§ 25-21 — Special Legislative Inspectors General

(a) The Legislative Ethics Commission, on its own initiative and by majority vote, may appoint special Legislative Inspectors General (i) to investigate alleged violations of this Act, if an investigation by the Inspector General was not concluded within 6 months after its initiation, where the Commission finds that the Inspector General's reasons under Section 25-65 for failing to complete the investigation are insufficient and (ii) to accept referrals from the Commission of allegations made pursuant to this Act concerning the Legislative Inspector General or an employee of the Office of the Legislative Inspector General and to investigate those allegations. (b) A special Legislative Inspector General must have the same qualifications as the Legislative Inspector General appointed under Section 25-10. (c) The Commission's appointment of a special Legislative Inspector General must be in writing and must specify the duration and purpose of the appointment. (d) A special Legislative Inspector General shall have the same powers and duties with respect to the purpose of his or her appointment as the Legislative Inspector General appointed under Section 25-10. (e) A special Legislative Inspector General shall report the findings of his or her investigation to the Commission. (f) The Commission may report the findings of a special Legislative Inspector General and its recommendations, if any, to the General Assembly.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)