Bill Text: IL HB4246 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Local Government Convention Expense Control Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the Act, public funds shall not be expended by a unit of local government for expenses connected with attendance by an employee or contractor of the unit of local government at a convention or gathering of personnel. Excludes public funds expended (1) at any convention or gathering of public safety personnel or (2) pursuant to a entered into before the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4246 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4246-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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Government Convention Expense Control Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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7 | "Convention or gathering of personnel" means a gathering of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | employees or contractors from 2 or more separately domiciled or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | geographically separated entities for the purpose of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | professional education, training, retraining, or personnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | development. "Convention or gathering of personnel" includes, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | but is not limited to, leagues or associations that include 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | or more similar units of local government. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Public safety personnel" has the meaning given to that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | term in subsection (m-5) of Section 1 of the Solicitation for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Charity Act.
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17 | Section 10. Public funds expended for conventions. On or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | after the effective date of this Act of the 100th General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Assembly, public funds shall not be expended by a unit of local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | government for expenses connected with attendance by an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | employee or contractor of the unit of local government at a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | convention or gathering of personnel. Expenses for which public |
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1 | funds may not be used include, but are not limited to, hotel | ||||||
2 | space, meals in restaurants and other eating places, travel to | ||||||
3 | and from the convention, and entertainment events connected to | ||||||
4 | or in physical proximity with the convention.
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5 | Section 15. Exceptions. This Act does not apply to public | ||||||
6 | funds expended (1) at any convention or gathering of public | ||||||
7 | safety personnel or (2) pursuant to a contract entered into | ||||||
8 | before the effective date of this Act of the 100th General | ||||||
9 | Assembly.
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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