Bill Text: IL SB1444 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no board member may receive more than one per diem, stipend, or other similar form of compensation for meetings that are held on consecutive days unless: (i) each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of an emergency. Defines "board" to include a board, commission, authority, task force, or other similar body to which one or more members are appointed by the Governor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0318 [SB1444 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1444-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0318 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended | ||||
by adding Article 3B as follows:
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(5 ILCS 420/Art. 3B heading new) | ||||
ARTICLE 3B. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS | ||||
(5 ILCS 420/3B-5 new) | ||||
Sec. 3B-5. Definition. As used in this Article: | ||||
"Board" includes a board, commission, authority, task | ||||
force, or other similar body to which one or more members are | ||||
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the | ||||
Senate, but does not include any subcommittee thereof, and | ||||
where the member receives any form of compensation on a per | ||||
meeting basis; this does not include reimbursement for actual | ||||
travel or other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging | ||||
the duties of the office.
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(5 ILCS 420/3B-10 new) | ||||
Sec. 3B-10. Per meeting compensation and meetings. | ||||
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board member | ||||
shall not receive per meeting compensation for more than one |
meeting held during any 7 consecutive day period unless: (i) | ||
each meeting is more than 4 hours long, or (ii) in the case of a | ||
bona fide emergency.
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