Bill Text: IL HB1852 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that public funds may not be expended by a non-home rule municipality for registration fees to attend or participate in a convention or gathering of municipal personnel. Provides that a State agency may not expend public funds for expenses connected with the renting or procurement of hospitality suites or other fully-enclosed physical spaces at a convention or gathering of municipal personnel. Provides that a "convention or gathering of municipal personnel" means a gathering of employees or contractors from 2 or more separately domiciled or geographically separated municipalities in a gathering that is sponsored or co-sponsored by a league or association that includes 2 or more municipalities. Provides that the restrictions do not apply to public funds expended at a convention or gathering of public safety personnel, at a convention or gathering of non-home rule municipal personnel relating to economic development and tourism promotion, pursuant to a contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act, or funds appropriated and expended by a non-home rule municipality if specified procedures are followed. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1852 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1852-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1852 Introduced , by Rep. Jonathan Carroll SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.7 new
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that public funds may not be expended by a non-home rule municipality for registration fees to attend or participate in a convention or gathering of municipal personnel. Provides that a State agency may not expend public funds for expenses connected with the renting or procurement of hospitality suites or other fully-enclosed physical spaces at a convention or gathering of municipal personnel. Provides that a "convention or gathering of municipal personnel" means a gathering of employees or contractors from 2 or more separately domiciled or geographically separated municipalities in a gathering that is sponsored or co-sponsored by a league or association that includes 2 or more municipalities. Provides that the restrictions do not apply to public funds expended at a convention or gathering of public safety personnel, at a convention or gathering of non-home rule municipal personnel relating to economic development and tourism promotion, pursuant to a contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act, or funds appropriated and expended by a non-home rule municipality if specified procedures are followed. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 8-1-2.7 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.7 new)
Sec. 8-1-2.7. Conventions and gathering of municipal
personnel.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Convention or gathering of municipal personnel" means a
gathering of employees or contractors from 2 or more
separately domiciled or geographically separated
municipalities in a gathering that is sponsored or
co-sponsored by a league or association that includes 2 or
more municipalities.
"Public safety personnel" has the meaning given to that
term in subsection (m-5) of Section 1 of the Solicitation for
Charity Act.
"State agency" has the meaning provided in Section 1-7 of
the Illinois State Auditing Act.
(b) Public funds may not be expended by a non-home rule
municipality for registration fees to attend or participate in
a convention or gathering of municipal personnel.

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(c) A State agency may not expend public funds for
expenses connected with the renting or procurement of
hospitality suites or other fully-enclosed physical spaces at
a convention or gathering of municipal personnel.
(d) This Section does not apply to public funds expended:
(1) at a convention or gathering of public safety personnel;
(2) at a convention or gathering of non-home rule municipal
personnel relating to economic development and tourism
promotion; or (3) pursuant to a contract entered into before
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly.
(e) This Section does not apply to public funds
appropriated and expended by a non-home rule municipality if:
(1) the appropriation is contained within a line item
dedicated solely to convention expenses that includes the
name and job title of each employee or contractor who may
be reimbursed;
(2) notice of the appropriation is posted on the
municipality's website not less than 30 days prior to the
meeting in which the appropriation will come up for a
vote, and the notice must include a statement that the
proposed appropriation will use taxpayer funds to allow
one or more of the municipality's employees or contractors
to travel to a convention; and
(3) the appropriation is approved by a majority vote
of the governing body of the municipality.

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