Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Beginning in
2014, on or before February 1 of each year, each ultimate
jurisdictional authority (UJA) shall submit an annual report
to the Commission that summarizes ethics training that was completed during the
previous calendar year and lays out the plan for the ethics
training programs in the coming year. [5 ILCS
430/5-10(b) ]
b) This report shall contain the following
information:
1) A copy of all materials used
in the ethics training of employees and officers of the UJA during the previous
year.
2) The number of officers or
employees who completed ethics training in the previous year, identified by
agency and, if applicable, training program type.
3) The identity of any officers or employees
who, for any reason, failed to complete required ethics training during the
previous year; the reason, if available, for each failure; and what
disciplinary or administrative action the UJA has imposed or plans to impose in
response to this failure.
4) All
ethics training materials to be used during the current calendar year to train
employees subject to the jurisdiction of that UJA, if available by February 1.
If these materials are not available on February 1, they should be forwarded at
least 8 weeks before training commences but shall be submitted no later than
September 1.
5) Other information
deemed necessary by the Commission to fulfill its duties.
c) The ethics training materials described in
subsection (b)(4) shall also be submitted at the same time to the appropriate
Executive Inspector General. The Commission and appropriate Executive Inspector
General shall review the materials and approve the materials or request changes
within 4 weeks. The ethics training information described in subsections (b)(2)
and (b)(3) shall also be submitted at the same time to the appropriate
Executive Inspector General. The materials shall not be used until approvals
are obtained.
d) Certification of
Training Sent to Ethics Officer
1)
Upon completion of any ethics training program
required by the Act, each officer and employee must certify in
writing that the person has completed the training program. Each officer and
employee must provide to his or her Ethics Officer a signed copy of the
certification by the deadline for completion of the ethics training
program. [5 ILCS
430/5-10(d) ]
2) The certification shall state: "I certify
that I have carefully read and reviewed the content of, and completed, the
[insert name of training program]. Furthermore, I certify that I understand my
failure to comply with the laws, rules, policies and procedures referred to
within this training course may result in disciplinary action up to and
including termination of State employment/appointment, administrative fines,
and possible criminal prosecution, depending on the nature of the
violation."
3) The certification
required by this Part may be made in accordance with the Illinois Commerce
Security Act [5 ILCS 175 ] or in a manner
substantially similar to the requirements of that Act, and notice of this
certification shall be forwarded electronically to the Ethics Officer for those
employees whose ethics training is conducted
electronically.