102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2216

 

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Jason Plummer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 430/5-70 new

    Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser under the Vendor Payment Program established under the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser. Provides that any member or immediate family member of the member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that any employee of the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership interest in any business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that no member or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any qualified purchaser. Defines terms.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by adding Section 5-70 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 430/5-70 new)
7    Sec. 5-70. Prohibited qualified purchaser interest.
8    (a) No member or immediate family member of the member
9shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership
10interest, other than a passive interest, in any business that
11qualifies as a qualified purchaser under Section 8 of the
12State Prompt Payment Act. No employee of the General Assembly
13or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any
14ownership interest, other than a passive interest, in any
15business that qualifies as a qualified purchaser under Section
168 of the State Prompt Payment Act.
17    (b) Any member or immediate family member of the member
18holding an ownership interest as prohibited under subsection
19(a) as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
20102nd General Assembly shall divest himself or herself of that
21interest within 30 days after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Any employee of
23the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership

 

 

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1interest as prohibited under subsection (a) as of the
2effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
3Assembly shall divest himself or herself of that interest
4within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
5of the 102nd General Assembly.
6    (c) No member or immediate family member of the member
7shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form
8of compensation for services rendered to or employment with
9any qualified purchaser. No employee of the General Assembly
10or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any
11form of compensation for services rendered to or employment
12with any qualified purchaser.
13    (d) For the purposes of this Section only:
14        "Immediate family member" means anyone living with a
15    member, or a spouse, child, sibling, or parent of a
16    member, regardless of whether that person lives with the
17    member.
18        "Qualified purchaser" means any entity that is
19    approved by the Department of Central Management Services
20    to participate in the Vendor Payment Program established
21    under Section 8 of the State Prompt Payment Act.