Bill Text: IL HB4712 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires former members of the General Assembly to file statements of economic interests for a period of 2 years following the termination of their terms of office if they elect to do so. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4712 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4712-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4712 Introduced , by Rep. Pam Roth SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/4A-101 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires former members of the General Assembly to file statements of economic interests for a period of 2 years following the termination of their terms of office if they elect to do so. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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 changing Section 4A-101 as follows:
(5 ILCS 420/4A-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)
Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file. The following
persons shall file verified written statements of economic
interests, as provided in this Article:
(a) Members of the General Assembly, and candidates for
nomination or election to the General Assembly, and, for a
period of 2 years following the termination of their term
of office, former members of the General Assembly who have
elected to continue filing statements of economic
interests during that time.
(b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive
Branch of this State, and candidates for nomination or
election to these offices.
(c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the
Illinois Constitution, and candidates for nomination or
election to such Commission or Board.
(d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to
confirmation by the Senate and persons appointed by the

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Governor to any other position on a board or commission
described in subsection (a) of Section 15 of the
Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act.
(e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or
election to, the office of judge or associate judge of the
Circuit Court and the office of judge of the Appellate or
Supreme Court.
(f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency,
authority or board of the government of this State,
including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll
Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development
Authority, the Illinois Community College Board, and
institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Trustees of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees
of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of
Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern
Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Governor's State
University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State
University, Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
University, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
services as employees and not as independent contractors
and who:
(1) are, or function as, the head of a department,

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commission, board, division, bureau, authority or
other administrative unit within the government of
this State, or who exercise similar authority within
the government of this State;
(2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
direct responsibility for the formulation,
negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
entered into by the State in the amount of $5,000 or
more;
(3) have authority for the issuance or
promulgation of rules and regulations within areas
under the authority of the State;
(4) have authority for the approval of
professional licenses;
(5) have responsibility with respect to the
financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
entities;
(6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
or administrative proceeding, or review the
adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
or administrative proceeding within the authority of
the State;
(7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
employees of the State;
(8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming
rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or

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asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible,
or intangible; or
(9) have responsibility with respect to the
procurement of goods or services.
(g) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of
local government, and candidates for nomination or
election to that office, including regional
superintendents of school districts.
(h) Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit
of local government, or of a special district, and persons
appointed to a zoning board, or zoning board of appeals, or
to a regional, county, or municipal plan commission, or to
a board of review of any county, and persons appointed to
the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
and any Trustee appointed under Section 22 of the
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act, and
persons appointed to a board or commission of a unit of
local government who have authority to authorize the
expenditure of public funds. This subsection does not apply
to members of boards or commissions who function in an
advisory capacity.
(i) Persons who are employed by a unit of local
government and are compensated for services as employees
and not as independent contractors and who:
(1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
division, bureau, authority or other administrative

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unit within the unit of local government, or who
exercise similar authority within the unit of local
government;
(2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
direct responsibility for the formulation,
negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
entered into by the unit of local government in the
amount of $1,000 or greater;
(3) have authority to approve licenses and permits
by the unit of local government; this item does not
include employees who function in a ministerial
capacity;
(4) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
or administrative proceeding, or review the
adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
or administrative proceeding within the authority of
the unit of local government;
(5) have authority to issue or promulgate rules and
regulations within areas under the authority of the
unit of local government; or
(6) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
employees of the unit of local government.
(j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy.
(k) Persons employed by a school district in positions
that require that person to hold an administrative or a

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chief school business official endorsement.
(l) Special government agents. A "special government
agent" is a person who is directed, retained, designated,
appointed, or employed, with or without compensation, by or
on behalf of a statewide executive branch constitutional
officer to make an ex parte communication under Section
5-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act or
Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act.
(m) Members of the board of commissioners of any flood
prevention district created under the Flood Prevention
District Act or the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
District Act.
(n) Members of the board of any retirement system or
investment board established under the Illinois Pension
Code, if not required to file under any other provision of
this Section.
(o) Members of the board of any pension fund
established under the Illinois Pension Code, if not
required to file under any other provision of this Section.
This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of
local government from enacting financial disclosure
requirements that mandate more information than required by
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-543, eff. 8-17-09; 96-555,
eff. 8-18-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-309, eff. 8-11-11.)

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