97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3941

 

Introduced 11/29/2012, by Sen. Dan Kotowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.3 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.4 new
5 ILCS 420/1-104.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105  from Ch. 127, par. 601-105
5 ILCS 420/1-105.2 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.3 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.4 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.6 new
5 ILCS 420/1-105.7 new
5 ILCS 420/1-110  from Ch. 127, par. 601-110
5 ILCS 420/1-112.5 new
5 ILCS 420/1-113.6 new
5 ILCS 420/4A-102  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5 ILCS 420/4A-103  from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
5 ILCS 420/4A-108
5 ILCS 420/4A-104 rep.

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Creates a uniform statement of economic interest form that must be completed by all persons who are required to file that form under the Act. Changes the nature of the required disclosures that must be made. Authorizes the Secretary of State to institute an electronic statement of economic interest filing system. Repeals a provision that established a separate form for persons required to file a statement of economic interests with county clerks. Effective January 1, 2014.


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1    AN ACT concerning State 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 changing Sections 1-105, 1-110, 4A-102, 4A-103, and 4A-108
6and by adding Sections 1-102.5, 1-104.3, 1-104.4, 1-104.5,
71-105.2, 1-105.3, 1-105.4, 1-105.5, 1-105.6, 1-105.7, 1-112.5,
8and 1-113.6 as follows:
 
9    (5 ILCS 420/1-102.5 new)
10    Sec. 1-102.5. "Asset" means, for the purposes of Sections
114A-102 and 4A-103, an item that is owned and has monetary
12value. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, assets
13include, but are not limited to: stocks, bonds (except those
14issued by the federal, state, or local governments), sector
15mutual funds, sector exchange traded funds, commodity futures,
16investment real estate, and partnership interests. For the
17purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, assets do not include:
18personal residences; personal vehicles; savings or checking
19accounts; bonds, notes, or securities issued by any branch of
20federal, state, or local government; Medicare benefits;
21inheritances or bequests; diversified mutual funds; annuities;
22pensions (including government pensions); retirement accounts;
23college savings plans that are qualified tuition plans; or

 

 

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1non-income producing trust holdings.
 
2    (5 ILCS 420/1-104.3 new)
3    Sec. 1-104.3. "Creditor" means, for the purposes of
4Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, an individual, organization, or
5other business entity to whom money or its equivalent is owed,
6no matter whether that obligation is secured or unsecured,
7except that if a filer makes a loan to members of his or her
8family, a political committee registered with the Illinois
9State Board of Elections, or a political committee, principal
10campaign committee, or authorized committee registered with
11the Federal Election Commission, then that filer does not, by
12making such a loan, become a creditor of that individual or
13entity for the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103 of this
14Act.
 
15    (5 ILCS 420/1-104.4 new)
16    Sec. 1-104.4. "Debt" means, for the purposes of Sections
174A-102 and 4A-103, any money or monetary obligation owed at any
18time during the preceding calendar year to an individual,
19company, or other organization, other than a loan that is from
20a financial institution, government agency, or business entity
21and that is granted on terms made available to the general
22public. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, "debt"
23includes, but is not limited to: personal loans from friends or
24business associates, business loans made outside the lender's

 

 

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1regular course of business, and loans made at below market
2rates. For the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, "debt"
3does not include: (i) debts to or from financial institutions
4or government entities, such as mortgages, student loans,
5credit card debts, or loans secured by automobiles, household
6furniture, or appliances, as long as those loans were made on
7terms available to the general public and do not exceed the
8purchase price of the items securing them; or (ii) debts to or
9from political committees registered with the Illinois State
10Board of Elections or political committees, principal campaign
11committees, or authorized committees registered with the
12Federal Election Commission.
 
13    (5 ILCS 420/1-104.5 new)
14    Sec. 1-104.5. "Diversified funds" means investment
15products, such as mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or unit
16investment trusts, that invest in a wide variety of securities.
 
17    (5 ILCS 420/1-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 601-105)
18    Sec. 1-105. "Economic opportunity" means any purchase,
19sale, lease, contract, option, or other transaction or
20arrangement involving property or services wherein a
21legislator or, in the case of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, the
22filer may gain an economic benefit. The term shall not include
23gifts.
24(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.2 new)
2    Sec. 1-105.2. "Economic relationship" means, for the
3purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, any relationship that
4provides the filer with income or an economic opportunity. For
5the purposes of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, economic
6relationships include, but are not limited to, ownership
7interests in family-owned businesses and creditor-debtor
8relationships with third parties other than commercial lending
9institutions.
 
10    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.3 new)
11    Sec. 1-105.3. "Family" means, for the purposes of Sections
124A-102 and 4A-103, a filer's spouse (including a party to a
13civil union or a registered domestic partner), children,
14step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings,
15half-siblings, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law,
16sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, aunts, uncles,
17nieces, nephews, great aunts, great uncles, first cousins,
18grandfathers, grandmothers, grandsons, and granddaughters, as
19well as the father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother of the
20filer's spouse.
 
21    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.4 new)
22    Sec. 1-105.4. "Filer" means, for the purposes of Section
234A-102 and 4A-103, a person required to file a statement of

 

 

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1economic interests pursuant to this Act.
 
2    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.5 new)
3    Sec. 1-105.5. "Gift" has the meaning ascribed to that term
4in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
5but does not include any item or benefit to which an exception
6in Section 10-15 of that Act applies.
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.6 new)
8    Sec. 1-105.6. "Income" means, for the purposes of Sections
94A-102 and 4A-103, income from whatever source derived,
10including, but not limited to: compensation received for
11services rendered or to be rendered (as reported on any
12Internal Revenue Service forms, including, but not limited to,
13W-2 and 1099); earnings or capital gains from the sale of goods
14or property; profit from financial investments or other assets;
15dividends from common stock; interest or dividend income from
16all assets; revenue from leases and rentals, royalties, prizes,
17awards, or barter; forgiveness of debt; and earnings derived
18from pensions, retirement accounts, annuities or trusts other
19than testamentary trusts. "Income" does not include
20compensation earned for service in the position that
21necessitates the filing of the statement of economic interests,
22and income from the sale of a personal residence or personal
23vehicles.
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/1-105.7 new)
2    Sec. 1-105.7. "Investment real estate" means any real
3property, other than a filer's personal residences, purchased
4to produce a profit, whether from income or resale.
 
5    (5 ILCS 420/1-110)  (from Ch. 127, par. 601-110)
6    Sec. 1-110. "Lobbyist" means an individual who is required
7to be registered to engage in lobbying activities pursuant to
8any statute, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a unit of
9government in the State of Illinois any person required to be
10registered under "An Act concerning lobbying and providing a
11penalty for violation thereof", approved July 10, 1957, as
12amended.
13(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)
 
14    (5 ILCS 420/1-112.5 new)
15    Sec. 1-112.5. "Personal residence" means, for the purposes
16of Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103, a filer's primary home residence
17and any residential real property held by the filer and used by
18the filer for residential rather than commercial or income
19generating purposes.
 
20    (5 ILCS 420/1-113.6 new)
21    Sec. 1-113.6. "Sector funds" means mutual funds or exchange
22traded funds invested in a particular industry or business.
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
2    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
3by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
4person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
5following interests shall be listed by all persons required to
6file:
7        (1) each asset that has a value of more than $10,000 as
8    of the end of the preceding calendar year and is: (i) held
9    in the filer's name; (ii) held jointly by the filer with
10    his or her spouse (including a party to a civil union or a
11    registered domestic partner), his or her minor child or
12    children, or his or her spouse and minor child or children;
13    or (iii) held by the filer's minor child or children;
14        (2) excluding the income from the position that
15    requires the filing of a statement of economic interests
16    under this Act, each source of income that generated in
17    excess of $2,500 during the preceding calendar year (as
18    reported on the filer's federal income tax return covering
19    the preceding calendar year) and, if the sale or transfer
20    of an asset produced more than $2,500 in income during the
21    preceding calendar year, the transaction date on which that
22    asset was sold or transferred;
23        (3) each creditor of a debt in excess of $5,000 that,
24    during the preceding calendar year, was: (i) owed by the
25    filer; (ii) owed jointly by the filer with his or her
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1    domestic partner), his or her minor child or children, or
2    his or her spouse and minor child or children; or (iii)
3    owed by the filer's minor child or children;
4        (4) each debtor of a debt in excess of $5,000 that,
5    during the preceding calendar year, was: (i) owed to the
6    filer; (ii) owed jointly to the filer and his or her spouse
7    (including a party to a civil union or a registered
8    domestic partner), his or her minor child or children, or
9    his or her spouse and minor child or children; or (iii)
10    owed to the filer's minor child or children;
11        (5) each lobbyist registered with any unit of
12    government in the State of Illinois and with whom the filer
13    maintains an economic relationship, or each lobbyist
14    registered with any unit of government in the State of
15    Illinois who is the spouse (including a party to a civil
16    union or a registered domestic partner), child,
17    step-child, parent, step-parent, or sibling of the filer;
18    and
19        (6) each source and type of gift having a value of $500
20    or more, or an aggregate value of $500 or more, for gifts
21    from a single source, received by the filer during the
22    preceding calendar year, excluding gifts received from any
23    family member or from an individual given on the basis of
24    personal friendship.
25The interest (if constructively controlled by the person making
26the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be

 

 

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1considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
2the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
3statement.
4        (a) The following interests shall be listed by all
5    persons required to file:
6            (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
7        professional organization or individual professional
8        practice in which the person making the statement was
9        an officer, director, associate, partner or
10        proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from
11        which income in excess of $1200 was derived during the
12        preceding calendar year;
13            (2) The nature of professional services (other
14        than services rendered to the unit or units of
15        government in relation to which the person is required
16        to file) and the nature of the entity to which they
17        were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received
18        during the preceding calendar year from the entity for
19        professional services rendered by the person making
20        the statement.
21            (3) The identity (including the address or legal
22        description of real estate) of any capital asset from
23        which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in
24        the preceding calendar year.
25            (4) The name of any unit of government which has
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1        preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of
2        government in relation to which the person is required
3        to file.
4            (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or
5        gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
6        the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during
7        the preceding calendar year.
8        (b) The following interests shall also be listed by
9    persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), and item
10    (n) of Section 4A-101:
11            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
12        entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in
13        which an ownership interest held by the person at the
14        date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
15        or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were
16        derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the
17        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
18        by street address, or if none, then by legal
19        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
20        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;
21            (2) Except for professional service entities, the
22        name of any entity and any position held therein from
23        which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during
24        the preceding calendar year, if the entity does
25        business in the State of Illinois. No time or demand
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1        instrument need be listed.
2            (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with
3        whom the person making the statement maintains a close
4        economic association, including the name of the
5        lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or
6        matters which are the object of the lobbying activity,
7        and describing the general type of economic activity of
8        the client or principal on whose behalf that person is
9        lobbying.
10        (c) The following interests shall also be listed by
11    persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), and (o) of Section
12    4A-101:
13            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
14        entity doing business with a unit of local government
15        in relation to which the person is required to file if
16        the ownership interest of the person filing is greater
17        than $5,000 fair market value as of the date of filing
18        or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were received from
19        the entity during the preceding calendar year. (In the
20        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
21        by street address, or if none, then by legal
22        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
23        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
24            (2) Except for professional service entities, the
25        name of any entity and any position held therein from
26        which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the

 

 

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1        preceding calendar year if the entity does business
2        with a unit of local government in relation to which
3        the person is required to file. No time or demand
4        deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
5        instrument need be listed.
6            (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
7        governmental action requested by any entity which has
8        applied to a unit of local government in relation to
9        which the person must file for any license, franchise
10        or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real
11        estate during the preceding calendar year if the
12        ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of
13        $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
14        income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
15        by the person filing from the entity during the
16        preceding calendar year.
17    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
18government in relation to which a person required to file under
19item (o) of Section 4A-101 shall be the unit of local
20government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
21person is a member of the board.
22(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
23    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
24    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
25by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State or

 

 

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1county clerk shall be filled in by typewriting or hand
2printing, shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person
3making the statement and shall contain substantially the
4following:
 
5
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS

 
6INSTRUCTIONS:
7    You may find the following documents helpful to you in
8completing this form:
9        (1) federal income tax returns, including any related
10    schedules, attachments, and forms; and
11        (2) investment and brokerage statements.
12    To complete this form, you do not need to disclose specific
13amounts or values or report interests relating either to
14political committees registered with the Illinois State Board
15of Elections or to political committees, principal campaign
16committees, or authorized committees registered with the
17Federal Election Commission.
18    The information you disclose will be available to the
19public.
20    You must answer all 6 questions. Certain questions will ask
21you to report any applicable assets or debts held in your name;
22held jointly with your spouse (including a party to a civil
23union or a registered domestic partner), your minor child, or
24both your spouse and minor child; or held by your minor child.

 

 

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1If you have any concerns about whether an interest should be
2reported, please consult your department's ethics officer, if
3applicable.
4    Please ensure that the information you provide is complete
5and accurate. If you need more space than the form allows,
6please attach additional pages for your response. Failure to
7complete the statement in good faith and within the prescribed
8deadline may subject you to fines, imprisonment, or both.
 
9DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES, AND FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:
10    As used in this form:
11    "Asset" means an item that is owned and has monetary value.
12Assets include, but are not limited to: stocks, bonds (except
13those issued by the federal, state, or local governments),
14sector mutual funds, sector exchange traded funds, commodity
15futures, investment real estate, and partnership interests.
16"Asset" does not include: personal residences; personal
17vehicles; savings or checking accounts; bonds, notes, or
18securities issued by any branch of federal, state, or local
19government; Medicare benefits; inheritances or bequests;
20diversified mutual funds; diversified exchange traded funds;
21annuities; pensions (including government pensions);
22retirement accounts; college savings plans that are qualified
23tuition plans; or non-income producing trust holdings.
24    "Creditor" means an individual, organization, or other
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1matter whether that obligation is secured or unsecured, except
2that if a filer makes a loan to members of his or her family, a
3political committee registered with the Illinois State Board of
4Elections, or a political committee, principal campaign
5committee, or authorized committee registered with the Federal
6Election Commission, then that filer does not, for the purposes
7of this form, become a creditor of that individual or entity by
8making such a loan.
9    "Debt" means any money or monetary obligation owed at any
10time during the preceding calendar year to an individual,
11company, or other organization, other than a loan that is from
12a financial institution, government agency, or business entity
13and that is granted on terms made available to the general
14public. "Debt" includes, but is not limited to: personal loans
15from friends or business associates, business loans made
16outside the lender's regular course of business, and loans made
17at below market rates. "Debt" does not include: (i) debts to or
18from financial institutions or government entities, such as
19mortgages, student loans, credit card debts, or loans secured
20by automobiles, household furniture, or appliances, as long as
21such loans were made on terms available to the general public
22and do not exceed the purchase price of the items securing
23them; or (ii) debts to or from political committees registered
24with the Illinois State Board of Elections or political
25committees, principal campaign committees, or authorized
26committees registered with the Federal Election Commission.

 

 

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1    "Diversified funds" are investment products, such as
2mutual funds, exchange traded funds, or unit investment trusts,
3that invest in a wide variety of securities.
4    "Economic opportunity" means any purchase, sale, lease,
5contract, option, or other transaction or arrangement
6involving property or services wherein the filer may gain an
7economic benefit. The term shall not include gifts.
8    "Economic relationship" means any relationship that
9provides the filer with income or an economic opportunity.
10Economic relationships include, but are not limited to,
11ownership interests in family-owned businesses and
12creditor-debtor relationships with third parties other than
13commercial lending institutions.
14    "Filer" means a person required to file a statement of
15economic interests.
16    "Family" means a filer's spouse (including a party to a
17civil union or a registered domestic partner), children,
18step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings,
19half-siblings, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law,
20sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, aunts, uncles,
21nieces, nephews, great aunts, great uncles, first cousins,
22grandfathers, grandmothers, grandsons, and granddaughters, as
23well as the father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother of the
24filer's spouse.
25    "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,
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1intangible item having monetary value including, but not
2limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
3engagements related to or attributable to government
4employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
5officer but does not include any item or benefit to which an
6exception in Section 10-15 of the State Officials and Employees
7Ethics Act applies.
8    "Income" means income from whatever source derived,
9including, but not limited to: compensation received for
10services rendered or to be rendered (as reported on any
11Internal Revenue Service form, including, but not limited to,
12W-2 and 1099); earnings or capital gains from the sale of goods
13or property; profit from financial investments or other assets;
14dividends from common stock; interest and dividend income from
15all assets; revenue from leases and rentals, royalties, prizes,
16awards, or barter; forgiveness of debt; or earnings derived
17from pensions, retirement accounts, annuities, or trusts other
18than testamentary trusts. "Income" does not include
19compensation earned for service in the position that
20necessitates the filing of the statement of economic interests,
21and income from the sale of a personal residence or personal
22vehicles.
23    "Investment real estate" means any real property, other
24than a filer's personal residences, purchased to produce a
25profit, whether from income or resale.
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1in lobbying activities pursuant to any statute, regulation, or
2ordinance adopted by a unit of government in the State of
3Illinois.
4    "Personal residence" means a filer's primary home
5residence and any residential real property held by the filer
6that is used by the filer for residential rather than
7commercial or income generating purposes.
8    "Sector funds" means mutual funds or exchange traded funds
9invested in a particular industry, business, or location.
 
10BASIC INFORMATION:
11Name: .......................................................
12Job title:...................................................
13Office, department, or agency that is requiring you to file
14this form:...................................................
15Other offices, departments, or agencies which require you to
16file a Statement of Economic Interests form: ................
17Full mailing address: .......................................
18Preferred e-mail address (optional) .........................
 
19QUESTIONS:
20    1. If you have any single asset that was worth more than
21$10,000 as of the end of the preceding calendar year and is
22held in your name or your minor child's name, or held jointly
23with your spouse (including a registered domestic partner or
24party to a civil union), your minor child, or your spouse and

 

 

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1minor child, list such assets below. If you do not have any
2such assets, list "none" below.
3.............................................................
4.............................................................
5.............................................................
6.............................................................
7.............................................................
8    2. Excluding the position that is requiring you to file
9this form, list the source of any income in excess of $2,500 as
10reported on your federal income tax return covering the
11preceding calendar year. If you sold an asset which produced
12more than $2,500 in income in the preceding calendar year, list
13the name of the asset and the transaction date on which the
14sale or transfer took place. If you had no other sources of
15income exceeding $2,500, list "none" below.
16
17
Source of Income / Name of
18
Asset
Date Sold (if applicable)
19............................... ...............................
20............................... ...............................
21............................... ...............................
22    3. Excluding debts incurred on terms available to the
23general public, such as mortgages, student loans, and credit
24card debts, if you owed any single debt in the preceding
25calendar year exceeding $5,000, list the creditor of such debt
26below. If you had no such debts, list "none" below.

 

 

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1    List the creditor for all applicable debts owed by you;
2owed jointly by you with your spouse (including a registered
3domestic partner or party to a civil union), your minor child,
4or your spouse and minor child; or owed by your minor child. In
5addition to the types of debts listed above, you do not need to
6report any debts to or from financial institutions or
7government agencies, such as debts secured by automobiles,
8household furniture or appliance, as long as any such debt was
9made on terms available to the general public and does not
10exceed the purchase price of the item securing the loan, debts
11to members of your family, or debts to or from a political
12committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections
13or any political committee, principal campaign committee or
14authorized committee registered with the Federal Election
15Commission.
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
18.............................................................
19.............................................................
20    4. Excluding debts owed to you by members of your family or
21by a political committee, if there is any entity or person who
22owed debt to you in the preceding calendar year exceeding
23$5,000, list such debtor below. If no such debts were owed to
24you, list "none" below.
25    List the debtor for all applicable debts owed to you; owed
26jointly to you with your spouse (including a registered

 

 

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1domestic partner or party to a civil union), your minor child,
2or your spouse and minor child; or owed to your minor child.
3You do not need to report loans you made to members of your
4family or to a political committee registered with the Illinois
5State Board of Elections or any political committee, principal
6campaign committee or authorized committee registered with the
7Federal Election Commission.
8.............................................................
9.............................................................
10.............................................................
11    5. If you maintain an economic relationship with a lobbyist
12or if your spouse (including a registered domestic partner or
13party to a civil union), child, step-child, parent,
14step-parent, or sibling is a lobbyist registered with any unit
15of government in the State of Illinois, list the name of the
16lobbyist below and identify the nature of your relationship
17with the lobbyist. If you do not have an economic association
18with a lobbyist, list "none" below.
19
20
Name of Lobbyist
Relationship to Filer
21............................... ...............................
22............................... ...............................
23............................... ...............................
24    6. Excluding any gift or gifts received from a family
25member or from an individual given on the basis of personal
26friendship, list below any gift or gifts you received in the

 

 

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1preceding calendar year from a single source having an
2aggregate value of $500 or more.
3    List the name of any person, organization, or business from
4which you received an applicable gift or gifts. You do not need
5to report any gift received from friends, family members, or
6those made through bequests or other forms of inheritance.
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9.............................................................
 
10VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF OTHER ECONOMIC INTERESTS:
11    If you or your family have additional financial information
12or other economic interests and relationships whose disclosure
13you believe would aid the public, you may list that information
14here.
15.............................................................
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
 
18VERIFICATION:
19    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
20(including any attachments) has been examined by me and to the
21best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete
22statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois
23Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for
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1to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment in a penal institution other
2than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and
3imprisonment."
4Printed Name.................................................
5Date.........................................................
6Signature....................................................
7
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
8
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
9.............................................................
10(name)
11.............................................................
12(each office or position of employment for which this statement
13is filed)
14.............................................................
15(full mailing address)
16GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
17    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
18making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
19considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
20the statement.
21    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
22    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
23listing.
24    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
25doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership
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1of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess
2of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In
3the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by
4street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time
5or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
6instrument need be listed.
7Business EntityInstrument of Ownership
8..............................................................
9..............................................................
10..............................................................
11..............................................................
12    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
13professional organization in which the person making the
14statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
15proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
16income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
17calendar year.
18NameAddressType of Practice
19.............................................................
20.............................................................
21.............................................................
22    3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other
23than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income
24exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
25rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
26making the statement.

 

 

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1.............................................................
2.............................................................
3    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
4description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
5capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
6preceding calendar year.
7.............................................................
8.............................................................
9    5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
10the person making the statement maintains a close economic
11association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
12the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
13lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
14activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
15is lobbying.
16LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
17.............................................................
18.............................................................
19    6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
20of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
21during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
22services and the title or description of any position held in
23that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
24shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
25description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
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1EntityPosition Held
2..............................................................
3..............................................................
4..............................................................
5    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
6the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
7year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
8which the person is required to file.
9.............................................................
10.............................................................
11    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
12or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
13in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
14year.
15.............................................................
16VERIFICATION:
17    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
18(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
19examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
20true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
21as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
22understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
23incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
24imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary
25not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."
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1(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)
2(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
3    (5 ILCS 420/4A-108)
4    Sec. 4A-108. Internet-based systems of filing.
5    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any
6other law, the Secretary of State and county clerks are a
7county clerk is authorized to institute an Internet-based
8system for the filing of statements of economic interests in
9their offices his or her office. With respect to county clerk
10systems, the The determination to institute such a system shall
11be in the sole discretion of the county clerk and shall meet
12the requirements set out in this Section. With respect to a
13Secretary of State system, the determination to institute such
14a system shall be in the sole discretion of the Secretary of
15State and shall meet the requirements set out in this Section.
16When this Section does not modify or remove the requirements
17set forth elsewhere in this Article, those requirements shall
18apply to any system of Internet-based filing authorized by this
19Section. When this Section does modify or remove the
20requirements set forth elsewhere in this Article, the
21provisions of this Section shall apply to any system of
22Internet-based filing authorized by this Section.
23    (b) In any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
24economic interests instituted by the Secretary of State or a
25county clerk:

 

 

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1        (1) Any filing of an Internet-based statement of
2    economic interests shall be the equivalent of the filing of
3    a verified, written statement of economic interests as
4    required by Section 4A-101 and the equivalent of the filing
5    of a verified, dated, and signed statement of economic
6    interests as required by Section 4A-103 4A-104.
7        (2) The Secretary of State and county clerks who
8    institute A county clerk who institutes a system of
9    Internet-based filing of statements of economic interests
10    shall establish a password-protected website web site to
11    receive the filings of such statements. A website
12    established under this Section shall set forth and provide
13    a means of responding to the questions items set forth in
14    Section 4A-103 4A-102 that are required of a person who
15    files a statement of economic interests with that officer.
16        (3) The times for the filing of statements of economic
17    interests set forth in Section 4A-105 shall be followed in
18    any system of Internet-based filing of statements of
19    economic interests; provided that a candidate for elective
20    office who is required to file a statement of economic
21    interests in relation to his or her candidacy pursuant to
22    Section 4A-105(a) shall not use the Internet to file his or
23    her statement of economic interests but shall file his or
24    her statement of economic interests in a written or printed
25    form and shall receive a written or printed receipt for his
26    or her filing.

 

 

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1        (4) In the first year of the implementation of a system
2    of Internet-based filing of statements of economic
3    interests, each person required to file such a statement is
4    to be notified in writing of his or her obligation to file
5    his or her statement of economic interests and the option
6    to file by way of the Internet-based system or by way of
7    standardized form. If access to the web site requires a
8    code or password, this information shall be included in the
9    notice prescribed by this paragraph.
10        (5) When a person required to file a statement of
11    economic interests has supplied the Secretary of State or a
12    county clerk, as applicable, with an email address for the
13    purpose of receiving notices under this Article by email, a
14    notice sent by email to the supplied email address shall be
15    the equivalent of a notice sent by first class mail, as set
16    forth in Section 4A-106. A person who has supplied such an
17    email address shall notify the Secretary of State or county
18    clerk, as applicable, when his or her email address changes
19    or if he or she no longer wishes to receive notices by
20    email.
21        (6) If any person who is required to file a statement
22    of economic interests and who has chosen to receive notices
23    by email fails to file his or her statement by May 10, then
24    the Secretary of State or county clerk, as applicable,
25    shall send an additional email notice on that date,
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1    describing the penalties for late filing and failing to
2    file. This notice shall be in addition to other notices
3    provided for in this Article.
4        (7) Each county clerk who institutes a system of
5    Internet-based filing of statements of economic interests
6    may also institute an Internet-based process for the filing
7    of the list of names and addresses of persons required to
8    file statements of economic interests by the chief
9    administrative officers of units of local government that
10    must file such information with that county clerk pursuant
11    to Section 4A-106. Whenever a county clerk institutes such
12    a system under this paragraph, every unit of local
13    government must use the system to file this information.
14        (8) The Secretary of State and any Any county clerk who
15    institutes a system of Internet-based filing of statements
16    of economic interests shall post the contents of such
17    statements filed with him or her available for inspection
18    and copying on a publicly accessible website. Such postings
19    shall not include the addresses of the filers.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1336, eff. 1-1-11; 97-212, eff. 7-28-11.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 420/4A-104 rep.)
22    Section 10. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
23by repealing Sections 4A-104.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
251, 2014.