Full Text of SB0942 100th General Assembly
SB0942sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Andy Manar Filed: 4/24/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 942
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 942 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | 5 | | by adding Sections 1-103.5 and 3A-50 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 420/1-103.5 new) | 7 | | Sec. 1-103.5. "Affected appointee" means the following: | 8 | | (a) any director, secretary, assistant director, assistant | 9 | | secretary, deputy director, or deputy secretary of any agency | 10 | | or department of State government created by statute, who is | 11 | | appointed by the Governor and whose appointment requires the | 12 | | advice and consent of the Senate; or | 13 | | (b) any director, secretary, assistant director, assistant | 14 | | secretary, deputy director, or deputy secretary of any agency | 15 | | or department of State government created by Executive Order of | 16 | | the Governor, who is appointed by the Governor and whose |
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| 1 | | appointment requires the advice and consent of the Senate. | 2 | | (5 ILCS 420/3A-50 new) | 3 | | Sec. 3A-50. Executive branch political activity. | 4 | | (a) No affected appointee, as defined in Section 1-103.5 of | 5 | | this Act, may use his or her official authority or influence | 6 | | for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of | 7 | | an election. | 8 | | (b) No affected appointee may endorse or oppose a candidate | 9 | | for State office in a partisan election or a candidate for | 10 | | party committee office in a political advertisement, | 11 | | broadcast, or campaign; political literature; or similar | 12 | | material. | 13 | | (c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of | 14 | | subsections (a) or (b) is guilty of a business offense and | 15 | | subject to a fine of at least $1,001, but no more than $5,000. | 16 | | The Executive Ethics Commission may levy an administrative fine | 17 | | of no more than $5,000 against any person who: (1) violates any | 18 | | provision of subsections (a) or (b); (2) intentionally | 19 | | obstructs or interferes with an investigation conducted under | 20 | | this Section; or (3) intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or | 21 | | bad faith allegation. In addition to any other penalty that may | 22 | | apply, an affected appointee who intentionally violates any | 23 | | provision of subsections (a) or (b) is subject to discipline or | 24 | | discharge by the Governor. | 25 | | (d) Subject to the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of |
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| 1 | | this Section, nothing in this Section prevents an affected | 2 | | appointee from taking an active part in political management or | 3 | | in political campaigns, or prevents an affected appointee from | 4 | | exercising the right to vote as he or she chooses and to | 5 | | express his or her opinion on political subjects and | 6 | | candidates. ".
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