Bill Text: IL HB3596 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Reinserts the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes examples of countywide officials to be notified of the availability of a transitional audit. Provides that an elected county auditor shall conduct the audit upon the request of a newly elected countywide official. Provides that, in a county that does not have an elected county auditor, the newly elected countywide official may hire a qualified auditing firm. Requires the county board to pay all costs associated with an audit.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3596 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3596-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6-31013 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/6-31013 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 6-31013. Transitional audits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A county board must notify newly elected countywide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | officials, including, but not limited to, the chief county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | assessment officer, clerk of the circuit court, county clerk, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | coroner or medical examiner, recorder of deeds, regional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | superintendent of schools, sheriff, and State's Attorney, of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the option for the county auditor to conduct a transitional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | audit at the county's expense. The transitional audit shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | examine funds expended by the official for whom the newly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | elected official is taking over and report if the expended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | funds were consistent with the county board's financial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | allocations to that official. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) A county board shall give the option for a transitional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | financial audit to all county officials elected in or after | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | November 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (c) A home rule county shall not regulate transitional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | audits in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section |
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1 | is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article | ||||||
2 | VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by | ||||||
3 | home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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