98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1673
 
Introduced 2/13/2013, by Sen. Matt Murphy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new
20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new
 Amends the Election Code. Prohibits campaign contributions to General Assembly members from recipients of their legislative member initiatives for 5 years after initial disbursement of moneys. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 Election Code is amended by adding Section 
59-8.7 as follows:


6 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.7 new)
7 Sec. 9-8.7. Prohibited contributions.
8 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "legislative member 
9initiative" is defined as provided in Section 9.3 of the 
10Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act.
11 (b) A political committee organized by or on behalf of a 
12State Senator or State Representative may not accept a 
13contribution from the recipient of that Senator's or 
14Representative's legislative member initiative for 5 years 
15beginning on the date of first disbursement of moneys under 
16that initiative to that recipient.
17 (c) A contribution accepted in violation of this Section 
18shall escheat to the State and be deposited into the State 
19treasury. 

20 Section 10. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget 
21Act is amended by adding Section 9.3 as follows:

 
 
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1 (20 ILCS 3005/9.3 new)
2 Sec. 9.3. Illinois Funding Accountability and Transparency 
3Law.
4 (a) In general:
5  (1) Website. Beginning July 1, 2013 and subject to 
6 paragraphs (2) and (3), the Governor's Office of Management 
7 and Budget (GOMB) shall ensure the existence and operation 
8 of a single updated searchable database website accessible 
9 by the public at no cost that includes for each entity 
10 receiving Illinois funding:
11   (A) the name of the entity;
12   (B) the amount of any Illinois funds that the 
13 entity has received in each of the last 10 fiscal 
14 years;
15   (C) an itemized breakdown of each transaction, 
16 including funding agency, program source, and a 
17 description of the purpose of each funding action;
18   (D) the location of the entity and primary location 
19 of performance, including the city, state, and country 
20 and, if in Illinois, the Legislative and 
21 Representative District;
22   (E) a unique identifier for each such entity and 
23 parent entity, should the entity be owned by another 
24 entity;
25   (F) with respect to moneys disbursed pursuant to a 
26 legislative member initiative, the identity of the 
 
 
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1 Legislative or Representative District of the General 
2 Assembly member pursuant to whose initiative the 
3 moneys were appropriated; and 
4   (G) any other relevant information.
5  (2) Initial data. Beginning July 1, 2013, the website 
6 shall include data for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
7  (3) Previous fiscal years. Not later than July 1, 2014, 
8 information required by this Section shall be posted on the 
9 website for fiscal years 2001 through 2010.
10 (b) Definitions. In this Section:
11  (1) Entity. The term "entity":
12   (A) includes:
13    (i) a corporation;
14    (ii) an association;
15    (iii) a partnership;
16    (iv) a limited liability company;
17    (v) a limited liability partnership;
18    (vi) any other legal business entity;
19    (vii) grantees, contractors, and, on and after 
20 January 1, 2014, subgrantees and subcontractors; 
21 and
22    (viii) any unit of local government, school 
23 district, or other state or federal governmental 
24 unit; but
25   (B) does not include:
26    (i) an individual recipient of Illinois or 
 
 
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1 federal assistance;
2    (ii) a State employee; or
3    (iii) a grant or contract of such a nature that 
4 its disclosure could reasonably be expected to 
5 cause damage to homeland security.
6  (2) Illinois funding. The term "Illinois funding":
7   (A) means Illinois financial assistance and 
8 expenditures, which include grants, contracts, 
9 subgrants, subcontracts, loans, awards, and other 
10 forms of financial assistance; but
11   (B) does not include credit card transactions or 
12 minor purchases.
13  (3) Legislative member initiative. The term 
14 "legislative member initiative" means an appropriation for 
15 a grant or
distribution to a specific unit of local 
16 government, specific school district,
specific 
17 not-for-profit organization, or specific non-governmental 
18 entity for
infrastructure improvements or operating 
19 expenses. Appropriations that are part
of a statewide 
20 program and are based on generally applicable standards of

21 eligibility are not legislative member initiatives. 
22 "Infrastructure
improvements" include without limitation 
23 capital improvements, capital
projects, planning, 
24 construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities,

25 vehicles, and all costs associated with economic 
26 development, community
programs, educational programs, 
 
 
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1 public health, and public safety. 
2  (4) Searchable database website. The term "searchable 
3 database website" means a website that allows the public 
4 to:
5   (A) search Illinois funding by name of entity, 
6 parent entity, or type of industry, by geography, 
7 including location of the entity and the primary 
8 location of the performance, by amounts and types of 
9 Illinois funding, by program sources, by type of 
10 activity being performed, by time factors such as 
11 fiscal years or multiple fiscal years, by Legislative 
12 District and Representative District numbers, and by 
13 other relevant information; and
14   (B) download data included in subparagraph (A), 
15 including outcomes from searches.
16 (c) Website. The database website established by this 
17Section:
18  (1) shall not be considered in compliance if it relies 
19 upon links to other existing websites and databases, unless 
20 each of those sites has information from all agencies and 
21 each category of information required to be itemized can be 
22 searched electronically by field in a single search;
23  (2) shall provide an opportunity for the public to 
24 provide input about the utility of the site and 
25 recommendations for improvements; and
26  (3) shall be updated not later than 30 days after the 
 
 
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1 award of any assistance requiring a posting.
2 (d) GOMB responsibilities. The Director of GOMB shall 
3provide guidance to agency heads to ensure compliance with this 
4Section.
5 (e) Report. By March 1 of each year, the Director of GOMB 
6shall report to the General Assembly on implementation and 
7operation of the website, which shall include data about the 
8usage and public feedback on the utility of the site, including 
9recommendations for improvements. The annual report shall be 
10made publicly available on the website.


11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.