Bill Text: IL HB3184 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each candidate for election to the General Assembly to file, at the time of filing petitions for nomination, a certificate of having completed within the previous 12-month period an ethics and campaign finance training program designated by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0004 [HB3184 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3184-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each candidate for election to the General Assembly to file, at the time of filing petitions for nomination, a certificate of having completed within the previous 12-month period an ethics and campaign finance training program designated by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0004 [HB3184 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3184-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3184
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3184 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 9-40 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-40) | ||||||
7 | (This Section scheduled to be repealed on March 15, 2015)
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8 | Sec. 9-40. Campaign Finance Reform Task Force. | ||||||
9 | (a) There is hereby created the Campaign Finance Reform | ||||||
10 | Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a | ||||||
11 | thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance | ||||||
12 | reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the | ||||||
13 | feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance | ||||||
14 | regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in | ||||||
15 | exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure | ||||||
16 | limitations. |
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1 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 members, appointed | ||||||
2 | as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
4 | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority | ||||||
5 | Leader of the Senate; and 3 by the Governor, one of whom shall | ||||||
6 | serve as chairperson. Members shall be adults and residents of | ||||||
7 | Illinois. The individual (or his or her successor) who | ||||||
8 | appointed a member may remove that appointed member before the | ||||||
9 | expiration of his or her term on the Task Force for official | ||||||
10 | misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Members shall | ||||||
11 | serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses. | ||||||
12 | Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective | ||||||
13 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. | ||||||
14 | (c) The Task Force shall conduct meetings and conduct a | ||||||
15 | public hearing before filing any report mandated by this | ||||||
16 | Section. At the public hearings, the Task Force shall allow | ||||||
17 | interested persons to present their views and comments. The | ||||||
18 | Task Force shall submit all reports required by this Section to | ||||||
19 | the Governor, the State Board of Elections, and the General | ||||||
20 | Assembly. In addition to the reports required by this Section, | ||||||
21 | the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports | ||||||
22 | and recommendations. The State Board of Elections shall provide | ||||||
23 | administrative support to the Task Force. | ||||||
24 | (d) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of | ||||||
25 | implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that | ||||||
26 | would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary |
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1 | adherence to specified expenditure limitations. In conducting | ||||||
2 | its study, the Task Force shall consider a system of public | ||||||
3 | financing by State government for the conduct and finance of | ||||||
4 | election campaigns for the following: (1) Representatives and | ||||||
5 | Senators in the General Assembly, (2) constitutional offices of | ||||||
6 | State government, and (3) judges. The Task Force may propose | ||||||
7 | financing campaigns through funding mechanisms including, but | ||||||
8 | not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on | ||||||
9 | lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund. In determining a | ||||||
10 | plan for election to each office, the Task Force shall consider | ||||||
11 | the following factors: | ||||||
12 | (i) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for | ||||||
13 | that office; | ||||||
14 | (ii) the amount of funds expended by past candidates | ||||||
15 | for that office; | ||||||
16 | (iii) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by | ||||||
17 | candidates of different political parties; | ||||||
18 | (iv) the amount of funds expended by entities not | ||||||
19 | affiliated with a candidate; | ||||||
20 | (v) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a | ||||||
21 | committee of a political party to promote a candidate; | ||||||
22 | (vi) jurisprudence with relation to campaign finance | ||||||
23 | and public financing; and
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24 | (vii) such other factors, not confined to the | ||||||
25 | foregoing, that the Task Force determines to be related to | ||||||
26 | the public financing of elections in this State. |
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1 | The Task Force shall also study the feasibility of creating | ||||||
2 | public financing within the statutory system of limits, or if | ||||||
3 | the system of limits should be changed to facilitate a system | ||||||
4 | of public financing and the need for a process to protect | ||||||
5 | candidates who receive public financing against candidates who | ||||||
6 | do not opt to participate in public financing or who | ||||||
7 | self-finance. | ||||||
8 | The Task Force shall submit the report required by this | ||||||
9 | subsection no later than December 31, 2011. The Task Force may | ||||||
10 | provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | ||||||
11 | recommendations before that date. | ||||||
12 | (e) The Task Force shall examine and make recommendations | ||||||
13 | related to the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||||||
14 | General Assembly in Section 9-8.5 (c-5) and (c-10) limiting | ||||||
15 | contributions to a political party committee from a candidate | ||||||
16 | political committee or political party committee. The Task | ||||||
17 | Force shall submit a report with recommendations required by | ||||||
18 | this subsection no later than September 30, 2012. The Task | ||||||
19 | Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | ||||||
20 | recommendations before that date. | ||||||
21 | (f) The Task Force shall review the implementation of this | ||||||
22 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any additional | ||||||
23 | campaign finance reform legislation considered by the General | ||||||
24 | Assembly. The Task Force shall examine each provision of this | ||||||
25 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and make | ||||||
26 | recommendations for changes, deletions, or improvements.
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1 | conducting its review of campaign finance reform | ||||||
2 | implementation, the Task Force shall also consider and address | ||||||
3 | a variety of empirical measures, case studies, and comparative | ||||||
4 | analyses, including, but not limited to the following: | ||||||
5 | (i) campaign finance legislation in other states as | ||||||
6 | well as the federal system of campaign finance regulation; | ||||||
7 | (ii) the impact of contribution limits in Illinois, | ||||||
8 | including the impact on contributions from individuals, | ||||||
9 | corporations, associations, and labor organizations; | ||||||
10 | (iii) the impact of contribution limits on independent | ||||||
11 | expenditures in Illinois; | ||||||
12 | (iv) the effectiveness, reliability, and cost of | ||||||
13 | various enforcement mechanisms; | ||||||
14 | (v) the best practices in mandating timely disclosure | ||||||
15 | of the origin of campaign contributions; and | ||||||
16 | (vi) the best way to require and conduct random audits | ||||||
17 | and audits for cause. | ||||||
18 | The Task Force shall also submit a report detailing the | ||||||
19 | following: (i) the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms, | ||||||
20 | (ii) whether the disclosure requirements and the definition of | ||||||
21 | "receipt" result in accurate reporting; (iii) issues related to | ||||||
22 | audits, (iv) the effect of using the same election cycle for | ||||||
23 | all members of the General Assembly, and (v) the impact of | ||||||
24 | Section 9-8.5(h). | ||||||
25 | The Task Force shall submit reports required by this | ||||||
26 | subsection no later than March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015. |
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1 | (f-5) No later than January 1, 2012, the Task Force shall | ||||||
2 | make recommendations to the State Board of Elections for the | ||||||
3 | development and implementation of a campaign finance training | ||||||
4 | program to be offered to all candidates for State or local | ||||||
5 | election. The program shall be developed by the Board in | ||||||
6 | cooperation and consultation with the Task Force and non-profit | ||||||
7 | entities that promote ethical and legal conduct in elections | ||||||
8 | and government. | ||||||
9 | (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report by March 10, | ||||||
10 | 2015. The Task Force is abolished and this Section is repealed | ||||||
11 | on March 15, 2015.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10 .)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.".
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