each person involved in the
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1the location or locations of all persons involved in the
2communication and, if the communication occurred by telephone,
3the telephone numbers for the callers and recipients of the
4communication; and (viii) any other pertinent information.
5    (c) Additionally, when an oral communication made by a
6person required to register as a lobbyist by the county or
7under the Lobbyist Registration Act is received by a county
8officeholder that is covered under this Section, all
9individuals who initiate or participate in the oral
10communication shall submit a written report to that county
11officeholder that memorializes the communication and includes,
12but is not limited to, the items listed in subsection (b).
13    (d) The ethics officer for the county shall make each
14report submitted pursuant to this Section available on the
15county's official website within 7 days after his or her
16receipt of the report. If the county does not maintain a
17website, then the ethics officer shall publish each report in a
18newspaper of general circulation within the county within 7
19days after his or her receipt of the report. The governing body
20of the county may promulgate rules to ensure compliance with
21this Section.
22    (e) The reporting requirements shall also be conveyed
23through ethics training under the State Officials and Employees
24Ethics Act and county resolution or ordinance. An employee who
25knowingly and intentionally violates this Section shall be
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1county shall promulgate rules to implement this Section.
2    (f) For the purposes of this Section, "county officeholder"
3means any county official elected or appointed to fill a
4vacancy in an elected county office.
5    (g) A county may not regulate the reporting of procurement
6communications in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
7Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
8Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
9exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
10by the State.
 
11    Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
12adding Sections 11-42.1-3, 11-42.1-5, and 11-42.1-10 as
13follows:
 
14    (65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-3 new)
15    Sec. 11-42.1-3. Prohibition of political contributions.
16    (a) As used in this Section:
17        "Affiliated entity" means (i) any corporate parent and
18    each operating subsidiary of the bidding or contracting
19    business entity; (ii) each operating subsidiary of the
20    corporate parent of the bidding or contracting business
21    entity; (iii) any organization recognized by the United
22    States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt
23    organization described in Section 501(c) of the Internal
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1    tax law) established by the bidding or contracting business
2    entity, any affiliated entity of that business entity, or
3    any affiliated person of that business entity; or (iv) any
4    political committee for which the bidding or contracting
5    business entity, or any 501(c) organization described in
6    item (iii) related to that business entity, is the
7    sponsoring entity. "Affiliated entity" does not include an
8    entity prohibited by federal law from making contributions
9    or expenditures in connection with a federal, state, or
10    local election.
11        "Affiliated person" means (i) any person with any
12    ownership interest or distributive share of the bidding or
13    contracting business entity in excess of 7.5%, (ii)
14    executive employees of the bidding or contracting business
15    entity, and (iii) the spouse of any of those persons.
16    "Affiliated person" does not include a person prohibited by
17    federal law from making contributions or expenditures in
18    connection with a federal, state, or local election.
19        "Business entity" means any entity doing business for
20    profit, whether organized as a corporation, partnership,
21    sole proprietorship, limited liability company or
22    partnership, or otherwise.
23        "Contract" means all types of agreements entered into
24    by municipalities, including change orders and renewals,
25    regardless of what they may be called, for the procurement,
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1    artistic services, or construction or for leases of real
2    property, whether the municipality is lessor or lessee, or
3    capital improvements, and including master contracts,
4    contracts for financing through use of installment or
5    lease-purchase arrangements, renegotiated contracts,
6    amendments to contracts, and change orders.
7        "Contract with a municipality" means any contract, as
8    defined in this subsection (a), between a business entity
9    and a municipality let or awarded pursuant to this Code.
10    The term "contract" does not include cost reimbursement
11    contracts; grants, including but are not limited to grants
12    for job training or transportation; and grants, loans, or
13    tax credit agreements for economic development purposes.
14        "Contribution" means a contribution as defined in
15    Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
16        "Declared candidate" means a person who has filed a
17    statement of candidacy and petition for nomination or
18    election as required under the Election Code.
19        "Executive employee" means (i) the President,
20    Chairperson, or Chief Executive Officer of a business
21    entity and any other individual that fulfills equivalent
22    duties as the President, Chairperson of the Board, or Chief
23    Executive Officer of a business entity; and (ii) any
24    employee of a business entity whose compensation is
25    determined directly, in whole or in part, by the award or
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1    employing the employee. A regular salary that is paid
2    irrespective of the award or payment of a contract with a
3    municipality shall not constitute "compensation" under
4    item (ii) of this definition. "Executive employee" does not
5    include any person prohibited by federal law from making
6    contributions or expenditures in connection with a
7    federal, state, or local election.
8        "Officeholder" means any municipal official elected or
9    appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected municipal office.
10        "Sponsoring entity" means a sponsoring entity as
11    defined in Section 9-3 of the Election Code.
12    (b) Any business entity whose contracts with a
13municipality, in the aggregate, annually total more than
14$25,000, and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons of
15that business entity, are prohibited from making any
16contributions to any political committees established to
17promote the candidacy of (i) the officeholder responsible for
18awarding the contracts, (ii) any member of the governing body
19of the municipality if the governing body awarded or approved
20the contracts, or (iii) any other declared candidate for that
21office or the governing body of the municipality. This
22prohibition is effective for the duration of the term of office
23of the incumbent officeholder awarding the contracts or any
24member of the governing body of the municipality if the
25governing body awarded or approved the contracts or for a
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1the contracts, whichever is longer.
2    (c) Any business entity whose aggregate pending bids and
3proposals on contracts with a municipality total more than
4$25,000, or whose aggregate pending bids and proposals on
5contracts with a municipality combined with the business
6entity's aggregate annual total value of contracts with a
7municipality exceed $25,000, and any affiliated entities or
8affiliated persons of that business entity, are prohibited from
9making any contributions to any political committee
10established to promote the candidacy of the officeholder
11responsible for awarding the contract or any member of the
12governing body of the municipality if the governing body
13awarded or approved the contracts on which the business entity
14has submitted a bid or proposal during the period beginning on
15the date the invitation for bids or request for proposals is
16issued and ending on the day after the date the contract is
17awarded.
18    (d) All contracts between a municipality and a business
19entity that violate subsection (b) or (c) are voidable. If a
20business entity violates subsection (b) 3 or more times within
21a 36-month period, then all contracts between the municipality
22and that business entity are void, and that business entity may
23not bid or respond to any invitation to bid or request for
24proposals from the municipality or otherwise enter into any
25contract with the municipality for 3 years after the date of
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1imposed shall be published in a newspaper of general
2circulation within the municipality.
3    (e) Any political committee that has received a
4contribution in violation of subsection (b) or (c) shall pay an
5amount equal to the value of the contribution to the
6municipality no more than 30 days after notice of the violation
7concerning the contribution appears in a newspaper of general
8circulation within the municipality. Payments received by the
9municipality pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited
10into the municipality's general fund.
11    (f) A municipality may not regulate campaign contributions
12in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
13limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
14the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
15rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
16    (65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-5 new)
17    Sec. 11-42.1-5. Business entities; registration with the
18State Board of Elections.
19    (a) For purposes of this Section, the terms "business
20entity", "contract", "contract with a municipality",
21"affiliated entity", and "affiliated person" have the meanings
22ascribed to those terms in Section 11-42.1-3.
23    (b) Every bid submitted to and every contract executed by a
24municipality on or after the effective date of this amendatory
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1certification by the bidder or contractor that either (i) the
2bidder or contractor is not required to register as a business
3entity with the State Board of Elections pursuant to this
4Section or (ii) the bidder or contractor has registered as a
5business entity with the State Board of Elections and
6acknowledges a continuing duty to update the registration and
7(2) a statement that the contract is voidable for the bidder's
8or contractor's failure to comply with this Section.
9    (c) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each business
11entity (i) whose aggregate bids and proposals on contracts with
12a municipality annually total more than $25,000, (ii) whose
13aggregate bids and proposals on contracts with a municipality
14combined with the business entity's aggregate annual total
15value of contracts with the municipality exceed $25,000, or
16(iii) whose contracts with a municipality, in the aggregate,
17annually total more than $25,000 shall register with the State
18Board of Elections in accordance with Section 9-35 of the
19Election Code. A business entity required to register under
20this subsection shall submit a copy of the certificate of
21registration to the municipal clerk within 90 days after the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
23Assembly. A business entity required to register under this
24subsection due to item (i) or (ii) has a continuing duty to
25ensure that the registration is accurate during the period
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1after the date the contract is awarded; any change in
2information must be reported to the State Board of Elections
3within 2 business days following the change. A business entity
4required to register under this subsection due to item (iii)
5has a continuing duty to ensure that the registration is
6accurate in accordance with subsection (e).
7    (d) Any business entity, not required under subsection (c)
8to register within 30 days after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, whose aggregate
10bids and proposals on contracts with a municipality annually
11total more than $25,000, or whose aggregate bids and proposals
12on contracts with a municipality combined with the business
13entity's aggregate annual total value of contracts with a
14municipality exceed $25,000, shall register with the State
15Board of Elections in accordance with Section 9-35 of the
16Election Code before submitting to a municipality the bid or
17proposal whose value causes the business entity to fall within
18the monetary description of this subsection. A business entity
19required to register under this subsection has a continuing
20duty to ensure that the registration is accurate during the
21period beginning on the date of registration and ending on the
22day after the date the contract is awarded. Any change in
23information must be reported to the State Board of Elections
24within 5 business days following that change or no later than a
25day before the contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
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1in the aggregate, annually total more than $25,000 must
2maintain its registration under this Section and has a
3continuing duty to ensure that the registration is accurate for
4the duration of the term of office of the incumbent
5officeholder awarding the contracts or any member of the
6governing body of the municipality if the governing body
7awarded or approved the contracts or for a period of 2 years
8following the expiration or termination of the contracts,
9whichever is longer. A business entity, required to register
10under this subsection, has a continuing duty to report any
11changes on a quarterly basis to the State Board of Elections
12within 10 business days following the last day of January,
13April, July, and October of each year. Any update pursuant to
14this paragraph that is received beyond that date is presumed
15late and the civil penalty authorized by subsection (e) of
16Section 9-35 of the Election Code may be assessed.
17    Also, if a business entity required to register under this
18subsection has a pending bid or proposal, any change in
19information shall be reported to the State Board of Elections
20within 5 business days or no later than a day before the
21contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier.
22    (f) A business entity's continuing duty under this Section
23to ensure the accuracy of its registration includes the
24requirement that the business entity notify the State Board of
25Elections of any change in information, including but not
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1persons.
2    (g) A copy of a certificate of registration must accompany
3any bid or proposal for a contract with a municipality by a
4business entity required to register under this Section. A
5municipality shall not accept a bid or proposal unless the
6certificate is submitted to the municipality with the bid or
7proposal.
8    (h) A registration, and any changes to a registration, must
9include the business entity's verification of accuracy and
10subjects the business entity to the penalties of the laws of
11this State for perjury.
12    In addition to any penalty under Section 9-35 of the
13Election Code, intentional, willful, or material failure to
14disclose information required for registration shall render
15the contract, bid, proposal, or other procurement relationship
16voidable by the governing body of the municipality if the
17members of the governing body deem it to be in the best
18interest of the municipality.
19    (i) This Section applies regardless of the method of source
20selection used in awarding the contract.
21    (j) A municipality may not regulate the submission of bids
22in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
23limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
24the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
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1    (65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-10 new)
2    Sec. 11-42.1-10. Procurement communications reporting
3requirement.
4    (a) Any written or oral communication received by a
5municipal officeholder that imparts or requests material
6information or makes a material argument regarding potential
7action concerning a procurement matter, including, but not
8limited to, an application, a contract, or a project, shall be
9reported to the ethics officer for the municipality that the
10officeholder represents. These communications do not include
11the following: (i) statements by a person publicly made in a
12public forum; (ii) statements regarding matters of procedure
13and practice, such as format, the number of copies required,
14the manner of filing, and the status of a matter; and (iii)
15statements made by a municipal officeholder to the ethics
16officer for the municipality. The provisions of this Section
17shall not apply to communications regarding the administration
18and implementation of an existing contract, except
19communications regarding change orders or the renewal or
20extension of a contract.
21    (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be
22submitted monthly and include at least the following: (i) the
23date and time of each communication; (ii) the identity of each
24person from whom the written or oral communication was
25received, the individual or entity represented by that person,
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1identity and job title of the person to whom each communication
2was made; (iv) if a response is made, the identity and job
3title of the person making each response; (v) a detailed
4summary of the points made by each person involved in the
5communication; (vi) the duration of the communication; (vii)
6the location or locations of all persons involved in the
7communication and, if the communication occurred by telephone,
8the telephone numbers for the callers and recipients of the
9communication; and (viii) any other pertinent information.
10    (c) Additionally, when an oral communication made by a
11person required to register as a lobbyist by the municipality
12or under the Lobbyist Registration Act is received by a
13municipal officeholder that is covered under this Section, all
14individuals who initiate or participate in the oral
15communication shall submit a written report to that municipal
16officeholder that memorializes the communication and includes,
17but is not limited to, the items listed in subsection (b).
18    (d) The ethics officer for the municipality shall make each
19report submitted pursuant to this Section available on the
20municipality's official website within 7 days after his or her
21receipt of the report. If the municipality does not maintain a
22website, then the ethics officer shall publish each report in a
23newspaper of general circulation within the municipality
24within 7 days after his or her receipt of the report. The
25governing body of the municipality may promulgate rules to
26ensure compliance with this Section.

 

 

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1    (e) The reporting requirements shall also be conveyed
2through ethics training under the State Officials and Employees
3Ethics Act and municipal resolution or ordinance. An employee
4who knowingly and intentionally violates this Section shall be
5subject to suspension or discharge. The governing body of the
6municipality shall promulgate rules to implement this Section.
7    (f) For the purposes of this Section, "municipal
8officeholder" means any municipal official elected or
9appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected municipal office.
10    (g) A municipality may not regulate the reporting of
11procurement communications in a manner inconsistent with this
12Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
13Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
14concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
15exercised by the State.
 
16    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
17Section 8.34 as follows:
 
18    (30 ILCS 805/8.34 new)
19    Sec. 8.34. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
20of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
21implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
22the 96th General Assembly.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 420/3-108 new
4    5 ILCS 420/3-109 new
5    5 ILCS 420/3-110 new
6    10 ILCS 5/9-35
7    55 ILCS 5/5-1133 new
8    55 ILCS 5/5-1135 new
9    55 ILCS 5/5-1137 new
10    65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-3 new
11    65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-5 new
12    65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-10 new
13    30 ILCS 805/8.34 new