Bill Text: IL SB2499 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires the Legislative Ethics Commission to make available to the public any summary report and response or a redacted version of the report and response in which a current or former member of the General Assembly is the subject of the complaint regarding events occurring during that member's term of office.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2499 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2499-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB2499 Introduced 2/6/2018, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/25-52
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires the Legislative Ethics Commission to make available to the public any summary report and response or a redacted version of the report and response in which a current or former member of the General Assembly is the subject of the complaint regarding events occurring during that member's term of office.
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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 25-52 as follows:
(5 ILCS 430/25-52)
Sec. 25-52. Release of summary reports.
(a) Within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and
response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency
head that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or
termination of employment, the Legislative Ethics Commission
shall make available to the public the report and response or a
redacted version of the report and response. The Legislative
Ethics Commission shall also make available to the public any
summary report and response or a redacted version of the report
and response in which a current or former member of the General
Assembly is the subject of the complaint regarding events
occurring during that member's term of office. The Legislative
Ethics Commission may make available to the public any other
summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional
authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report
and response.
(b) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall redact

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information in the summary report that may reveal the identity
of witnesses, complainants, or informants or if the Commission
determines it is appropriate to protect the identity of a
person before publication. The Commission may also redact any
information it believes should not be made public. Prior to
publication, the Commission shall permit the respondents,
Legislative Inspector General, and Attorney General to review
documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction
or provide a response that shall be made public with the
summary report.
(c) The Legislative Ethics Commission may withhold
publication of the report or response if the Legislative
Inspector General or Attorney General certifies that
publication will interfere with an ongoing investigation.
(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)