Bill Text: IL HB3955 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any communication regarding a State agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee from a member of the General Assembly shall promptly be reported to that agency's ethics officer by the recipient of the communication and by any other employee of that agency who responds to the communication. Provides that the ethics officer shall require that the communication be promptly made a part of the record of the General Assembly, and the communication shall be made publicly available on the Illinois General Assembly website. Specifies further information to be provided by the ethics officer. Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Requires the Legislative Information System to establish a page for electronic public access on the General Assembly's website that provides information on any communication regarding a State agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee from a member of the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 36-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-11-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain [HB3955 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3955-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-53 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 430/5-53 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-53. Communications regarding State agency | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Any communication regarding a State agency contract | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | from a member of the General Assembly, or his or her official | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | representative or attorney, shall promptly be reported to that | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | agency's ethics officer by the recipient of the communication | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | and by any other employee of that agency who responds to the | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | communication. The ethics officer shall require that the | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | communication be promptly made a part of the record of the | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | General Assembly, and the communication shall be made publicly | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | available on the Illinois General Assembly website. | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) The information provided by the ethics officer under | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, include the | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | following: all written communications, all written responses | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | to the communications, and a memorandum prepared by the ethics | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | officer stating the nature and substance of all oral |
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1 | communications, the identity and job title of the person to | ||||||
2 | whom each communication was made, all responses made, the | ||||||
3 | identity and job title of the person making each response, the | ||||||
4 | identity of each person from whom the written or oral | ||||||
5 | communication was received, the individual or entity | ||||||
6 | represented by that person, any action the person requested or | ||||||
7 | recommended, the date of the relevant communication, and any | ||||||
8 | other pertinent information.
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9 | Section 10. The Legislative Information System Act is | ||||||
10 | amended by adding Section 10 as follows:
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11 | (25 ILCS 145/10 new) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 10. Information regarding communications for State | ||||||
13 | agency contracts. The System shall establish a page for | ||||||
14 | electronic public access on the General Assembly's website that | ||||||
15 | provides information on any communication regarding a State | ||||||
16 | agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other | ||||||
17 | agency employee from a member of the General Assembly as | ||||||
18 | provided under Section 5-53 of the State Officials and | ||||||
19 | Employees Ethics Act.
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
21 | becoming law.
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