SSEI FAQs

Executive Order 15-09 requires employees and officers under the jurisdiction of the Governor
who are required to file a Statement of Economic Interest with the Secretary of State also to
submit the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest to the Executive Ethics Commission.
Your agency has identified you as an employee or officer who is required to complete the
Statement of Economic Interest filed with the Secretary of State.

Yes. The Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest and the Statement of Economic Interest
to be filed with the Secretary of State are two separate filings. You should receive notice from
the Secretary of State’s Office about the regular Statement of Economic Interest process towards
the end of March. You will need to complete both filings.

Agencies, boards and commissions under the jurisdiction of the Governor are subject to
Executive Order 15-09. Employees and officers of the legislative or judicial branches of
government are not subject to the Executive Order 15-09. Employees of other executive branch
constitutional offices, i.e. Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller and Treasurer, are
not subject to Executive Order 15-09. You may wish to contact your agency’s legal counsel or
ethics officer if you are uncertain of your agency’s status.

You may be serving by gubernatorial appointment on an executive branch board or commission,
and forms were sent to all members of the board or commission. This form need not be
completed by members of the General Assembly.

If you believe that you should not be included among those who are required to complete the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest, you should contact your agency’s ethics officer.

Your ethics officer is not required to review the supplemental form prior to filing. You may
wish to contact your ethics officer for guidance on specific questions or review. Note that your
agency’s ethics officer will have viewing rights to your submitted Supplemental Statement of
Economic Interest and may contact you after submission to discuss any issues they identify.
Correction after submission of disclosures made in error will be completed via a manual process.

You will be given an opportunity to print or save a PDF of your submittal at the time of
submittal. Your completed Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest will be maintained in a
comprehensive database.

Correction of errors can be completed by using our revision process or paper form.

Set forth in part below and throughout the online disclosure application, you will find examples,
definitions, and help buttons intended to assist in your completion of the SSEI. If after review of
the examples and disclosures you are still uncertain about your response, contact your ethics
officer for additional guidance.

During the preceding calendar year, did you, your spouse, or minor child have a financial interest

of greater than 5% in any real property for which the State of Illinois is a tenant, lessor or has

some other ownership or beneficial interest? If yes, disclose the address and describe the nature

of your interest in the real property. Do not include a primary personal residence.

The online SSEI provides drop down boxes to capture the necessary information and includes the
following example for Disclosure 1:

Disclosure 1 Example:
1629 South Grand Avenue West, Suite 101A, Springfield, Illinois, 62704, partner in a
business that owns the property

During the preceding calendar year, did you hold any non-governmental position(s) with any
business entity, non-profit organization, labor group, educational institution, or other entity of
any type? If yes, disclose the name of entity, the non-governmental position, the nature of
compensation, and estimate whether you received no income or value, income or value of less
than $5,000, or income or value equal to or greater than $5,000.

The following definitions are helpful for completing Disclosure 2:

“Non-governmental position” means a director or officer of a for-profit or not-for-profit
entity. It includes employees, directors and officers and partners of corporations, LLCs
and similar. It includes board members and officers of charitable organizations. It does
not include mere membership in these organizations.

“Nature of compensation” means a general description of any benefit for service in the
non-governmental position, including monetary and nonmonetary items. Examples
include but are not limited to monetary items such as salary, consulting fees, partnership
share, sales commissions, profit sharing, retirement plans/accounts; non-monetary items
such as a company-paid vehicle, stock options, company-paid housing; or whether the
position is on a volunteer basis without compensation. “Nature of compensation” does
not require the listing of a dollar amount of money.

“Compensation amount” means an estimate of whether no income, a value of less than,
equal to, or greater than $5,000 was received for the non-governmental position during
the preceding calendar year. “Compensation amount” does not require the listing of a
dollar amount of money.

The online SSEI provides drop down boxes to capture the necessary information and includes the
following examples for Disclosure 2:

Disclosure 2 Example 1:

Name of entity: Springpatch Theater Group
Nongovernmental Position: Board of Managers, Treasurer
Compensation Amount: Volunteer
Compensation Amount: No income or value

Disclosure 2 Example 2:

Name of Entity: Barnes and Noble Bookstore
Non-governmental Position: Sales clerk
Nature of compensation: Hourly wages
Compensation Amount: Income or value equal to or greater than $5,000

During the preceding calendar year, were you a party to, or have a financial interest in, any
litigation involving the State of Illinois or any entity with a relationship with the State of Illinois?
If yes, identify the case name(s) and the court in which the case is or was pending.

The following definitions are helpful for completing Disclosure 3:

“Litigation” includes litigation involving the State of Illinois or any entity with a
relationship with the State of Illinois, where you were named as a party in your personal
capacity or have a financial interest in that litigation. Do not include litigation where you
were named as a plaintiff or defendant in your capacity as an employee or officer of the
State of Illinois.

“State of Illinois” includes all officers, departments, boards, commissions, agencies,
institutions, authorities, universities, whether in the executive, legislative or judicial
branch; and administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State government which
are created by or pursuant to statute. “State of Illinois” does not include units of local
government and their officers, school districts and boards of election commissioners.

“Entity with a relationship with the State of Illinois” means an entity that has a contract
or grant or a direct pecuniary interest in a contract or grant with or from the State of
Illinois.

The online SSEI provides drop down boxes to capture the necessary information and includes the
following example for Disclosure 3:

Disclosure 3 Example:

Case Name: Taylor v. State of Illinois
Court: Sangamon County Circuit Court

Are you an officer, employee, or other individual who receives merit compensation and is
exempt from the Personnel Code and from collective bargaining agreements, or are you
appointed by the Governor?

If you checked “No,” please proceed to the certification and submission of this form.

If you checked “Yes,” do you have any relatives who are officers or employees of the Executive,

Legislative, or Judicial branches of the State of Illinois? “Relatives” include:

Father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter,
brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandson-in-law, granddaughter-in-law,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother,
stepsister, step-grandson, step-granddaughter, half-brother, or half-sister.

The online SSEI provides drop down boxes to capture the necessary information for Disclosure
4:

Name              Position
Jane Doe         Public Service Administrator

Filers who are compensated in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement should check
“No” in response to this disclosure. Filers who are appointed by the Governor or who are
exempt from the Personnel Code or other similar Code relevant to their employer should check
“Yes” and identify the relative’s name and position.