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Full Text of HB0962  98th General Assembly

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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 Illinois Global Partnership Act is amended
5by adding Sections 65 and 70 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3948/65 new)
7    Sec. 65. Conflicts of interests.
8    (a) None of the following shall have or acquire a grant
9from IGP, a contract for goods or services with IGP, or a
10direct interest in an IGP grant or IGP contract for goods or
11services: (i) a member of the IGP board of directors; (ii) the
12IGP executive director; (iii) an IGP employee; or (iv) the
13spouse of or immediate family residing with a person described
14in item (i), (ii), or (iii).
15    For the purposes of this subsection, a "direct interest" is
16the right or potential right to receive (1) more than 5% of the
17distributive income or ownership share of an IGP grantee or
18contractor or (2) in combination with a person described in
19items (i) through (iv) of this subsection, more than 7% of the
20distributive income or ownership share of an IGP grantee or
21contractor.
22    (b) None of the following shall solicit or accept a gift
23from a person or entity that has an IGP grant or that has a

 

 

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1contract for goods or services with IGP: (i) a member of the
2IGP board of directors; (ii) the IGP executive director; (iii)
3an IGP employee; or (iv) the spouse of or immediate family
4residing with a person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii).
5    For the purposes of this subsection, "gift" has the same
6meaning as in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees
7Ethics Act.
8    (c) Expenses related to travel in connection with IGP
9business by any of the following may not be paid or reimbursed
10by a person or entity that has an IGP grant or that has a
11contract for goods or services with IGP: (i) a member of the
12IGP board of directors; (ii) the IGP executive director; (iii)
13an IGP employee; or (iv) the spouse of or immediate family
14residing with a person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii).
 
15    (20 ILCS 3948/70 new)
16    Sec. 70. Mission statement; strategic plan. Every 2 years,
17IGP shall develop a plan that states its mission and goals for
18the next 2 years and its strategy for their accomplishment. IGP
19shall revise and update the plan as necessary.
20    Beginning July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, IGP shall
21file a copy of its current 2-year plan with the Governor and
22General Assembly, together with a report of IGP's progress in
23carrying out its plan.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.