5 ILCS 430/20-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 ILCS 430/ - State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.|Article 20 - Executive Ethics Commission and Executive Inspectors General

Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General.(a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector General are  created,  one each for the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the  Comptroller, and the Treasurer. Each Office shall be under the direction and  supervision  of an Executive Inspector General and shall be a fully independent office with  separate  appropriations.(b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and  Treasurer shall each appoint an Executive Inspector General, without regard to  political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and  demonstrated ability.  Appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the  Senate by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record vote.  Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60 session days of the  receipt thereof shall be deemed to have received the advice and consent of  the Senate. If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office  of Executive Inspector General, the appointing authority shall make a  temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the  appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that office. No person  rejected for an office of Executive Inspector General shall, except by the  Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the same session of  the Senate or be appointed to that office during a recess of that Senate.Nothing in this Article precludes the appointment by the Governor, Attorney  General,  Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer of any other inspector general  required or  permitted by law. The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,  Comptroller, and  Treasurer  each may appoint an existing inspector general as the Executive Inspector  General  required by this  Article, provided that such an inspector general is not prohibited by law,  rule,  jurisdiction, qualification, or interest from serving as the Executive  Inspector General  required by  this Article.  An appointing authority may not appoint a relative as an Executive Inspector  General.Each Executive Inspector General shall have the following qualifications:(1) has not been convicted  of any felony under the     laws of this State, another State, or the United States;(2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an     institution of higher education; and(3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A)     with a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, at least 2 years of which have been in a progressive investigatory capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C) as a senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or local agency; (D) as a member, an officer, or a State or federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of items (A) through (D).The term of each initial Executive Inspector General shall  commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30, 2008. The  initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective  date of this Act.After the initial term, each Executive Inspector General shall serve  for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment  and running through June 30 of the fifth following year. An  Executive Inspector General may be reappointed to one or more  subsequent terms.A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall be filled  by the appointing authority only for the balance of the term of the Executive  Inspector General whose office is vacant.Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is filled.(c) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the Attorney General shall  have jurisdiction over the Attorney General and all officers and employees of,  and vendors and others doing business with,  State agencies within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General. The Executive  Inspector General appointed by the Secretary of State shall have jurisdiction  over the Secretary of State and all officers and employees of, and vendors and  others doing business with, State agencies within the  jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. The Executive Inspector General  appointed by the Comptroller shall have jurisdiction over the Comptroller and  all officers and employees of, and vendors and others doing business with,  State agencies within the jurisdiction of the Comptroller. The  Executive Inspector General appointed by the Treasurer shall have jurisdiction  over the Treasurer and all officers and employees of, and vendors and others  doing business with, State agencies within the jurisdiction  of the Treasurer. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor  shall have jurisdiction over (i) the Governor, (ii) the Lieutenant Governor, (iii) all  officers and employees of, and vendors and others doing business with,  executive branch State agencies under the jurisdiction of the  Executive Ethics Commission and not within the jurisdiction of the  Attorney  General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer, and (iv) all board members and employees of the Regional Transit Boards and all vendors and others doing business with the Regional Transit Boards.The jurisdiction of each Executive Inspector General is to investigate  allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,  misfeasance,  malfeasance, or violations of this Act or violations of other related  laws and rules.Each Executive Inspector General shall have jurisdiction over complainants in violation of subsection (e) of Section 20-63 for disclosing a summary report prepared by the respective Executive Inspector General.(d) The compensation for each Executive Inspector General shall be  determined by the Executive Ethics Commission and shall be made from appropriations made to the Comptroller for this purpose. Subject to Section 20-45 of this Act, each  Executive Inspector General has full  authority  to organize his or her Office of the Executive Inspector General, including the  employment and determination of the compensation of staff, such as deputies,  assistants, and other employees, as appropriations permit. A separate  appropriation  shall be made for each Office of Executive Inspector General.(e) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the Office of  the Executive Inspector General may, during his or her term of appointment or  employment:(1) become a candidate for any elective office;(2) hold any other elected or appointed public office     except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by law;(3) be actively involved in the affairs of any     political party or political organization; or(4) advocate for the appointment of another person to     an appointed or elected office or position or actively participate in any campaign for any elective office.In this subsection an appointed public office means a position authorized by  law that is filled by an appointing authority as provided by law and does not  include employment by hiring in the ordinary course of business.(e-1) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the Office of the  Executive Inspector General may, for one year after the termination of his or  her appointment or employment:(1) become a candidate for any elective office;(2) hold any elected public office; or(3) hold any appointed State, county, or local     judicial office.(e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may be waived by the  Executive Ethics Commission.(f) An Executive Inspector General may be removed only for cause and may  be removed only by the appointing constitutional officer. At the time of the  removal,  the appointing constitutional officer must report to the Executive Ethics  Commission the  justification for the  removal.  (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)