91st General Assembly
Summary of SB0271
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Senate Sponsors:
JACOBS.

Short description: 
LOC GOVT GIFT BAN                                                          

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Local Gift Ban Act and amends the Open Meetings  Act,      
   the Freedom of Information Act, and the State Gift Ban Act.  Prohibits      
   employees  and  elected  and  appointed  officials  of  units of local      
   government and school districts from soliciting  and  accepting  gifts      
   from  entities  having  interests  affected  by  the  actions  of  the      
   employees, the officials, the units of local government, or the school      
   districts.   Applies to an employee's or official's spouse and certain      
   other family members.  Exempts various categories of  gifts.   Permits      
   units  of  local  government  and school districts to designate ethics      
   officers. Permits units of local government and  school  districts  to      
   establish  ethics  commissions  to  consider  gift  ban complaints and      
   recommend disciplinary actions.  Permits units of local government and      
   school districts to share ethics  officers  and  commissions.    Makes      
   violation  of  the  Act  a business offense subject to a fine of up to      
   $5,000.  Permits an employee's or official's  ultimate  jurisdictional      
   authority  to  take  disciplinary  action  against him or her when the      
   employee or official has violated the Act or  is  the  subject  of  an      
   ethics   commission   recommendation.  Preempts  home  rule.   Exempts      
   deliberations and information from  the  Open  Meetings  Act  and  the      
   Freedom  of  Information  Act.   Removes units of local government and      
   school districts from application of the State Gift Ban Act. Effective      
   December 1, 1999, except that changes in the State Gift Ban  Act  take      
   effect upon becoming law.                                                   
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 01-01-09

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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