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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 131    </title>
<shortdesc>ETHICS-INSPECTOR GEN-HIGHER ED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 430/20-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Authorizes the Governor to appoint an Executive Inspector General for Higher Education to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of the Act by public institutions of higher education, their officers, and their employees. Provides that the term of the initial Executive Inspector General for Higher Education shall commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30, 2013. Requires the initial appointment of the Executive Inspector General for Higher Education to be made within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs;  006-003-000</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2011</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011</action>
<statusdate>7/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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