Bill Text: IL SB1529 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation authorized under specified provisions. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation is void. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-12-31 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [SB1529 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB1529-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB1529 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Melinda Bush SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/25-15
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation authorized under specified provisions. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation is void. 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 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
amended by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/25-15)
Sec. 25-15. Duties of the Legislative Ethics Commission.
In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the
Legislative Ethics Commission shall have the following duties:
(1) To promulgate rules governing the performance of
its duties and the exercise of its powers and governing
the investigations of the Legislative Inspector General;
except that, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt
no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to
seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing
any investigation authorized under this Article. Any
existing rule, as of the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly, requiring the
Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's
advance approval before commencing any investigation is
void. The rules shall be available on the Commission's
website and any proposed changes to the rules must be made
available to the public on the Commission's website no

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less than 7 days before the adoption of the changes. Any
person shall be given an opportunity to provide written or
oral testimony before the Commission in support of or
opposition to proposed rules.
(2) To conduct administrative hearings and rule on
matters brought before the Commission only upon the
receipt of pleadings filed by the Legislative Inspector
General and not upon its own prerogative, but may appoint
special Legislative Inspectors General as provided in
Section 25-21. Any other allegations of misconduct
received by the Commission from a person other than the
Legislative Inspector General shall be referred to the
Office of the Legislative Inspector General.
(3) To prepare and publish manuals and guides and,
working with the Office of the Attorney General, oversee
training of employees under its jurisdiction that explains
their duties.
(4) To prepare public information materials to
facilitate compliance, implementation, and enforcement of
this Act.
(5) To submit reports as required by this Act.
(6) To the extent authorized by this Act, to make
rulings, issue recommendations, and impose administrative
fines, if appropriate, in connection with the
implementation and interpretation of this Act. The powers
and duties of the Commission are limited to matters

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clearly within the purview of this Act.
(7) To issue subpoenas with respect to matters pending
before the Commission, subject to the provisions of this
Article and in the discretion of the Commission, to compel
the attendance of witnesses for purposes of testimony and
the production of documents and other items for inspection
and copying.
(8) To appoint special Legislative Inspectors General
as provided in Section 25-21.
(9) To conspicuously display on the Commission's
website the procedures for reporting a violation of this
Act, including how to report violations via email or
online.
(10) To conspicuously display on the Commission's
website any vacancies within the Office of the Legislative
Inspector General.
(11) To appoint an Acting Legislative Inspector
General in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the
Legislative Inspector General.
(Source: P.A. 100-554, eff. 11-16-17; 100-588, eff. 6-8-18.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.