Bill Text: IL HB0682 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Creates the Local Initiative Sunshine Act. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2017 or on the effective date of the Act, whichever is later, the Office of the Comptroller shall create and maintain a searchable database website to provide information concerning recipients of gubernatorial or legislative member initiatives. Sets forth the requirements for the website database. Provides for the purpose of the Act. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0682 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0682-Engrossed.html

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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
Initiative Sunshine Act.
Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide
full and complete disclosure to the public of the recipients of
local initiatives.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Local initiative" means an enacted appropriation to a
specific unit of local government, specific school district,
specific not-for-profit organization, or specific
non-governmental entity to provide a grant of State funds for
infrastructure improvements or operating expenses. Grants that
are part of a Statewide program and are based on generally
applicable standards of eligibility are not local initiatives.
"Infrastructure improvements" include without limitation
capital improvements, capital projects, planning,
construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities, vehicles,
and all costs associated with economic development, community
programs, educational programs, public health, and public
safety.

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"Initiative recipient" means an individual or entity that
is designated to receive or receives a local initiative.
"Searchable database website" means a website that allows
the public to (i) search the database by name of initiative
recipient, funding agency, and location; and (ii) download data
included in item (i), including outcomes from searches.
Section 15. Initiative recipient database.
(a) Beginning on January 1, 2018, the Office of the
Comptroller shall create and maintain a searchable database
website containing information concerning initiative
recipients. The database shall include for each initiative
recipient:
(1) the name of the initiative recipient;
(2) the location of the initiative recipient and the
primary location of the performance of the local
initiative;
(3) the State Representative and State Senator within
whose legislative district the primary location of the
performance of the local initiative is located;
(4) the amount of the local initiative;
(5) the funding agency and the funding source;
(6) the purpose of each local initiative; and
(7) the portion of the local initiative spent by the
initiative recipient, and the portion that lapsed upon
completion of the local initiative.

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(b) Funding agencies shall be responsible for submitting
the information required by subsection (a) of this Section to
the Comptroller, in a form to be prescribed by the Comptroller.
(c) The database website shall also provide an opportunity
for the public to provide input about the utility of the
website and recommendations for improvements.
(d) The database website shall not be considered in
compliance with this Act if it relies upon links to other
existing websites and databases, unless each of those sites has
information from all agencies and each category of information
required to be itemized can be searched electronically by field
in a single search.
(e) The database website must contain a summary of the
requirements of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act
and the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act, to the extent the
requirements of those Acts will apply to the funding
initiatives.