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

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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-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB0682 Introduced , by Rep. David S. Olsen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
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.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
Initiative Sunshine Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Gubernatorial or legislative member initiative" means a
grant from State funds to a specific unit of local government,
specific school district, specific not-for-profit
organization, or specific non-governmental entity 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 gubernatorial or
legislative member 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.
"Initiative sponsor", with respect to each gubernatorial
or legislative member initiative, includes the Governor and
each member of the General Assembly designated in the grant

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application as having requested or initiated the grant.
"Initiative recipient" means an individual or entity that
is designated to receive or receives a gubernatorial or
legislative member initiative.
"Recoverable grants" mean grant money to an initiative
recipient that has been determined, in accordance with
applicable State law and rule, to be refundable to the State.
"Searchable database website" means a website that allows
the public to (i) search the database by name of initiative
recipient, initiative sponsor, funding agency, and location of
performed and recoverable grants and (ii) download data
included in item (i), including outcomes from searches.
Section 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide
full and complete disclosure to the public of the recipients of
gubernatorial and legislative member initiatives. The database
shall also serve as a warning to initiative recipients that the
misuse of public funds will not be tolerated by the State.
Section 15. Initiative recipient database.
(a) Beginning on July 1, 2017 or on the effective date of
this Act, whichever is later, 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 and initiative

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sponsor;
(2) the amount of the gubernatorial or legislative
member initiative;
(3) the funding agency and the funding source;
(4) the purpose of each initiative;
(5) the location of the initiative recipient and the
primary location of the performance of the initiative;
(6) any recoverable grants; and
(7) any other relevant information.
(b) The database website shall also provide an opportunity
for the public to provide input about the utility of the
website and recommendations for improvements.
(c) 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.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.