Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 3/28/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1223

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1223 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by changing Sections 1-5, 20-5, 20-10, and 70-5 as
6follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 430/1-5)
8    Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or
10with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is
11compensated.
12    "Board members of Regional Transit Boards" means any person
13appointed to serve on the governing board of a Regional Transit
14Board.
15    "Campaign for elective office" means any activity in
16furtherance of an effort to influence the selection,

 

 

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1nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any
2federal, State, or local public office or office in a political
3organization, or the selection, nomination, or election of
4Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, but does not
5include activities (i) relating to the support or opposition of
6any executive, legislative, or administrative action (as those
7terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
8Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are
9otherwise in furtherance of the person's official State duties.
10    "Candidate" means a person who has filed nominating papers
11or petitions for nomination or election to an elected State
12office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in
13nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the
14ballot at either a general primary election or general
15election.
16    "Collective bargaining" has the same meaning as that term
17is defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
18Act.
19    "Commission" means an ethics commission created by this
20Act.
21    "Compensated time" means any time worked by or credited to
22a State employee that counts toward any minimum work time
23requirement imposed as a condition of employment with a State
24agency, but does not include any designated State holidays or
25any period when the employee is on a leave of absence.
26    "Compensatory time off" means authorized time off earned by

 

 

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1or awarded to a State employee to compensate in whole or in
2part for time worked in excess of the minimum work time
3required of that employee as a condition of employment with a
4State agency.
5    "Contribution" has the same meaning as that term is defined
6in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
7    "Employee" means (i) any person employed full-time,
8part-time, or pursuant to a contract and whose employment
9duties are subject to the direction and control of an employer
10with regard to the material details of how the work is to be
11performed or (ii) any appointed or elected commissioner,
12trustee, director, or board member of a board of a State
13agency, including any retirement system or investment board
14subject to the Illinois Pension Code or (iii) any other
15appointee.
16    "Employment benefits" include but are not limited to the
17following: modified compensation or benefit terms; compensated
18time off; or change of title, job duties, or location of office
19or employment. An employment benefit may also include favorable
20treatment in determining whether to bring any disciplinary or
21similar action or favorable treatment during the course of any
22disciplinary or similar action or other performance review.
23    "Executive branch constitutional officer" means the
24Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
25State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
26    "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,

 

 

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1hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or
2intangible item having monetary value including, but not
3limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
4engagements related to or attributable to government
5employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
6officer. The value of a gift may be further defined by rules
7adopted by the appropriate ethics commission or by the Auditor
8General for the Auditor General and for employees of the office
9of the Auditor General.
10    "Governmental entity" means a unit of local government
11(including a community college district) or a school district
12but not a State agency or a Regional Transit Board.
13    "Leave of absence" means any period during which a State
14employee does not receive (i) compensation for State
15employment, (ii) service credit towards State pension
16benefits, and (iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the
17State.
18    "Legislative branch constitutional officer" means a member
19of the General Assembly and the Auditor General.
20    "Legislative leader" means the President and Minority
21Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
22House of Representatives.
23    "Member" means a member of the General Assembly.
24    "Officer" means an executive branch constitutional officer
25or a legislative branch constitutional officer.
26    "Political" means any activity in support of or in

 

 

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1connection with any campaign for elective office or any
2political organization, but does not include activities (i)
3relating to the support or opposition of any executive,
4legislative, or administrative action (as those terms are
5defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii)
6relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise
7in furtherance of the person's official State duties or
8governmental and public service functions.
9    "Political organization" means a party, committee,
10association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
11incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
12organization with the State Board of Elections or a county
13clerk under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with
14regard to those activities that require filing with the State
15Board of Elections or a county clerk.
16    "Prohibited political activity" means:
17        (1) Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any
18    political meeting, political rally, political
19    demonstration, or other political event.
20        (2) Soliciting contributions, including but not
21    limited to the purchase of, selling, distributing, or
22    receiving payment for tickets for any political
23    fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
24        (3) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or
25    preparing any document or report regarding any thing of
26    value intended as a campaign contribution.

 

 

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1        (4) Planning, conducting, or participating in a public
2    opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective
3    office or on behalf of a political organization for
4    political purposes or for or against any referendum
5    question.
6        (5) Surveying or gathering information from potential
7    or actual voters in an election to determine probable vote
8    outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office
9    or on behalf of a political organization for political
10    purposes or for or against any referendum question.
11        (6) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of
12    any political organization or candidate for elective
13    office or for or against any referendum question.
14        (7) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for
15    elective office or a political organization or for or
16    against any referendum question or helping in an effort to
17    get voters to the polls.
18        (8) Initiating for circulation, preparing,
19    circulating, reviewing, or filing any petition on behalf of
20    a candidate for elective office or for or against any
21    referendum question.
22        (9) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for
23    elective office in that capacity or in connection with a
24    campaign for elective office.
25        (10) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate
26    questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective

 

 

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1    office or on behalf of a political organization for
2    political purposes.
3        (11) Distributing, preparing for distribution, or
4    mailing campaign literature, campaign signs, or other
5    campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective
6    office or for or against any referendum question.
7        (12) Campaigning for any elective office or for or
8    against any referendum question.
9        (13) Managing or working on a campaign for elective
10    office or for or against any referendum question.
11        (14) Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a
12    political party convention.
13        (15) Participating in any recount or challenge to the
14    outcome of any election, except to the extent that under
15    subsection (d) of Section 6 of Article IV of the Illinois
16    Constitution each house of the General Assembly shall judge
17    the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members.
18    "Prohibited source" means any person or entity who:
19        (1) is seeking official action (i) by the member or
20    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
21    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
22    directing the employee;
23        (2) does business or seeks to do business (i) with the
24    member or officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, with
25    the employee or with the member, officer, State agency, or
26    other employee directing the employee;

 

 

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1        (3) conducts activities regulated (i) by the member or
2    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
3    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
4    directing the employee;
5        (4) has interests that may be substantially affected by
6    the performance or non-performance of the official duties
7    of the member, officer, or employee;
8        (5) is registered or required to be registered with the
9    Secretary of State under the Lobbyist Registration Act,
10    except that an entity not otherwise a prohibited source
11    does not become a prohibited source merely because a
12    registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves on its
13    board of directors; or
14        (6) is an agent of, a spouse of, or an immediate family
15    member who is living with a "prohibited source".
16    "Regional Transit Boards" means (i) the Regional
17Transportation Authority created by the Regional
18Transportation Authority Act, (ii) the Suburban Bus Division
19created by the Regional Transportation Authority Act, (iii) the
20Commuter Rail Division created by the Regional Transportation
21Authority Act, and (iv) the Chicago Transit Authority created
22by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
23    "State agency" includes all officers, boards, commissions
24and agencies created by the Constitution, whether in the
25executive or legislative branch; all officers, departments,
26boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities,

 

 

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1public institutions of higher learning as defined in Section 2
2of the Higher Education Cooperation Act (except community
3colleges), and bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
4administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State
5government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
6than units of local government (including community college
7districts) and their officers, school districts, and boards of
8election commissioners; and all administrative units and
9corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
10executive order of the Governor. "State agency" includes the
11General Assembly, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the
12President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and
13Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Senate
14Operations Commission, and the legislative support services
15agencies. "State agency" includes the Office of the Auditor
16General. "State agency" does not include the judicial branch.
17    "State employee" means any employee of a State agency.
18    "Ultimate jurisdictional authority" means the following:
19        (1) For members, legislative partisan staff, and
20    legislative secretaries, the appropriate legislative
21    leader: President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the
22    Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
23    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
24        (2) For State employees who are professional staff or
25    employees of the Senate and not covered under item (1), the
26    Senate Operations Commission.

 

 

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1        (3) For State employees who are professional staff or
2    employees of the House of Representatives and not covered
3    under item (1), the Speaker of the House of
4    Representatives.
5        (4) For State employees who are employees of the
6    legislative support services agencies, the Joint Committee
7    on Legislative Support Services.
8        (5) For State employees of the Auditor General, the
9    Auditor General.
10        (6) For State employees of public institutions of
11    higher learning as defined in Section 2 of the Higher
12    Education Cooperation Act (except community colleges), the
13    board of trustees of the appropriate public institution of
14    higher learning.
15        (7) For State employees of an executive branch
16    constitutional officer other than those described in
17    paragraph (6), the appropriate executive branch
18    constitutional officer.
19        (8) For State employees not under the jurisdiction of
20    paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), the
21    Governor.
22        (9) For employees of Regional Transit Boards, the
23    appropriate Regional Transit Board.
24        (10) For board members of Regional Transit Boards, the
25    Governor.
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1    government, the governing board of that unit of local
2    government.
3(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-555, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1528,
4eff. 7-1-11; 96-1533, eff. 3-4-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
5    (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
6    Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
7    (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
8    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
9commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
10the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
11Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner. Appointments
12shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
13by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record
14vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60
15session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have
16received the advice and consent of the Senate. If, during a
17recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office of
18commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
19appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the
20appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
21office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner shall,
22except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for that
23office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed to
24that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 5
25commissioners may be of the same political party.

 

 

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1    The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
2qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
3designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
4June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
5designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
6Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
7Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
8initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
9effective date of this Act.
10    After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
114-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
12and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
13Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
14terms.
15    Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
16be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
17the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
18    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
19filled.
20    (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
21who have experience holding governmental office or employment
22and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
23person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that
24person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
25dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
26preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require

 

 

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1registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is
2related to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State officer
3or employee.
4    (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
5jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies
6other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
7Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the
8Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
9Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
10legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
11Auditor General. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
12jurisdiction over all board members and employees of Regional
13Transit Boards. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
14to matters arising under this Act, except as provided in
15subsection (d-5).
16    A member or legislative branch State employee serving on an
17executive branch board or commission remains subject to the
18jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not
19subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission.
20    (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
21jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and
22procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs.
23The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
24any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the
25Commission is given explicit authority in that Code.
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1jurisdiction over the Illinois Power Agency and its staff. The
2Director of the Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the
3commissioners of the Executive Ethics Commission, subject to
4Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years. The Director is
5removable for cause by a majority of the Commission upon a
6finding of neglect, malfeasance, absence, or incompetence.
7    (2) In case of a vacancy in the office of Director of the
8Illinois Power Agency during a recess of the Senate, the
9Executive Ethics Commission may make a temporary appointment
10until the next meeting of the Senate, at which time the
11Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill
12the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the
13Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and
14until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing
15in this subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics
16Commission from removing a temporary appointee or from
17appointing a temporary appointee as the Director of the
18Illinois Power Agency.
19    (3) Prior to June 1, 2012, the Executive Ethics Commission
20may, until the Director of the Illinois Power Agency is
21appointed and qualified or a temporary appointment is made
22pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, designate some
23person as an acting Director to execute the powers and
24discharge the duties vested by law in that Director. An acting
25Director shall serve no later than 60 calendar days, or upon
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1of this subsection, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this
2subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics Commission from
3removing an acting Director or from appointing an acting
4Director as the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.
5    (4) No person rejected by the Senate for the office of
6Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall, except at the
7Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the
8same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of
9that Senate.
10    (d-7) Notwithstanding any sexual harassment policy adopted
11by a governmental entity under Section 70-5, the Executive
12Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over allegations of
13sexual harassment made by an elected official of a unit of
14local government against another elected official of a unit of
15local government.
16    (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
17person or by other technological means, at least monthly and as
18often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive
19Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
20number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
21appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years
22commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
23following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
24chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
25Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5
26commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners.

 

 

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1Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
2the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections and
3may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
4incurred in the performance of their duties.
5    (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
6Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
7employment:
8        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
9        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
10    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
11    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
12    law;
13        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
14    political party or political organization; or
15        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
16    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
17    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
18    (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
19for cause.
20    (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
21Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director
22shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
23Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
24determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
25    (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a
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1procurement officers and may appoint procurement compliance
2monitors in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois
3Procurement Code. The compensation of a chief procurement
4officer and procurement compliance monitor shall be determined
5by the Commission.
6(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
7    (5 ILCS 430/20-10)
8    Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General.
9    (a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector
10General are created, one each for the Governor, the Attorney
11General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, and the
12Treasurer. Each Office shall be under the direction and
13supervision of an Executive Inspector General and shall be a
14fully independent office with separate appropriations.
15    (b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
16Comptroller, and Treasurer shall each appoint an Executive
17Inspector General, without regard to political affiliation and
18solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability.
19Appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent
20of the Senate by three-fifths of the elected members concurring
21by record vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate
22within 60 session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed
23to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. If,
24during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office
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1make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the
2Senate when the appointing authority shall make a nomination to
3fill that office. No person rejected for an office of Executive
4Inspector General shall, except by the Senate's request, be
5nominated again for that office at the same session of the
6Senate or be appointed to that office during a recess of that
7Senate.
8    Nothing in this Article precludes the appointment by the
9Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
10or Treasurer of any other inspector general required or
11permitted by law. The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
12State, Comptroller, and Treasurer each may appoint an existing
13inspector general as the Executive Inspector General required
14by this Article, provided that such an inspector general is not
15prohibited by law, rule, jurisdiction, qualification, or
16interest from serving as the Executive Inspector General
17required by this Article. An appointing authority may not
18appoint a relative as an Executive Inspector General.
19    Each Executive Inspector General shall have the following
20qualifications:
21        (1) has not been convicted of any felony under the laws
22    of this State, another State, or the United States;
23        (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
24    institution of higher education; and
25        (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with
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1    2 years of which have been in a progressive investigatory
2    capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C)
3    as a senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or
4    local agency; (D) as a member, an officer, or a State or
5    federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of (A)
6    through (D).
7    The term of each initial Executive Inspector General shall
8commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30,
92008. The initial appointments shall be made within 60 days
10after the effective date of this Act.
11    After the initial term, each Executive Inspector General
12shall serve for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year
13of appointment and running through June 30 of the fifth
14following year. An Executive Inspector General may be
15reappointed to one or more subsequent terms.
16    A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall
17be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
18the term of the Executive Inspector General whose office is
19vacant.
20    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
21filled.
22    (c) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
23Attorney General shall have jurisdiction over the Attorney
24General and all officers and employees of, and vendors and
25others doing business with, State agencies within the
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1General appointed by the Secretary of State shall have
2jurisdiction over the Secretary of State and all officers and
3employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
4agencies within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. The
5Executive Inspector General appointed by the Comptroller shall
6have jurisdiction over the Comptroller and all officers and
7employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
8agencies within the jurisdiction of the Comptroller. The
9Executive Inspector General appointed by the Treasurer shall
10have jurisdiction over the Treasurer and all officers and
11employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
12agencies within the jurisdiction of the Treasurer. The
13Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor shall
14have jurisdiction over (i) the Governor, (ii) the Lieutenant
15Governor, (iii) all officers and employees of, and vendors and
16others doing business with, executive branch State agencies
17under the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and
18not within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the
19Secretary of State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer, and (iv)
20all board members and employees of the Regional Transit Boards
21and all vendors and others doing business with the Regional
22Transit Boards, and (v) notwithstanding any sexual harassment
23policy adopted by a governmental entity under Section 70-5,
24sexual harassment allegations made by an elected official of a
25unit of local government against another elected official of a
26unit of local government.

 

 

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1    The jurisdiction of each Executive Inspector General is to
2investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement,
3misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
4violations of this Act or violations of other related laws and
5rules.
6    (d) The compensation for each Executive Inspector General
7shall be determined by the Executive Ethics Commission and
8shall be made from appropriations made to the Comptroller for
9this purpose. Subject to Section 20-45 of this Act, each
10Executive Inspector General has full authority to organize his
11or her Office of the Executive Inspector General, including the
12employment and determination of the compensation of staff, such
13as deputies, assistants, and other employees, as
14appropriations permit. A separate appropriation shall be made
15for each Office of Executive Inspector General.
16    (e) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
17Office of the Executive Inspector General may, during his or
18her term of appointment or employment:
19        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
20        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
21    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
22    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
23    law;
24        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
25    political party or political organization; or
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1    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
2    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
3    In this subsection an appointed public office means a
4position authorized by law that is filled by an appointing
5authority as provided by law and does not include employment by
6hiring in the ordinary course of business.
7    (e-1) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
8Office of the Executive Inspector General may, for one year
9after the termination of his or her appointment or employment:
10        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
11        (2) hold any elected public office; or
12        (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local judicial
13    office.
14    (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may
15be waived by the Executive Ethics Commission.
16    (f) An Executive Inspector General may be removed only for
17cause and may be removed only by the appointing constitutional
18officer. At the time of the removal, the appointing
19constitutional officer must report to the Executive Ethics
20Commission the justification for the removal.
21(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
22    (5 ILCS 430/70-5)
23    Sec. 70-5. Adoption by governmental entities.
24    (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act,
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1district, and each community college district within 6 months
2after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
3General Assembly, shall adopt an ordinance or resolution that
4regulates, in a manner no less restrictive than Section 5-15
5and Article 10 of this Act, (i) the political activities of
6officers and employees of the governmental entity and (ii) the
7soliciting and accepting of gifts by and the offering and
8making of gifts to officers and employees of the governmental
9entity. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, each governmental
11unit shall adopt an ordinance or resolution establishing a
12policy to prohibit sexual harassment. The policy shall include,
13at a minimum: (i) a prohibition on sexual harassment; (ii)
14details on how an individual can report an allegation of sexual
15harassment, including options for making a confidential report
16to a supervisor, ethics officer, Inspector General, or the
17Department of Human Rights; (iii) a prohibition on retaliation
18for reporting sexual harassment allegations, including
19availability of whistleblower protections under this Act, the
20Whistleblower Act, and the Illinois Human Rights Act; and (iv)
21the consequences of a violation of the prohibition on sexual
22harassment and the consequences for knowingly making a false
23report. Any policy to prohibit sexual harassment adopted by a
24governmental entity under this subsection (a) shall be subject
25to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and the
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1this Act regarding sexual harassment allegations made by an
2elected official of a unit of local government against another
3elected official of a unit of local government.
4    (b) Within 3 months after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Attorney
6General shall develop model ordinances and resolutions for the
7purpose of this Article. The Attorney General shall advise
8governmental entities on their contents and adoption.
9    (c) As used in this Article, (i) an "officer" means an
10elected or appointed official; regardless of whether the
11official is compensated, and (ii) an "employee" means a
12full-time, part-time, or contractual employee.
13(Source: P.A. 100-554, eff. 11-16-17.)".