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The Illinois Government Transparency & Performance Act (IL-GT&P)

Illinois state companion to GT&P. Uses Inspector-General independence and performance-standards classifications (no Schedule F analog). Strengthens the Illinois False Claims Act (740 ILCS 175) and extends FOIA.

THE ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY & PERFORMANCE ACT (IL-GT&P)

Vehicle: State passage. Illinois General Assembly, regular session. Primary referral to House / Senate Executive / State Government / Revenue and Finance.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the “Illinois Government Transparency & Performance Act (IL-GT&P).”

SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT

The General Assembly finds that the Illinois Personnel Code operates under 20 ILCS 415; that the Illinois Freedom of Information Act operates under 5 ILCS 140; that the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget operates under 20 ILCS 3005; that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability provides fiscal analysis; and that Illinois enacted the Illinois False Claims Act under 740 ILCS 175. This Act extends these frameworks, and does not adopt a federal Schedule F analog, instead strengthening Executive Inspector General independence under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430).

TITLE I — DEFINITIONS & COORDINATION WITH ILLINOIS LAW

Sec. 101. Definitions

  1. (a) “GOMB” means the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
  2. (b) “Publicly visible outcome” means a metric published under Sec. 201.
  3. (c) “IL-FCA” means 740 ILCS 175.

Sec. 102. Coordination with Existing Illinois Law

  1. (a) Consistent with:
  • 20 ILCS 415 (Personnel Code).
  • 5 ILCS 140 (FOIA).
  • 20 ILCS 3005 (GOMB).
  • 740 ILCS 175 (FCA).
  • 5 ILCS 430 (State Officials Ethics Act).

TITLE II — OUTCOME-BASED BUDGETING

Sec. 201. Outcome Metrics for Covered Programs

  1. (a) Each covered program in the Budget shall publish at least three outcome metrics.
  2. (b) GOMB shall publish the Illinois Outcome Dashboard in machine-readable form.

Sec. 202. Fiscal-Note Outcome Integration

  1. (a) COGFA fiscal notes shall identify outcome metrics from Sec. 201.

TITLE III — INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE (Schedule-F Substitute)

Sec. 301. Office-Level Inspector General Authorities

  1. (a) Building on 5 ILCS 430, each Executive Inspector General shall have independent hiring, subpoena, and reporting authority within covered agencies.
  2. (b) Nothing in this section modifies the Illinois Personnel Code merit protections.
  3. (c) OIG shall publish an annual outcome audit for each covered program.

TITLE IV — ILLINOIS FALSE CLAIMS ACT AMENDMENT

Sec. 401. Credentialing and Outcome-Data Fraud

  1. (a) 740 ILCS 175 is amended to clarify that a person presenting a materially false or fraudulent claim involving ILRMC, Federal FRAC, or IL-OBSA outcome data is liable to the State for a civil penalty and treble damages.

Sec. 402. Whistleblower Award

  1. (a) A whistleblower whose information leads to recovery shall receive between 15 and 30 percent of the State recovery under 740 ILCS 175/4, as determined by the Attorney General.

TITLE V — IMPLEMENTATION & GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Severability

If any provision is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the remainder.

Sec. 502. Effective Date

This Act shall take effect on the July 1 following enactment.

Canonical federal version: GT&P. Other Illinois bills: IL-ACSA, IL-MEWRA, IL-AI-Workforce.