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92_HB3583
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1 AN ACT in relation to legislative printing.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The General Assembly Compensation Act is
5 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
6 (25 ILCS 115/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 15.1)
7 Sec. 4. Office allowance. Beginning July 1, 1989, each
8 member of the House of Representatives is authorized to
9 approve the expenditure of not more than $57,000 per year and
10 each member of the Senate is authorized to approve the
11 expenditure of not more than $67,000 per year to pay for
12 "personal services", "contractual services", "commodities",
13 "printing", "travel", "operation of automotive equipment",
14 "telecommunications services", as defined in the State
15 Finance Act, and the compensation of one or more legislative
16 assistants authorized pursuant to this Section, in connection
17 with his or her legislative duties and not in connection with
18 any political campaign. A member may purchase office
19 equipment if the member certifies to the Secretary of the
20 Senate or the Clerk of the House, as applicable, that the
21 purchase price, whether paid in lump sum or installments,
22 amounts to less than would be charged for renting or leasing
23 the equipment over its anticipated useful life. All such
24 equipment must be purchased through the Secretary of the
25 Senate or the Clerk of the House, as applicable, for proper
26 identification and verification of purchase.
27 Each member of the General Assembly is authorized to
28 employ one or more legislative assistants, who shall be
29 solely under the direction and control of that member, for
30 the purpose of assisting the member in the performance of his
31 or her official duties. A legislative assistant may be
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1 employed pursuant to this Section either under contract or as
2 a State employee, at the discretion of the member. If
3 employed as a State employee, a legislative assistant shall
4 receive employment benefits on the same terms and conditions
5 that apply to other employees of the General Assembly.
6 As used in this Section the term "personal services"
7 shall include contributions of the State under the Federal
8 Insurance Contribution Act and under Article 14 of the
9 Illinois Pension Code. As used in this Section the term
10 "contractual services" shall not include improvements to real
11 property unless those improvements are the obligation of the
12 lessee under the lease agreement. Beginning July 1, 1989, as
13 used in the Section, the term "travel" shall be limited to
14 travel in connection with a member's legislative duties and
15 not in connection with any political campaign. Beginning
16 July 1, 1989, as used in this Section, the term "printing"
17 includes congratulatory mailings, including but not limited
18 to greeting or welcome messages, anniversary or birthday
19 cards, and congratulations for prominent achievement cards.
20 As used in this Section, the term "printing" includes fees
21 for non-substantive resolutions charged by the Clerk of the
22 House of Representatives under subsection (c-5) of Section 1
23 of the Legislative Materials Act. No constituent newsletter
24 that is paid for, in whole or in part, with funds provided
25 under this Section may be printed or distributed on or after
26 July 1 in any year in which a general election will be held.
27 Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
28 expenditures for lodging and meals while a member is in
29 attendance at sessions of the General Assembly.
30 Any utility bill for service provided to a member's
31 district office for a period including portions of 2
32 consecutive fiscal years may be paid from funds appropriated
33 for such expenditure in either fiscal year.
34 If a vacancy occurs in the office of Senator or
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1 Representative in the General Assembly, any office equipment
2 in the possession of the vacating member shall transfer to
3 the member's successor; if the successor does not want such
4 equipment, it shall be transferred to the Secretary of the
5 Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case
6 may be, and if not wanted by other members of the General
7 Assembly then to the Department of Central Management
8 Services for treatment as surplus property under the State
9 Property Control Act. Each member, on or before June 30th of
10 each year, shall conduct an inventory of all equipment
11 purchased pursuant to this Act. Such inventory shall be
12 filed with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the
13 House, as the case may be. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the
14 Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House, as the
15 case may be, shall conduct an inventory of equipment
16 purchased.
17 In the event that a member leaves office during his or
18 her term, any unexpended or unobligated portion of the
19 allowance granted under this Section shall lapse. The
20 vacating member's successor shall be granted an allowance in
21 an amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, computed by
22 dividing the annual allowance by 365 and multiplying the
23 quotient by the number of days remaining in the fiscal year.
24 From any appropriation for the purposes of this Section
25 for a fiscal year which overlaps 2 General Assemblies, no
26 more than 1/2 of the annual allowance per member may be spent
27 or encumbered by any member of either the outgoing or
28 incoming General Assembly, except that any member of the
29 incoming General Assembly who was a member of the outgoing
30 General Assembly may encumber or spend any portion of his
31 annual allowance within the fiscal year.
32 The appropriation for the annual allowances permitted by
33 this Section shall be included in an appropriation to the
34 President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of
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1 Representatives for their respective members. The President
2 of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall voucher for
3 payment individual members' expenditures from their annual
4 office allowances to the State Comptroller, subject to the
5 authority of the Comptroller under Section 9 of the State
6 Comptroller Act.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-569, eff. 1-28-98.)
8 Section 10. The Legislative Commission Reorganization
9 Act of 1984 is amended by adding Section 9-2.5 as follows:
10 (25 ILCS 130/9-2.5 new)
11 Sec. 9-2.5. Constituent newsletters. The Legislative
12 Printing Unit may not print for any member of the General
13 Assembly any constituent newsletter on or after July 1 in any
14 year in which a general election will be held. A member of
15 the General Assembly may not distribute on or after July 1 in
16 any year in which a general election will be held any
17 constituent newsletter that was printed, at any time, by the
18 Legislative Printing Unit.
19 Section 15. The Election Code is amended by adding
20 Section 9-25.5 as follows:
21 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new)
22 Sec. 9-25.5. Constituent newsletters. A candidate who
23 is a member of the General Assembly must comply with the
24 provisions of Section 4 of the General Assembly Compensation
25 Act concerning the printing and distribution of constituent
26 newsletters and with Section 9-2.5 of the Legislative
27 Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. A violation of the
28 provisions of Section 4 of the General Assembly Compensation
29 Act concerning the printing and distribution of constituent
30 newsletters or of Section 9-2.5 of the Legislative Commission
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1 Reorganization Act of 1984 is a violation of this Article.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.