Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 430/75-5 – Application of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to the …
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Application of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities.
(a) The provisions of Articles 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 of this Act, as well as this Article, apply to Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities. As used in Articles 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 75, (i) “appointee” and “officer” include a person appointed to serve on the board of a Regional Transit Board or a board of a Regional Development Authority, and (ii) “employee” and “State employee” include: (A) a full-time, part-time, or contractual employee of a Regional Transit Board or a Regional Development Authority; and (B) Authority leaders of a Regional Development Authority. As used in this subsection, “Authority leader” has the meaning given to that term in the various Acts and Laws creating the Regional Development Authorities.
(b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor shall have jurisdiction over all board members, employees, vendors, and others doing business with the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act.
(a) The provisions of Articles 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 of this Act, as well as this Article, apply to Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities. As used in Articles 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 75, (i) “appointee” and “officer” include a person appointed to serve on the board of a Regional Transit Board or a board of a Regional Development Authority, and (ii) “employee” and “State employee” include: (A) a full-time, part-time, or contractual employee of a Regional Transit Board or a Regional Development Authority; and (B) Authority leaders of a Regional Development Authority. As used in this subsection, “Authority leader” has the meaning given to that term in the various Acts and Laws creating the Regional Development Authorities.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 430/75-5
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor shall have jurisdiction over all board members, employees, vendors, and others doing business with the Regional Transit Boards and Regional Development Authorities to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act.