Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 430 State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Section 15-10

    (5 ILCS 430/15-10)

    Sec. 15-10. Protected activity. An officer, a member, a State employee, or a State agency shall not take any retaliatory action against a State employee because the State employee does any of the following:

        (1) Discloses or threatens to disclose to a

    supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy, or practice of any officer, member, State agency, or other State employee that the State employee reasonably believes is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.

        (2) Provides information to or testifies before any

    public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any violation of a law, rule, or regulation by any officer, member, State agency, or other State employee.

        (3) Assists or participates in a proceeding to

    enforce the provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)

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