SB2262 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2262

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Darin M. LaHood

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that, upon request of an authority making an appointment to a board or commission created by State law or upon request of the Chairman or Minority Spokesperson of the Senate Executive Appointments Committee, the Attorney General shall issue an advisory opinion concerning whether the person being appointed meets the qualifications of the office to which the appointing authority intends to make its appointment.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended by adding Section 3A-45 as follows:

(5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new)

Sec. 3A-45. Advisory opinion regarding qualification for appointment. Upon request of an authority making an appointment to a board or commission created by State law or upon request of the Chairman or Minority Spokesperson of the Senate Executive Appointments Committee, the Attorney General shall issue an advisory opinion concerning whether the person being appointed meets the qualifications of the office to which the appointing authority intends to make its appointment.