97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1345

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Matt Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new
20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new

    Amends the Election Code. Prohibits campaign contributions to General Assembly members from recipients of their legislative member initiatives for 5 years after initial disbursement of moneys. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
59-8.7 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new)
7    Sec. 9-8.7. Prohibited contributions.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "legislative member
9initiative" is defined as provided in Section 9.3 of the
10Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act.
11    (b) A political committee organized by or on behalf of a
12State Senator or State Representative may not accept a
13contribution from the recipient of that Senator's or
14Representative's legislative member initiative for 5 years
15beginning on the date of first disbursement of moneys under
16that initiative to that recipient.
17    (c) A contribution accepted in violation of this Section
18shall escheat to the State and be deposited into the State
19treasury.
 
20    Section 10. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget
21Act is amended by adding Section 9.3 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new)
2    Sec. 9.3. Illinois Funding Accountability and Transparency
3Law.
4    (a) In general:
5        (1) Website. Beginning July 1, 2011 and subject to
6    paragraphs (2) and (3), the Governor's Office of Management
7    and Budget (GOMB) shall ensure the existence and operation
8    of a single updated searchable database website accessible
9    by the public at no cost that includes for each entity
10    receiving Illinois funding:
11            (A) the name of the entity;
12            (B) the amount of any Illinois funds that the
13        entity has received in each of the last 10 fiscal
14        years;
15            (C) an itemized breakdown of each transaction,
16        including funding agency, program source, and a
17        description of the purpose of each funding action;
18            (D) the location of the entity and primary location
19        of performance, including the city, state, and country
20        and, if in Illinois, the Representative District;
21            (E) a unique identifier for each such entity and
22        parent entity, should the entity be owned by another
23        entity;
24            (F) with respect to moneys disbursed pursuant to a
25        legislative member initiative, the identity of both
26        the Legislative District and the Representative

 

 

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1        District of the General Assembly member pursuant to
2        whose initiative the moneys were appropriated; and
3            (G) any other relevant information.
4        (2) Initial data. Beginning July 1, 2011, the website
5    shall include data for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
6        (3) Previous fiscal years. Not later than July 1, 2012,
7    information required by this Section shall be posted on the
8    website for fiscal years 1999 through 2008.
9    (b) Definitions. In this Section:
10        (1) Entity. The term "entity":
11            (A) includes:
12                (i) a corporation;
13                (ii) an association;
14                (iii) a partnership;
15                (iv) a limited liability company;
16                (v) a limited liability partnership;
17                (vi) any other legal business entity;
18                (vii) grantees, contractors, and, on and after
19            January 1, 2012, subgrantees and subcontractors;
20            and
21                (viii) any unit of local government, school
22            district, or other state or federal governmental
23            unit; but
24            (B) does not include:
25                (i) an individual recipient of Illinois or
26            federal assistance;

 

 

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1                (ii) a State employee; or
2                (iii) a grant or contract of such a nature that
3            its disclosure could reasonably be expected to
4            cause damage to homeland security.
5        (2) Illinois funding. The term "Illinois funding":
6            (A) means Illinois financial assistance and
7        expenditures, which include grants, contracts,
8        subgrants, subcontracts, loans, awards, and other
9        forms of financial assistance; but
10            (B) does not include credit card transactions or
11        minor purchases.
12        (3) Legislative member initiative. The term
13    "legislative member initiative" means an appropriation for
14    a grant or distribution to a specific unit of local
15    government, specific school district, specific
16    not-for-profit organization, or specific non-governmental
17    entity for infrastructure improvements or operating
18    expenses. Appropriations that are part of a statewide
19    program and are based on generally applicable standards of
20    eligibility are not legislative member initiatives.
21    "Infrastructure improvements" include without limitation
22    capital improvements, capital projects, planning,
23    construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities,
24    vehicles, and all costs associated with economic
25    development, community programs, educational programs,
26    public health, and public safety.

 

 

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1        (4) Searchable database website. The term "searchable
2    database website" means a website that allows the public
3    to:
4            (A) search Illinois funding by name of entity,
5        parent entity, or type of industry, by geography,
6        including location of the entity and the primary
7        location of the performance, by amounts and types of
8        Illinois funding, by program sources, by type of
9        activity being performed, by time factors such as
10        fiscal years or multiple fiscal years, by Legislative
11        District and Representative District numbers, and by
12        other relevant information; and
13            (B) download data included in subparagraph (A),
14        including outcomes from searches.
15    (c) Website. The database website established by this
16Section:
17        (1) shall not be considered in compliance if it relies
18    upon links to other existing websites and databases, unless
19    each of those sites has information from all agencies and
20    each category of information required to be itemized can be
21    searched electronically by field in a single search;
22        (2) shall provide an opportunity for the public to
23    provide input about the utility of the site and
24    recommendations for improvements; and
25        (3) shall be updated not later than 30 days after the
26    award of any assistance requiring a posting.

 

 

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1    (d) GOMB responsibilities. The Director of GOMB shall
2provide guidance to agency heads to ensure compliance with this
3Section.
4    (e) Report. By March 1 of each year, the Director of GOMB
5shall report to the General Assembly on implementation and
6operation of the website, which shall include data about the
7usage and public feedback on the utility of the site, including
8recommendations for improvements. The annual report shall be
9made publicly available on the website.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.