Bill Text: IL HB3758 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Prohibits an elected officer of a unit of local government from entering into or authorizing an employment contract, with the exception of a contract negotiated with a labor union, that would extend past the expiration of his or her elected term. Prohibits a governing body of a unit of local government from entering into or authorizing an employment contract, with the exception of a contract negotiated with a labor union, that would extend past the expiration of the term of the elected officer of the governing body whose term expires last. Provides that an employment contract entered into in violation of these provisions is voidable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3758 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3758-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 4 and by adding Section 3.3 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (50 ILCS 105/3.3 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 3.3. Employment contracts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) An elected officer of a unit of local government may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | not enter into or authorize an employment contract after the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Assembly, with the exception of a contract negotiated with a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | labor union, that would extend past the expiration of his or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | her elected term. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) A governing body of a unit of local government many not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | enter into or authorize an employment contract after the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Assembly, with the exception of a contract negotiated with a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | labor union, that would extend past the expiration of the term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of the elected officer of the governing body whose term expires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | last. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (c) An employment contract entered into or authorized in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | violation of this Section is voidable.
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1 | (50 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 102, par. 4)
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2 | Sec. 4.
Any alderman, member of a board of trustees, | ||||||
3 | supervisor or county
commissioner, or other person holding any | ||||||
4 | office, either by election or
appointment under the laws or | ||||||
5 | constitution of this state, who violates any
provision of the | ||||||
6 | preceding sections, except Section 3.3, is guilty of a Class 4 | ||||||
7 | felony and in
addition thereto, any office or official position | ||||||
8 | held by any person so
convicted shall become vacant, and shall | ||||||
9 | be so declared as part of the
judgment of court.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 77-2721.)
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