Appropriates specified amounts from various funds to the State Treasurer for specified purposes. Effective July 1, 2018.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the head and employees of a State agency affected by or involved in an investigation shall keep confidential and shall not disclose information exempted from disclosure under the Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Permits disclosure of investigatory files, reports, and requests for information of or by the Office of an Executive Inspector General to the head of a State agency affected by or involved in an investigation.
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that all agencies shall submit their most recent biennial audit conducted by the Auditor General and any other management, performance, or other audits conducted by the Auditor General within the preceding 2 years to the appropriations committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Provides that appropriations committees shall take audit reports released by the Auditor General into consideration during the budgeting process.
Amends the School Code. Provides that the Open Meetings Act does not apply to meetings of a joint committee formed under certain provisions of the Code. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that negotiating team strategy sessions are included in an exception to the Open Meetings Act.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a home rule municipality may file a petition to disconnect fire protection district territory from the district if: the municipality's fire department services at least 80% of the municipality; the disconnection will not cause the territory of the district to be noncontiguous; and the loss of assessed valuation by reason of the disconnection of the territory will not impair the ability of the district to render adequate fire protection service to the territory remaining in the district. Provides that territory disconnected shall remain liable for its proportionate share of any bonded indebtedness outstanding as of the date of disconnection. Provides for petition, hearing, notice, and objection requirements. Further provides that if a court finds that the petition complies with the Section and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall order that the territory be disconnected.
Amends the Township Code. Provides that if the township board determines that the township clerk has not fulfilled the duties of the office of the township clerk, the township board may, by resolution, provide that the office of the township clerk shall no longer be an elected position, but shall be appointed by the township board. After adoption of a resolution to appoint the township clerk, the elected township clerk's term ends on the appointment of a new township clerk or at the end of the elected township clerk's term, whichever is earlier. Provides for petition and referendum requirements to reinstate an elected township treasurer position.
Makes various FY19 appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State. Effective July 1, 2018.
Makes appropriations to the Office of the Attorney General for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. Effective July 1, 2018.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Inspector General may make a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the public if the Executive Ethics Commission does not do so. Provides that, prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the General Assembly for its FY19 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2018.
