96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1454

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Bill Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
See Index

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires members of the board of the 5 State-funded retirement systems and members of the Illinois State Board of Investment to file statements of economic interests. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Includes any appointed or elected commissioner, trustee, director, or board member of a board of a State agency, including the board of trustees of a State-funded retirement system to the definition of "employee" under the Act. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code to include all applicable procurements made by the State-funded retirement system. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes with respect to consultants and fiduciaries and prohibits certain activities relating to the State retirement systems and the Illinois State Board of Investment. Adds provisions concerning lobbying, conflicts of interests, disclosures, and investment transparency. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5 by changing Sections 4A-101, 4A-102, 4A-106, and 4A-107 as
6 follows:
 
7     (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)
8     Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file. The following
9 persons shall file verified written statements of economic
10 interests, as provided in this Article:
11         (a) Members of the General Assembly and candidates for
12     nomination or election to the General Assembly.
13         (b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive
14     Branch of this State, and candidates for nomination or
15     election to these offices.
16         (c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the
17     Illinois Constitution, and candidates for nomination or
18     election to such Commission or Board.
19         (d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to
20     confirmation by the Senate.
21         (e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or
22     election to, the office of judge or associate judge of the
23     Circuit Court and the office of judge of the Appellate or

 

 

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1     Supreme Court.
2         (f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency,
3     authority or board of the government of this State,
4     including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll
5     Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development
6     Authority, the Illinois Community College Board, and
7     institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of
8     Trustees of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees
9     of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of
10     Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern
11     Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Governor's State
12     University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State
13     University, Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
14     University, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
15     University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
16     University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois
17     Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
18     services as employees and not as independent contractors
19     and who:
20             (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
21         commission, board, division, bureau, authority or
22         other administrative unit within the government of
23         this State, or who exercise similar authority within
24         the government of this State;
25             (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
26         direct responsibility for the formulation,

 

 

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1         negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
2         entered into by the State in the amount of $5,000 or
3         more;
4             (3) have authority for the issuance or
5         promulgation of rules and regulations within areas
6         under the authority of the State;
7             (4) have authority for the approval of
8         professional licenses;
9             (5) have responsibility with respect to the
10         financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
11         entities;
12             (6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
13         or administrative proceeding, or review the
14         adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
15         or administrative proceeding within the authority of
16         the State;
17             (7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
18         employees of the State; or
19             (8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming
20         rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or
21         asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible,
22         or intangible.
23         (g) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of
24     local government, and candidates for nomination or
25     election to that office, including regional
26     superintendents of school districts.

 

 

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1         (h) Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit
2     of local government, or of a special district, and persons
3     appointed to a zoning board, or zoning board of appeals, or
4     to a regional, county, or municipal plan commission, or to
5     a board of review of any county, and persons appointed to
6     the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
7     and any Trustee appointed under Section 22 of the
8     Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act, and
9     persons appointed to a board or commission of a unit of
10     local government who have authority to authorize the
11     expenditure of public funds. This subsection does not apply
12     to members of boards or commissions who function in an
13     advisory capacity.
14         (i) Persons who are employed by a unit of local
15     government and are compensated for services as employees
16     and not as independent contractors and who:
17             (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
18         division, bureau, authority or other administrative
19         unit within the unit of local government, or who
20         exercise similar authority within the unit of local
21         government;
22             (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
23         direct responsibility for the formulation,
24         negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
25         entered into by the unit of local government in the
26         amount of $1,000 or greater;

 

 

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1             (3) have authority to approve licenses and permits
2         by the unit of local government; this item does not
3         include employees who function in a ministerial
4         capacity;
5             (4) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
6         or administrative proceeding, or review the
7         adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
8         or administrative proceeding within the authority of
9         the unit of local government;
10             (5) have authority to issue or promulgate rules and
11         regulations within areas under the authority of the
12         unit of local government; or
13             (6) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
14         employees of the unit of local government.
15         (j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
16     Mathematics and Science Academy.
17         (k) Persons employed by a school district in positions
18     that require that person to hold an administrative or a
19     chief school business official endorsement.
20         (l) Special government agents. A "special government
21     agent" is a person who is directed, retained, designated,
22     appointed, or employed, with or without compensation, by or
23     on behalf of a statewide executive branch constitutional
24     officer to make an ex parte communication under Section
25     5-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act or
26     Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure

 

 

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1     Act.
2         (m) Members of the board of commissioners of any flood
3     prevention district.
4         (n) Members of the board of any pension fund or
5     retirement system established under Article 2, 14, 15, 16,
6     or 18 of the Illinois Pension Code and members of the
7     Illinois State Board of Investment, if not required to file
8     under any other provision of this Section.
9     This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of
10 local government from enacting financial disclosure
11 requirements that mandate more information than required by
12 this Act.
13 (Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08.)
 
14     (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
15     Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
16 by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
17 person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
18 interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the
19 statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered
20 to be the same as the interest of the person making the
21 statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
22 statement.
23     (a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons
24 required to file:
25         (1) The name, address and type of practice of any

 

 

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1     professional organization or individual professional
2     practice in which the person making the statement was an
3     officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor, or
4     served in any advisory capacity, from which income in
5     excess of $1200 was derived during the preceding calendar
6     year;
7         (2) The nature of professional services (other than
8     services rendered to the unit or units of government in
9     relation to which the person is required to file) and the
10     nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees
11     exceeding $5,000 were received during the preceding
12     calendar year from the entity for professional services
13     rendered by the person making the statement.
14         (3) The identity (including the address or legal
15     description of real estate) of any capital asset from which
16     a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in the
17     preceding calendar year.
18         (4) The name of any unit of government which has
19     employed the person making the statement during the
20     preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
21     government in relation to which the person is required to
22     file.
23         (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
24     or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the
25     aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the
26     preceding calendar year.

 

 

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1     (b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
2 listed in items (a) through (f), and item (l), and item (n) of
3 Section 4A-101:
4         (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity
5     doing business in the State of Illinois, in which an
6     ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing
7     is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
8     dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during the
9     preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
10     location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
11     none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
12     in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
13     listed;
14         (2) Except for professional service entities, the name
15     of any entity and any position held therein from which
16     income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
17     preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in the
18     State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial
19     institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
20         (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
21     the person making the statement maintains a close economic
22     association, including the name of the lobbyist and
23     specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
24     object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general
25     type of economic activity of the client or principal on
26     whose behalf that person is lobbying.

 

 

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1     (c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons
2 listed in items (g), (h), and (i) of Section 4A-101:
3         (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity
4     doing business with a unit of local government in relation
5     to which the person is required to file if the ownership
6     interest of the person filing is greater than $5,000 fair
7     market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in
8     excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the
9     preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate,
10     location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if
11     none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit
12     in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be
13     listed.
14         (2) Except for professional service entities, the name
15     of any entity and any position held therein from which
16     income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
17     calendar year if the entity does business with a unit of
18     local government in relation to which the person is
19     required to file. No time or demand deposit in a financial
20     institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
21         (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
22     governmental action requested by any entity which has
23     applied to a unit of local government in relation to which
24     the person must file for any license, franchise or permit
25     for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during
26     the preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of

 

 

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1     the person filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
2     at the time of filing or if income or dividends in excess
3     of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the
4     entity during the preceding calendar year.
5 (Source: P.A. 92-101, eff. 1-1-02; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
6     (5 ILCS 420/4A-106)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
7     Sec. 4A-106. The statements of economic interests required
8 of persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (j), and item
9 (l), and item (n) of Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the
10 Secretary of State. The statements of economic interests
11 required of persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), and (k) of
12 Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the county clerk of the
13 county in which the principal office of the unit of local
14 government with which the person is associated is located. If
15 it is not apparent which county the principal office of a unit
16 of local government is located, the chief administrative
17 officer, or his or her designee, has the authority, for
18 purposes of this Act, to determine the county in which the
19 principal office is located. On or before February 1 annually,
20 (1) the chief administrative officer of any State agency in the
21 executive, legislative, or judicial branch employing persons
22 required to file under item (f) or item (l) of Section 4A-101
23 and the chief administrative officer of a board described in
24 item (n) of Section 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of
25 State the names and mailing addresses of those persons required

 

 

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1 to file under those items, and (2) the chief administrative
2 officer, or his or her designee, of each unit of local
3 government with persons described in items (h), (i), and (k) of
4 Section 4A-101 shall certify to the appropriate county clerk a
5 list of names and addresses of persons described in items (h),
6 (i), and (k) of Section 4A-101 that are required to file. In
7 preparing the lists, each chief administrative officer, or his
8 or her designee, shall set out the names in alphabetical order.
9     On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State shall
10 notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified to him
11 under items (f), and (l), and (n) of Section 4A-101, and (2)
12 all persons described in items (a) through (e) and item (j) of
13 Section 4A-101, other than candidates for office who have filed
14 their statements with their nominating petitions, of the
15 requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
16 person required to file with the Secretary of State by virtue
17 of more than one item among items (a) through (f) and items
18 (j), and (l), and (n) shall be notified of and is required to
19 file only one statement of economic interests relating to all
20 items under which the person is required to file with the
21 Secretary of State.
22     On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each
23 county shall notify all persons whose names have been certified
24 to him under items (g), (h), (i), and (k) of Section 4A-101,
25 other than candidates for office who have filed their
26 statements with their nominating petitions, of the

 

 

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1 requirements for filing statements of economic interests. A
2 person required to file with a county clerk by virtue of more
3 than one item among items (g), (h), (i), and (k) shall be
4 notified of and is required to file only one statement of
5 economic interests relating to all items under which the person
6 is required to file with that county clerk.
7     Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
8 provided for in this Section shall be in writing and deposited
9 in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class postage
10 prepaid, on or before the day required by this Section for the
11 sending of the notice. A certificate executed by the Secretary
12 of State or county clerk attesting that he has mailed the
13 notice constitutes prima facie evidence thereof.
14     From the lists certified to him under this Section of
15 persons described in items (g), (h), (i), and (k) of Section
16 4A-101, the clerk of each county shall compile an alphabetical
17 listing of persons required to file statements of economic
18 interests in his office under any of those items. As the
19 statements are filed in his office, the county clerk shall
20 cause the fact of that filing to be indicated on the
21 alphabetical listing of persons who are required to file
22 statements. Within 30 days after the due dates, the county
23 clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a true copy of
24 that listing showing those who have filed statements.
25     The county clerk of each county shall note upon the
26 alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to file

 

 

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1 a statement of economic interests who failed to file a
2 statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the
3 several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section
4 4A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her
5 statement with the clerk on or before May 1.
6     Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic
7 interest under this Act is entitled to receive from the
8 Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may be, a
9 receipt indicating that the person has filed such a statement,
10 the date of such filing, and the identity of the governmental
11 unit or units in relation to which the filing is required.
12     The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
13 consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
14 hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
15 compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their expenses.
16     All statements of economic interests filed under this
17 Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
18 public at all reasonable times. Not later than 12 months after
19 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
20 Assembly, beginning with statements filed in calendar year
21 2004, the Secretary of State shall make statements of economic
22 interests filed with the Secretary available for inspection and
23 copying via the Secretary's website.
24 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03; 94-603, eff. 8-16-05.)
 
25     (5 ILCS 420/4A-107)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-107)

 

 

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1     Sec. 4A-107. Any person required to file a statement of
2 economic interests under this Article who willfully files a
3 false or incomplete statement shall be guilty of a Class A
4 misdemeanor.
5     Failure to file a statement within the time prescribed
6 shall result in ineligibility for, or forfeiture of, office or
7 position of employment, as the case may be; provided, however,
8 that if the notice of failure to file a statement of economic
9 interests provided in Section 4A-105 of this Act is not given
10 by the Secretary of State or the county clerk, as the case may
11 be, no forfeiture shall result if a statement is filed within
12 30 days of actual notice of the failure to file.
13     The Attorney General, with respect to offices or positions
14 described in items (a) through (f) and items (j), and (l), and
15 (m) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, or the State's Attorney of
16 the county of the entity for which the filing of statements of
17 economic interests is required, with respect to offices or
18 positions described in items (g) through (i) and item (k) of
19 Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall bring an action in quo
20 warranto against any person who has failed to file by either
21 May 31 or June 30 of any given year.
22 (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
23     Section 10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
24 amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (5 ILCS 430/1-5)
2     Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3     "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or
4 with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is
5 compensated.
6     "Campaign for elective office" means any activity in
7 furtherance of an effort to influence the selection,
8 nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any
9 federal, State, or local public office or office in a political
10 organization, or the selection, nomination, or election of
11 Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, but does not
12 include activities (i) relating to the support or opposition of
13 any executive, legislative, or administrative action (as those
14 terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
15 Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are
16 otherwise in furtherance of the person's official State duties.
17     "Candidate" means a person who has filed nominating papers
18 or petitions for nomination or election to an elected State
19 office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in
20 nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the
21 ballot at either a general primary election or general
22 election.
23     "Collective bargaining" has the same meaning as that term
24 is defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
25 Act.
26     "Commission" means an ethics commission created by this

 

 

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1 Act.
2     "Compensated time" means any time worked by or credited to
3 a State employee that counts toward any minimum work time
4 requirement imposed as a condition of employment with a State
5 agency, but does not include any designated State holidays or
6 any period when the employee is on a leave of absence.
7     "Compensatory time off" means authorized time off earned by
8 or awarded to a State employee to compensate in whole or in
9 part for time worked in excess of the minimum work time
10 required of that employee as a condition of employment with a
11 State agency.
12     "Contribution" has the same meaning as that term is defined
13 in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
14     "Employee" means (i) any person employed full-time,
15 part-time, or pursuant to a contract and whose employment
16 duties are subject to the direction and control of an employer
17 with regard to the material details of how the work is to be
18 performed, or (ii) any appointed or elected commissioner,
19 trustee, director, or board member of a board of a State
20 agency, including the board of trustees of a retirement system
21 established under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of the Illinois
22 Pension Code, or (iii) any other appointee.
23     "Executive branch constitutional officer" means the
24 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
25 State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
26     "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,

 

 

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1 hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or
2 intangible item having monetary value including, but not
3 limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
4 engagements related to or attributable to government
5 employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
6 officer.
7     "Governmental entity" means a unit of local government
8 (including a community college district) or a school district
9 but not a State agency.
10     "Leave of absence" means any period during which a State
11 employee does not receive (i) compensation for State
12 employment, (ii) service credit towards State pension
13 benefits, and (iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the
14 State.
15     "Legislative branch constitutional officer" means a member
16 of the General Assembly and the Auditor General.
17     "Legislative leader" means the President and Minority
18 Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
19 House of Representatives.
20     "Member" means a member of the General Assembly.
21     "Officer" means an executive branch constitutional officer
22 or a legislative branch constitutional officer.
23     "Political" means any activity in support of or in
24 connection with any campaign for elective office or any
25 political organization, but does not include activities (i)
26 relating to the support or opposition of any executive,

 

 

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1 legislative, or administrative action (as those terms are
2 defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii)
3 relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise
4 in furtherance of the person's official State duties or
5 governmental and public service functions.
6     "Political organization" means a party, committee,
7 association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
8 incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
9 organization with the State Board of Elections or a county
10 clerk under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with
11 regard to those activities that require filing with the State
12 Board of Elections or a county clerk.
13     "Prohibited political activity" means:
14         (1) Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any
15     political meeting, political rally, political
16     demonstration, or other political event.
17         (2) Soliciting contributions, including but not
18     limited to the purchase of, selling, distributing, or
19     receiving payment for tickets for any political
20     fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
21         (3) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or
22     preparing any document or report regarding any thing of
23     value intended as a campaign contribution.
24         (4) Planning, conducting, or participating in a public
25     opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective
26     office or on behalf of a political organization for

 

 

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1     political purposes or for or against any referendum
2     question.
3         (5) Surveying or gathering information from potential
4     or actual voters in an election to determine probable vote
5     outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office
6     or on behalf of a political organization for political
7     purposes or for or against any referendum question.
8         (6) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of
9     any political organization or candidate for elective
10     office or for or against any referendum question.
11         (7) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for
12     elective office or a political organization or for or
13     against any referendum question or helping in an effort to
14     get voters to the polls.
15         (8) Initiating for circulation, preparing,
16     circulating, reviewing, or filing any petition on behalf of
17     a candidate for elective office or for or against any
18     referendum question.
19         (9) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for
20     elective office in that capacity or in connection with a
21     campaign for elective office.
22         (10) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate
23     questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective
24     office or on behalf of a political organization for
25     political purposes.
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1     mailing campaign literature, campaign signs, or other
2     campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective
3     office or for or against any referendum question.
4         (12) Campaigning for any elective office or for or
5     against any referendum question.
6         (13) Managing or working on a campaign for elective
7     office or for or against any referendum question.
8         (14) Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a
9     political party convention.
10         (15) Participating in any recount or challenge to the
11     outcome of any election, except to the extent that under
12     subsection (d) of Section 6 of Article IV of the Illinois
13     Constitution each house of the General Assembly shall judge
14     the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members.
15     "Prohibited source" means any person or entity who:
16         (1) is seeking official action (i) by the member or
17     officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
18     or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
19     directing the employee;
20         (2) does business or seeks to do business (i) with the
21     member or officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, with
22     the employee or with the member, officer, State agency, or
23     other employee directing the employee;
24         (3) conducts activities regulated (i) by the member or
25     officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
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1     directing the employee;
2         (4) has interests that may be substantially affected by
3     the performance or non-performance of the official duties
4     of the member, officer, or employee; or
5         (5) is registered or required to be registered with the
6     Secretary of State under the Lobbyist Registration Act,
7     except that an entity not otherwise a prohibited source
8     does not become a prohibited source merely because a
9     registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves on its
10     board of directors.
11     "State agency" includes all officers, boards, commissions
12 and agencies created by the Constitution, whether in the
13 executive or legislative branch; all officers, departments,
14 boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities,
15 public institutions of higher learning as defined in Section 2
16 of the Higher Education Cooperation Act (except community
17 colleges), and bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
18 administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State
19 government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
20 than units of local government (including community college
21 districts) and their officers, school districts, and boards of
22 election commissioners; and all administrative units and
23 corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
24 executive order of the Governor. "State agency" includes the
25 General Assembly, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the
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1 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Senate
2 Operations Commission, and the legislative support services
3 agencies. "State agency" includes the Office of the Auditor
4 General. "State agency" does not include the judicial branch.
5     "State employee" means any employee of a State agency.
6     "Ultimate jurisdictional authority" means the following:
7         (1) For members, legislative partisan staff, and
8     legislative secretaries, the appropriate legislative
9     leader: President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the
10     Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
11     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
12         (2) For State employees who are professional staff or
13     employees of the Senate and not covered under item (1), the
14     Senate Operations Commission.
15         (3) For State employees who are professional staff or
16     employees of the House of Representatives and not covered
17     under item (1), the Speaker of the House of
18     Representatives.
19         (4) For State employees who are employees of the
20     legislative support services agencies, the Joint Committee
21     on Legislative Support Services.
22         (5) For State employees of the Auditor General, the
23     Auditor General.
24         (6) For State employees of public institutions of
25     higher learning as defined in Section 2 of the Higher
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1     board of trustees of the appropriate public institution of
2     higher learning.
3         (7) For State employees of an executive branch
4     constitutional officer other than those described in
5     paragraph (6), the appropriate executive branch
6     constitutional officer.
7         (8) For State employees not under the jurisdiction of
8     paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), the
9     Governor.
10 (Source: P.A. 95-880, eff. 8-19-08.)
 
11     Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
12 changing Sections 1-15.15, 1-15.100, 15-25, and 20-10, and by
13 adding Section 50-38 as follows:
 
14     (30 ILCS 500/1-15.15)
15     Sec. 1-15.15. Chief Procurement Officer. "Chief
16 Procurement Officer" means:
17     (1) for procurements for construction and
18 construction-related services committed by law to the
19 jurisdiction or responsibility of the Capital Development
20 Board, the executive director of the Capital Development Board.
21     (2) for procurements for all construction,
22 construction-related services, operation of any facility, and
23 the provision of any service or activity committed by law to
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1 of Transportation, including the direct or reimbursable
2 expenditure of all federal funds for which the Department of
3 Transportation is responsible or accountable for the use
4 thereof in accordance with federal law, regulation, or
5 procedure, the Secretary of Transportation.
6     (3) for all procurements made by a public institution of
7 higher education, a representative designated by the Governor.
8     (4) for all procurements made by the Illinois Power Agency,
9 the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.
10     (5) for all applicable procurements made by a retirement
11 system created under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of the
12 Illinois Pension Code or an investment board created under
13 Article 22A of the Illinois Pension Code, a representative
14 designated by the board of trustees of that retirement system
15 or by the Illinois State Board of Investment, as the case may
16 be.
17     (6) (5) for all other procurements, the Director of the
18 Department of Central Management Services.
19 (Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
20     (30 ILCS 500/1-15.100)
21     Sec. 1-15.100. State agency. "State agency" means and
22 includes all boards, commissions, agencies, institutions,
23 authorities, and bodies politic and corporate of the State,
24 created by or in accordance with the constitution or statute,
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1 colleges, universities, and institutions under the
2 jurisdiction of the governing boards of the University of
3 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State
4 University, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
5 University, Western Illinois University, Chicago State
6 University, Governor State University, Northeastern Illinois
7 University, and the Board of Higher Education. However, this
8 term applies does not apply to public employee retirement
9 systems established under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, and 18 of the
10 Illinois Pension Code or investment boards that are subject to
11 fiduciary duties imposed by the Illinois Pension Code only to
12 the extent and for the purpose of procurements required under
13 Sections 1-113.5 and 22A-111 of the Illinois Pension Code to be
14 made in accordance with Article 35 of this Code. The term
15 "State agency" does not apply or to the University of Illinois
16 Foundation. "State agency" does not include units of local
17 government, school districts, community colleges under the
18 Public Community College Act, and the Illinois Comprehensive
19 Health Insurance Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
21     (30 ILCS 500/15-25)
22     Sec. 15-25. Bulletin content.
23     (a) Invitations for bids. Notice of each and every contract
24 that is offered, including renegotiated contracts and change
25 orders, shall be published in the Bulletin. The applicable

 

 

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1 chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized
2 format for the publication of this information, but in any case
3 it must include at least the date first offered, the date
4 submission of offers is due, the location that offers are to be
5 submitted to, the purchasing State agency, the responsible
6 State purchasing officer, a brief purchase description, the
7 method of source selection, information of how to obtain a
8 comprehensive purchase description and any disclosure and
9 contract forms, and encouragement to prospective vendors to
10 hire qualified veterans, as defined by Section 45-67 of this
11 Code, and Illinois residents discharged from any Illinois adult
12 correctional center.
13     (b) Contracts let or awarded. Notice of each and every
14 contract that is let or awarded, including renegotiated
15 contracts and change orders, shall be published in the next
16 available subsequent Bulletin, and the applicable chief
17 procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for
18 the publication of this information, but in any case it must
19 include at least all of the information specified in subsection
20 (a) as well as the name of the successful responsible bidder or
21 offeror, the contract price, the number of unsuccessful
22 responsive bidders, and any other disclosure specified in any
23 Section of this Code. This notice shall include the disclosures
24 under Section 50-37, if those disclosures are required. In
25 addition, the notice shall summarize the outreach efforts
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1 aware of any contract offer other than publication in the
2 Bulletin. This notice must be posted in the online electronic
3 Bulletin no later than 10 business days after services or goods
4 are first provided. This notice must be posted in the online
5 electronic Bulletin prior to execution of the contract.
6     (c) Emergency purchase disclosure. Any chief procurement
7 officer, State purchasing officer, or designee exercising
8 emergency purchase authority under this Code shall publish a
9 written description and reasons and the total cost, if known,
10 or an estimate if unknown and the name of the responsible chief
11 procurement officer and State purchasing officer, and the
12 business or person contracted with for all emergency purchases
13 in the next timely, practicable Bulletin. This notice must be
14 posted in the online electronic Bulletin within 3 business days
15 after the execution of the contract. This notice must be posted
16 in the online electronic Bulletin within 10 business days after
17 the earlier of (i) execution of the contract or (ii) whenever
18 services or goods begin to be provided under the contract and,
19 in any event, prior to any payment by the State under the
20 contract.
21     (c-5) Each State agency shall post in the online electronic
22 Bulletin a copy of its annual report of utilization of
23 businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with
24 disabilities as submitted to the Business Enterprises Council
25 for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities
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1 Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act within
2 10 business days of its submission of its report to the
3 Council.
4     (c-10) Renewals. Notice of each contract renewal shall be
5 posted online on the Procurement Bulletin. The Procurement
6 Policy Board by rule shall specify the information to be
7 included in the notice, and the applicable chief procurement
8 officer by rule may provide a format for the information.
9     (d) Other required disclosure. The applicable chief
10 procurement officer shall provide by rule for the organized
11 publication of all other disclosure required in other Sections
12 of this Code in a timely manner.
13     (e) The changes to subsections (b), (c), and (c-5) of this
14 Section made by this amendatory Act of the 96th General
15 Assembly apply to reports submitted, offers made, and notices
16 on contracts executed on or after its effective date.
17 (Source: P.A. 94-1067, eff. 8-1-06; 95-536, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
18     (30 ILCS 500/20-10)
19     Sec. 20-10. Competitive sealed bidding.
20     (a) Conditions for use. All contracts shall be awarded by
21 competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise provided in
22 Section 20-5.
23     (b) Invitation for bids. An invitation for bids shall be
24 issued and shall include a purchase description and the
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1 procurement.
2     (c) Public notice. Public notice of the invitation for bids
3 shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin at
4 least 14 days before the date set in the invitation for the
5 opening of bids.
6     (d) Bid opening. Bids shall be opened publicly in the
7 presence of one or more witnesses at the time and place
8 designated in the invitation for bids. The name of each bidder,
9 the amount of each bid, and other relevant information as may
10 be specified by rule shall be recorded. After the award of the
11 contract, the winning bid and the record of each unsuccessful
12 bid shall be open to public inspection.
13     (e) Bid acceptance and bid evaluation. Bids shall be
14 unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction,
15 except as authorized in this Code. Bids shall be evaluated
16 based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for bids,
17 which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as
18 inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery, and
19 suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that will
20 affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for award,
21 such as discounts, transportation costs, and total or life
22 cycle costs, shall be objectively measurable. The invitation
23 for bids shall set forth the evaluation criteria to be used.
24     (f) Correction or withdrawal of bids. Correction or
25 withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after
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1 mistakes, shall be permitted in accordance with rules. After
2 bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of
3 bids prejudicial to the interest of the State or fair
4 competition shall be permitted. All decisions to permit the
5 correction or withdrawal of bids based on bid mistakes shall be
6 supported by written determination made by a State purchasing
7 officer.
8     (g) Award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable
9 promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and
10 responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria
11 set forth in the invitation for bids, except when a State
12 purchasing officer determines it is not in the best interest of
13 the State and by written explanation determines another bidder
14 shall receive the award. The explanation shall appear in the
15 appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. The
16 written explanation must include:
17         (1) a description of the agency's needs;
18         (2) a determination that the anticipated cost will be
19     fair and reasonable;
20         (3) a listing of all responsible and responsive
21     bidders; and
22         (4) the name of the bidder selected, pricing, and the
23     reasons for selecting that bidder instead of the lowest
24     responsible and responsive bidder.
25     Each agency may adopt rules to implement the requirements
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1     The written explanation shall be filed with the Legislative
2 Audit Commission and the Procurement Policy Board and be made
3 available for inspection by the public within 30 days after the
4 agency's decision to award the contract.
5     (h) Multi-step sealed bidding. When it is considered
6 impracticable to initially prepare a purchase description to
7 support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be
8 issued requesting the submission of unpriced offers to be
9 followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders
10 whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth
11 in the first solicitation.
12     (i) Alternative procedures. Notwithstanding any other
13 provision of this Act to the contrary, the Director of the
14 Illinois Power Agency may create alternative bidding
15 procedures to be used in procuring professional services under
16 Section 1-75(a) of the Illinois Power Agency Act and Section
17 16-111.5(c) of the Public Utilities Act. These alternative
18 procedures shall be set forth together with the other criteria
19 contained in the invitation for bids, and shall appear in the
20 appropriate volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
22     (30 ILCS 500/50-38 new)
23     Sec. 50-38. Contract award disclosure.
24     (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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1 contract with a State agency.
2     "Key persons" means any persons who (i) have an ownership
3 or distributive income share in the contracting entity that is
4 in excess of 5%, or an amount greater than 60% of the annual
5 salary of the Governor, or (ii) serve as executive officers of
6 the contracting entity.
7     (b) For contracts with an annual value of $50,000 or more,
8 all offers from responsive bidders or offerors shall be
9 accompanied by disclosure of the names and addresses of the
10 following:
11         (1) The contracting entity.
12         (2) Any entity that is a parent of, or owns a
13     controlling interest in, the contracting entity.
14         (3) Any entity that is a subsidiary of, or in which a
15     controlling interest is owned by, the contracting entity.
16         (4) The contracting entity's key persons.
17     (c) Notices of contracts let or awarded published in the
18 Procurement Bulletin pursuant to Section 15-25 shall include as
19 part of the notice posted online the names disclosed by the
20 winning bidder or offeror pursuant to subsection (b).
21     (d) The changes made to this Section made by this
22 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly apply to contracts
23 first offered on or after its effective date.
 
24     Section 20. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
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1 Sections 1-125.1, 1-130, 1-140, 1-145, 1-150, 1-155, and 1-160
2 as follows:
 
3     (40 ILCS 5/1-101.2)
4     Sec. 1-101.2. Fiduciary. A person is a "fiduciary" with
5 respect to a pension fund or retirement system established
6 under this Code to the extent that the person:
7         (1) exercises any discretionary authority or
8     discretionary control respecting management of the pension
9     fund or retirement system, or exercises any authority or
10     control respecting management or disposition of its
11     assets;
12         (2) renders investment advice, or advice with respect
13     to the selection of other fiduciaries, for a fee or other
14     compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any
15     moneys or other property of the pension fund or retirement
16     system, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or
17         (3) has any discretionary authority or discretionary
18     responsibility in the administration of the pension fund or
19     retirement system.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
21     (40 ILCS 5/1-110)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 1-110)
22     Sec. 1-110. Prohibited Transactions.
23     (a) A fiduciary with respect to a retirement system or
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1 fund to engage in a transaction if he or she knows or should
2 know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect:
3         (1) Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from
4     the retirement system or pension fund to a party in
5     interest for less than adequate consideration, or from a
6     party in interest to a retirement system or pension fund
7     for more than adequate consideration.
8         (2) Lending of money or other extension of credit from
9     the retirement system or pension fund to a party in
10     interest without the receipt of adequate security and a
11     reasonable rate of interest, or from a party in interest to
12     a retirement system or pension fund with the provision of
13     excessive security or an unreasonably high rate of
14     interest.
15         (3) Furnishing of goods, services or facilities from
16     the retirement system or pension fund to a party in
17     interest for less than adequate consideration, or from a
18     party in interest to a retirement system or pension fund
19     for more than adequate consideration.
20         (4) Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a
21     party in interest of any assets of a retirement system or
22     pension fund for less than adequate consideration.
23     (b) A fiduciary with respect to a retirement system or
24 pension fund established under this Code shall not:
25         (1) Deal with the assets of the retirement system or
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1         (2) In his individual or any other capacity act in any
2     transaction involving the retirement system or pension
3     fund on behalf of a party whose interests are adverse to
4     the interests of the retirement system or pension fund or
5     the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or
6         (3) Receive any consideration for his own personal
7     account from any party dealing with the retirement system
8     or pension fund in connection with a transaction involving
9     the assets of the retirement system or pension fund.
10     (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
11 any trustee from:
12         (1) Receiving any benefit to which he may be entitled
13     as a participant or beneficiary in the retirement system or
14     pension fund.
15         (2) Receiving any reimbursement of expenses properly
16     and actually incurred in the performance of his duties with
17     the retirement system or pension fund.
18         (3) Serving as a trustee in addition to being an
19     officer, employee, agent or other representative of a party
20     in interest.
21     (d) A fiduciary of a pension fund established under Article
22 3 or 4 shall not knowingly cause or advise the pension fund to
23 engage in an investment transaction when the fiduciary (i) has
24 any direct interest in the income, gains, or profits of the
25 investment advisor through which the investment transaction is
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1 advisor that would result in a pecuniary benefit to the
2 fiduciary as a result of the investment transaction.
3     Violation of this subsection (d) is a Class 4 felony.
4     (e) A board member, employee, or fiduciary with respect to
5 a retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18
6 of this Code or an investment board created under Article 22A
7 of this Code shall not knowingly cause or advise the retirement
8 system to engage in an investment transaction when the board
9 member, employee, fiduciary, or spouse of such board member,
10 employee, or fiduciary (i) has any direct interest in the
11 income, gains, or profits of the investment advisor through
12 which the investment transaction is made or (ii) has a business
13 relationship with that investment advisor that would result in
14 a pecuniary benefit to the board member, employee, fiduciary,
15 or spouse of such board member, employee, or fiduciary as a
16 result of the investment transaction.
17     Violation of this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
18 (Source: P.A. 95-950, eff. 8-29-08.)
 
19     (40 ILCS 5/1-113.5)
20     Sec. 1-113.5. Investment advisers; consultants; and
21 investment services.
22     (a) The board of trustees of a pension fund or retirement
23 system may appoint investment advisers as defined in Section
24 1-101.4. The board of any pension fund investing in common or
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1 investment adviser before making such investments.
2     The investment adviser shall be a fiduciary, as defined in
3 Section 1-101.2, with respect to the pension fund or retirement
4 system and shall be one of the following:
5         (1) an investment adviser registered under the federal
6     Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Illinois Securities
7     Law of 1953;
8         (2) a bank or trust company authorized to conduct a
9     trust business in Illinois;
10         (3) a life insurance company authorized to transact
11     business in Illinois; or
12         (4) an investment company as defined and registered
13     under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and
14     registered under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953.
15     (a-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
16 or entity that provides consulting services (referred to as a
17 "consultant" in this Section) to a pension fund or retirement
18 system with respect to the selection of fiduciaries may not be
19 awarded a contract to provide those consulting services that is
20 more than 5 years in duration. No contract to provide such
21 consulting services may be renewed or extended. At the end of
22 the term of a contract, however, the contractor is eligible to
23 compete for a new contract. No person shall attempt to avoid or
24 contravene the restrictions of this subsection by any means.
25     The selection and appointment of a consultant, and the
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1 for a retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or
2 18 of this Code or an investment board created under Article
3 22A of this Code, constitute procurements of professional and
4 artistic services under the Illinois Procurement Code that must
5 be made and awarded in accordance with and through the use of
6 the method of selection required by Article 35 of that Code.
7 All offers from responsive offerors shall be accompanied by
8 disclosure of the names and addresses of the following:
9         (1) The offeror.
10         (2) Any entity that is a parent of, or owns a
11     controlling interest in, the offeror.
12         (3) Any entity that is a subsidiary of, or in which a
13     controlling interest is owned by, the offeror.
14         (4) For procurements by a retirement system created
15     under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code or an
16     investment board created under Article 22A of this Code,
17     the offeror's key persons.
18     "Key persons" means persons who (i) have an ownership or
19 distributive income share in the offeror that is in excess of
20 5%, or an amount greater than 60% of the annual salary of the
21 Governor, or (ii) serve as executive officers of the offeror.
22     Beginning on July 1, 2008, a person, other than a trustee
23 or an employee of a pension fund or retirement system, may not
24 act as a consultant under this Section unless that person is at
25 least one of the following: (i) registered as an investment
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1 U.S.C. 80b-1, et seq.); (ii) registered as an investment
2 adviser under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953; (iii) a
3 bank, as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; or
4 (iv) an insurance company authorized to transact business in
5 this State.
6     (b) All investment advice and services provided by an
7 investment adviser or a consultant appointed under this Section
8 shall be (i) rendered pursuant to a written contract between
9 the investment adviser or consultant and the board, and (ii) in
10 accordance with the board's investment policy.
11     The contract shall include all of the following:
12         (1) acknowledgement in writing by the investment
13     adviser or consultant that he or she is a fiduciary with
14     respect to the pension fund or retirement system;
15         (2) the board's investment policy;
16         (3) full disclosure of direct and indirect fees,
17     commissions, penalties, and any other compensation that
18     may be received by the investment adviser or consultant,
19     including reimbursement for expenses; and
20         (4) a requirement that the investment adviser or
21     consultant submit periodic written reports, on at least a
22     quarterly basis, for the board's review at its regularly
23     scheduled meetings. All returns on investment shall be
24     reported as net returns after payment of all fees,
25     commissions, and any other compensation.
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1 include (i) full disclosure of direct and indirect fees,
2 commissions, penalties, and other compensation, including
3 reimbursement for expenses, that may be paid by or on behalf of
4 the investment adviser or consultant in connection with the
5 provision of services to the pension fund and (ii) a
6 requirement that the investment adviser or consultant update
7 the disclosure promptly after a modification of those payments
8 or an additional payment.
9     Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory
10 Act of the 95th General Assembly, each investment adviser and
11 consultant providing services on the effective date or subject
12 to an existing contract for the provision of services must
13 disclose to the board of trustees all direct and indirect fees,
14 commissions, penalties, and other compensation paid by or on
15 behalf of the investment adviser or consultant in connection
16 with the provision of those services and shall update that
17 disclosure promptly after a modification of those payments or
18 an additional payment.
19     A person required to make a disclosure under subsection (d)
20 is also required to disclose direct and indirect fees,
21 commissions, penalties, or other compensation that shall or may
22 be paid by or on behalf of the person in connection with the
23 rendering of those services. The person shall update the
24 disclosure promptly after a modification of those payments or
25 an additional payment.
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1 writing and shall include the date and amount of each payment
2 and the name and address of each recipient of a payment.
3     (c) Within 30 days after appointing an investment adviser
4 or consultant, the board shall submit a copy of the contract to
5 the Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and
6 Professional Regulation.
7     (d) Investment services provided by a person other than an
8 investment adviser appointed under this Section, including but
9 not limited to services provided by the kinds of persons listed
10 in items (1) through (4) of subsection (a), shall be rendered
11 only after full written disclosure of direct and indirect fees,
12 commissions, penalties, and any other compensation that shall
13 or may be received by the person rendering those services.
14     (e) The board of trustees of each pension fund or
15 retirement system shall retain records of investment
16 transactions in accordance with the rules of the Department of
17 Financial and Professional Regulation.
18 (Source: P.A. 95-950, eff. 8-29-08.)
 
19     (40 ILCS 5/1-125.1 new)
20     Sec. 1-125.1. No monetary gain on investments. No trustee
21 or employee of the board of a retirement system created under
22 Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment
23 board created under Article 22A of this Code nor any spouse of
24 such trustee or employee or of the Illinois State Board of
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1 or profits of any investments made in behalf of the retirement
2 system or pension fund or of the Illinois State Board of
3 Investment, nor receive any pay or emolument for services in
4 connection with any investment. No trustee or employee of the
5 board of a retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15,
6 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment board created under
7 Article 22A of this Code shall become an endorser or surety, or
8 in any manner an obligor for money loaned or borrowed from the
9 retirement system or pension fund or the Illinois State Board
10 of Investment. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this
11 Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
 
12     (40 ILCS 5/1-130 new)
13     Sec. 1-130. Fraud. Any person who knowingly makes any false
14 statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record
15 of a retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or
16 18 of this Code or an investment board created under Article
17 22A of this Code, in an attempt to defraud the retirement
18 system or investment board, is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
 
19     (40 ILCS 5/1-140 new)
20     Sec. 1-140. Contingent fees. No person shall retain or
21 employ another to attempt to influence the outcome of an
22 investment decision of or the procurement of investment advice
23 or services by a board of a retirement system created under
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1 board created under Article 22A of this Code for compensation
2 contingent in whole or in part upon the decision or
3 procurement, unless (i) such solicitor is a person enumerated
4 in one of clauses (1) through (5) of Section 1-101.4 and is in
5 compliance with Rule 206(4)-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of
6 1940 or (ii) such placement agent is registered as a broker or
7 dealer pursuant to the federal Securities and Exchange Act of
8 1934, as amended, or the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Any
9 person who violates this Section is guilty of a business
10 offense and shall be fined not more than $10,000. In addition,
11 any person convicted of a violation of this Section is
12 prohibited for a period of 3 years from conducting such
13 activities.
 
14     (40 ILCS 5/1-145 new)
15     Sec. 1-145. Revolving door prohibition; anti-lobbying
16 provision.
17     (a) No former board member, officer, or employee of the
18 board of any retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15,
19 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment board created under
20 Article 22A of this Code or spouse or immediate family member
21 living with such person, shall, within a period of one year
22 immediately after termination of their term on the board
23 created under this Code or employment, knowingly accept
24 employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
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1 officer, or employee, during the year immediately preceding
2 termination of their term on the employment, participation
3 personally and substantially in the decision to award contracts
4 with a cumulative value of over $25,000 to the person or
5 entity, or its parent or subsidiary.
6     (b) No former board member, officer, or employee of the
7 board of any retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15,
8 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment board created under
9 Article 22A of this Code or spouse or immediate family member
10 living with such person shall, within a period of one year
11 immediately after termination of their term on the board or
12 employment, seek a contract with or provide services for fees
13 to any person with business or seeking business with the board.
14     (c) Former board members, officers, and employees of any
15 retirement system created under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of
16 this Code or an investment board created under Article 22A of
17 this Code and spouses or immediate family members living with
18 such persons shall be prohibited from lobbying, as the term is
19 defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act, for a
20 period of one year following the last date of their term as a
21 board member, officer, or employee.
22     (d) The requirements of this Section may be waived in
23 writing by the Executive Ethics Commission. The waiver shall be
24 granted upon an affirmative showing that the prospective
25 employment or relationship did not affect the decisions
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1 if the board member, officer, or employee can substantiate that
2 no harm or violation of public trust will result from the
3 waiver.
 
4     (40 ILCS 5/1-150 new)
5     Sec. 1-150. Conflicts of interests.
6     (a) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of
7 Section 50-13 of the Illinois Procurement Code, it is unlawful
8 for a member of the board of any retirement system created
9 under Article 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code or an
10 investment board created under Article 22A of this Code, as
11 well as any member's spouse or immediate family members living
12 in the member's residence to have or acquire a contract or have
13 or acquire a direct pecuniary interest in a contract with the
14 State that relates to the Board during and for one year after
15 the conclusion of the person's term of office.
16     (b) If (i) a person subject to subsection (a) of this
17 Section is entitled to receive more than 7 1/2% of the total
18 distributable income of a partnership, association,
19 corporation, or other business entity or (ii) a person subject
20 to subsection (a) together with his or her spouse and immediate
21 family members living in that person's residence are entitled
22 to receive more than 15%, in the aggregate, of the total
23 distributable income of a partnership, association,
24 corporation, or other business entity, then it is unlawful for
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1 entity to have or acquire a contract or a direct pecuniary
2 interest in a contract prohibited by subsection (a) during and
3 for one year after the conclusion of the person's term of
4 office.
 
5     (40 ILCS 5/1-155 new)
6     Sec. 1-155. Disclosure and potential conflicts of
7 interest.
8     (a) Procurements for any retirement system created under
9 Articles 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment
10 board created under Article 22A of this Code must be conducted
11 in a manner and in a form that is substantially similar to the
12 Illinois Procurement Code and in conformance with this Section.
13     (b) All offers from responsible bidders shall be
14 accompanied by a statement disclosing all political activity
15 engaged in and political contributions made by the bidder, its
16 principles, and family members.
17     (c) All offers from responsible bidders or offerors with an
18 annual value of more than $10,000 shall be accompanied by
19 disclosure of the financial interests of the contractor,
20 bidder, or proposer. The financial disclosure of each
21 successful bidder or offeror shall become part of the publicly
22 available contract or procurement file maintained by the
23 appropriate chief procurement officer.
24     (d) Disclosure by the responsive bidders or offerors shall
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1 excess of 5%, or an amount greater than 60% of the annual
2 salary of the Governor, of the bidding entity or its parent
3 entity, whichever is less, unless the contractor or bidder (i)
4 is a publicly traded entity subject to federal 10K reporting,
5 in which case it may submit its 10K disclosure in place of the
6 prescribed disclosure, or (ii) is a privately held entity that
7 is exempt from federal 10K reporting but has more than 400
8 shareholders, in which case it may submit the information that
9 federal 10K reporting companies are required to report under 17
10 CFR 229.401 and list the names of any person or entity holding
11 any ownership share that is in excess of 5% in place of the
12 prescribed disclosure. The form of disclosure shall be
13 prescribed by the applicable chief procurement officer and must
14 include at least the names, addresses, and dollar or
15 proportionate share of ownership of each person identified in
16 this subsection (d), their instrument of ownership or
17 beneficial relationship, and notice of any potential conflict
18 of interest resulting from the current ownership or beneficial
19 relationship of each person identified in this subsection (d)
20 having in addition any of the following relationships:
21         (1) State employment, currently or in the previous 3
22     years, including contractual employment of services.
23         (2) State employment of spouse, father, mother, son or
24     daughter, including contractual employment for services in
25     the previous 2 years.
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1     the State of Illinois, the government of the United States,
2     any unit of local government authorized by the Constitution
3     of the State of Illinois or the statutes of the State of
4     Illinois currently or in the previous 3 years.
5         (4) Relationship to anyone holding elective office
6     currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
7     mother, son, or daughter.
8         (5) Appointive office; the holding of any appointive
9     government office of the State of Illinois, the United
10     States of America, or any unit of local government
11     authorized by the Constitution of the State of Illinois or
12     the statutes of the State of Illinois, which office
13     entitles the holder to compensation in excess of expenses
14     incurred in the discharge of that office currently or in
15     the previous 3 years.
16         (6) Relationship to anyone holding appointive office
17     currently or in the previous 2 years; spouse, father,
18     mother, son, or daughter.
19         (7) Employment, currently or in the previous 2 years,
20     as or by any registered lobbyist of the State government.
21         (8) Relationship to anyone who is or was a registered
22     lobbyist in the previous 2 years; spouse, father, mother,
23     son or daughter.
24         (9) Compensated employment, currently or in the
25     previous 3 years, by any registered election or re-election
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1     county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
2     action committee registered with either the Secretary of
3     State or the Federal Board of Elections.
4         (10) Relationship to anyone; spouse, father, mother,
5     son, or daughter; who is or was a compensated employee in
6     the last 2 years of any registered election or re-election
7     committee registered with the Secretary of State or any
8     county clerk in the State of Illinois, or any political
9     action committee registered with either the Secretary of
10     State or the Federal Board of Elections.
11     (e) The disclosure in subsection (d) is not intended to
12 prohibit or prevent any contract. The disclosure is meant to
13 fully and publicly disclose any potential conflict to the chief
14 procurement officers, State purchasing officers, their
15 designees, and executive officers so they may adequately
16 discharge their duty to protect the State.
17     (f) In the case of any contract for personal services in
18 excess of $50,000; any contract competitively bid in excess of
19 $250,000; any other contract in excess of $50,000; when a
20 potential for a conflict of interest is identified, discovered,
21 or reasonably suspected it shall be reviewed and commented on
22 in writing by the Executive Ethics Commission. The comment
23 shall be returned to the responsible chief procurement officer,
24 who must rule in writing whether to void or allow the contract,
25 bid, offer, or proposal weighing the best interest of the State
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1 publicly available part of the contract, bid, or proposal file.
2     (g) These thresholds and disclosure do not relieve the
3 chief procurement officer, the State purchasing officer, or
4 their designees from reasonable care and diligence for any
5 contract, bid, offer, or proposal. The chief procurement
6 officer, the State purchasing officer, or their designees shall
7 be responsible for using any reasonably known and publicly
8 available information to discover any undisclosed potential
9 conflict of interest and act to protect the best interest of
10 the State of Illinois.
11     (h) Inadvertent or accidental failure to fully disclose
12 shall render the contract, bid, proposal, or relationship
13 voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or she deems it
14 in the best interest of the State of Illinois and, at his or
15 her discretion, may be cause for barring from future contracts,
16 bids, proposals, or relationships with the State for a period
17 of up to 2 years.
18     (i) Intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose
19 shall render the contract, bid, proposal, or relationship
20 voidable by the chief procurement officer if he or she deems it
21 in the best interest of the State of Illinois and shall result
22 in debarment from future contracts, bids, proposals, or
23 relationships for a period of not less than 2 years and not
24 more than 10 years. Reinstatement after 2 years and before 10
25 years must be reviewed and commented on in writing by the
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1 board or commission he or she might designate. The comment
2 shall be returned to the responsible chief procurement officer,
3 who must rule in writing whether and when to reinstate.
4     (j) In addition, all disclosures shall note any other
5 current or pending contracts, proposals, leases, or other
6 ongoing procurement relationships the bidding, proposing, or
7 offering entity has with any other unit of State government and
8 shall clearly identify the unit and the contract, proposal,
9 lease, or other relationship.
 
10     (40 ILCS 5/1-160 new)
11     Sec. 1-160. Investment transparency.
12     (a) The purpose of this Section is to provide for
13 transparency in the investment of public funds by requiring the
14 reporting of full and complete information regarding the
15 investment moneys by State systems.
16     (b) Any retirement system created under Articles 2, 14, 15,
17 16, or 18 of this Code or an investment board created under
18 Article 22A of this Code shall make available in a clear and
19 conspicuous manner on its official website, and update at least
20 monthly, the following information concerning the investment
21 of public funds:
22         (1) the total amount of funds held by retirement
23     systems or the investment board;
24         (2) the asset allocation for the investments made by
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1         (3) current and historic return information;
2         (4) a detailed listing of the investment managers for
3     all asset classes and the performance of each; and
4         (5) performance of investments compared against
5     established benchmarks.
6     (c) Nothing in this Section requires a retirement system
7 created under Articles 2, 14, 15, 16, or 18 of this Code or an
8 investment board created under Article 22A of this Code to make
9 information available on the Internet that is exempt from
10 inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act.
 
11     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
12 Section 8.33 as follows:
 
13     (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
14     Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
15 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
16 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
17 the 96th General Assembly.
 
18     Section 98. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
19 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     5 ILCS 420/4A-101 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101
4     5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5     5 ILCS 420/4A-106 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106
6     5 ILCS 420/4A-107 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-107
7     5 ILCS 430/1-5
8     30 ILCS 500/1-15.15
9     30 ILCS 500/1-15.100
10     30 ILCS 500/15-25
11     30 ILCS 500/20-10
12     30 ILCS 500/50-38 new
13     40 ILCS 5/1-101.2
14     40 ILCS 5/1-110 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 1-110
15     40 ILCS 5/1-113.5
16     40 ILCS 5/1-125.1 new
17     40 ILCS 5/1-130 new
18     40 ILCS 5/1-140 new
19     40 ILCS 5/1-145 new
20     40 ILCS 5/1-150 new
21     40 ILCS 5/1-155 new
22     40 ILCS 5/1-160 new
23     30 ILCS 805/8.33 new