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2007 Illinois Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2007)

handle is hein.sag/sagil0029 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF ILLINOIS ,

Lisa Madigan
AiTORNEY GENERAL

December 24, 2007

FILE NO. 07-001

GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND
CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Overage Reports under the State
Officials and Employees Ethics Act

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Mr. Shawn W. Denney
Chair, Executive Ethics Commission
401 South Spring Street
403 Stratton Office Building
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Dear Mr. De

I have the Exe    tive Nk o          ission's letter regarding the meaning of the
phrase appro   ia    Iti    e   risdictional authority as used in section 20-65 of the State
Officials and Employees Ethics Act (the Ethics Act) (5 ILCS 430/20-65 (West 2006)).
Specifically, the Executive Ethics Commission (the Commission) asks whether the Executive
Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (EIGG) may satisfy his duty to notify
the appropriate ultimate jurisdictional authority of investigations that he has not concluded within
six months by distributing a single, collective overage report to the boards of trustees of all of the
500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 * (217) 782-1090 * TTY: (217) 785-2771 * Fax: (217) 782-7046
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1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 * (618) 529-6400 * TTY: (618) 529-6403 * Fax: (618) 529-6416  *<ii51