Bill Text: IL HB4078 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a "late term appointee" also means a person who is appointed to an office by a board or other body having one or more members appointed by the Governor, when the Governor does not succeed himself or herself as Governor, and the effective date of the appointment is 90 or fewer days before the end of the appointing Governor's term. Provides that the provision added by the amendatory Act does not apply to a board or other body to which the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer also appoints one or more members. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0466 [HB4078 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4078-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0466
HB4078 Enrolled LRB099 08089 JLK 28235 b
AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
by adding Section 3A-45 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new)
Sec. 3A-45. Late term executive appointees.
(a) As used in this Section, "late term executive
appointee" means a person who is appointed, contracted with, or
employed as a director, executive director, or other similar
executive management position by any public body 90 or fewer
days before the end of the then-serving Governor's term, when
the then-serving Governor does not succeed himself or herself
as Governor. For purposes of this Section only, "public body"
means a board, commission, authority, task force, or other
similar group authorized or created by State law where the
Governor appoints one or more members of the board, commission,
authority, task force, or other similar body.
(b) A late term executive appointee shall serve no longer
than the 60th day of the term of office of the succeeding
Governor. A late term executive appointee may be retained by
appointment, contract, or employment after the 60th day only if
the public body takes official action at an open meeting of

that public body which occurs after the succeeding Governor has
taken office.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.39 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.39 new)
Sec. 8.39. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 99th General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.