Bill Text: IL HB0971 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of not less than $250 against any officer, member, or employee who fails to complete the required ethics training.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0971 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0971-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB0971 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/50-5
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of not less than $250 against any officer, member, or employee who fails to complete the required ethics training.
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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 50-5 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/50-5)
Sec. 50-5. Penalties.
(a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that
person intentionally violates any provision of Section 5-15,
5-30, 5-40, or 5-45 or Article 15.
(a-1) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine
for a violation of Section 5-45 of this Act of up to 3 times the
total annual compensation that would have been obtained in
violation of Section 5-45.
(b) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
Section 5-20, 5-35, 5-50, or 5-55 is guilty of a business
offense subject to a fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
(c) A person who intentionally violates any provision of
Article 10 is guilty of a business offense and subject to a
fine of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
(d) Any person who intentionally makes a false report
alleging a violation of any provision of this Act to an ethics
commission, an inspector general, the State Police, a State's

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Attorney, the Attorney General, or any other law enforcement
official is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of
up to $5,000 against any person who violates this Act, who
intentionally obstructs or interferes with an investigation
conducted under this Act by an inspector general, or who
intentionally makes a false, frivolous, or bad faith
allegation.
(f) In addition to any other penalty that may apply,
whether criminal or civil, a State employee who intentionally
violates any provision of Section 5-5, 5-15, 5-20, 5-30, 5-35,
5-45, or 5-50, Article 10, Article 15, or Section 20-90 or
25-90 is subject to discipline or discharge by the appropriate
ultimate jurisdictional authority.
(g) An ethics commission may levy an administrative fine of
not less than $250 against any officer, member, or employee who
fails to complete the ethics training required under Section
5-10.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)