Policy

5:120-AP1 – Statement of Economic Interests for Employees

Date Action
Upon initial employment All employees who are required to file a statement of economic interests (see School Board policy 5:120, Employee Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct, and Conflict of Interest) must file such a statement upon initial employment by May 1. 5 ILCS 420/4A-105(c).
On or before February 1, annually Superintendent or designee shall certify to the appropriate county clerks a list of names and addresses of employees who are required to file a statement of economic interests (see  policy 5:120, Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest). The list shall set out the names in alphabetical order by county of residence. The Superintendent or designee shall send the list to county clerks of the counties in which those employees reside, or if any employee resides outside of Illinois, to the county clerk of the county in which the District’s principal office is located. 5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5, added by P.A. 101-221 and amended by P.A. 101-617.
On or before April 1, annually County clerk of each county shall notify employees whose names have been certified to him or her of the requirements for filing statement of economic interests. 5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5, added by P.A. 101-221.
On or before May 1, annually All employees who are required to file a statement of economic interests (see policy 5:120, Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest) must file a statement of economic interests with the county clerk of the county in which the principal District office is located (5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5), unless the employee has already filed a statement in relation to the District within the calendar year. 5 ILCS 420/4A-105.
After January 1, 2011

Any county clerk who uses a system of Internet-based filing of economic interest statements must: (1) post the contents of statements, without filers’ addresses or signatures, that were filed using the Internet on a publicly accessible website, and (2) otherwise comply with 5 ILCS 420/4A-108, amended by P.A. 102-664.

The times for the filing of statements of economic interests set forth in Section 4A-105 must be followed in any system of Internet-based filing.

Date Adopted:    April 11, 2011

Date Amended:  January 21, 2020

Date Amended:  October 25, 2022