Bill Text: IL SB0644 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Inspector General may make a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the public if the Executive Ethics Commission does not do so. Provides that, prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0644 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0644-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB0644 Introduced 1/25/2017, by Sen. Heather A. Steans SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/20-52
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Inspector General may make a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the public if the Executive Ethics Commission does not do so. Provides that, prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
amended by changing Section 20-52 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/20-52)
Sec. 20-52. Release of summary reports.
(a) Within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and
response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency
head that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or
termination of employment, the Executive Ethics Commission
shall make available to the public the report and response or a
redacted version of the report and response. The Executive
Ethics Commission may make available to the public any other
summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional
authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report
and response. If the Executive Ethics Commission does not make
a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional
authority or agency head available to the public, the Executive
Inspector General responsible for the investigation and report
may make a summary report and response of the ultimate
jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the
public.

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(b) The Commission or Executive Inspector General shall
redact information in the summary report that may reveal the
identity of witnesses, complainants, or informants or if the
Commission or Executive Inspector General determines it is
appropriate to protect the identity of a person before the
report is made public. The Commission or Executive Inspector
General may also redact any information it believes should not
be made public. Prior to publication by the Commission, the
Commission shall permit the respondents, Executive Inspector
General, and Attorney General to review documents to be made
public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a
response that shall be made public with the summary report.
Prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the
Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the
Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to
be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a
response that shall be made public with the summary report.
(c) The Commission may withhold publication of the report
or response if the Executive Inspector General or Attorney
General certifies that releasing the report to the public will
interfere with an ongoing investigation.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)