5 ILCS 176/15

(5 ILCS 176/15)

Sec. 15. Reporting requirements.

(a) No later than October 1, 2026, and October 1 of each year thereafter, each State agency or department shall report the amount and distribution of its advertising spending to the General Assembly and post the report on its website.

(b) The annual report described in subsection (a) shall include:

(1) the overall amount of advertising spending made by the State agency or department;

(2) the names of each advertising vendor that received advertising contracts from the State agency or department and the amount of those contracts;

(3) the type of entity that received the advertising spending, categorized by media type, including, but not limited to, search platforms, national news outlets, digital platforms, and local news outlets; and

(4) the general subject matter of the advertising placement, such as military recruitment, public health, or job training.

(c) If a contracted vendor places advertisements on behalf of a State agency or department, the State agency or department shall make a good faith effort to collect from the vendor sufficient information to comply with paragraph (3) of subsection (b).

(Source: P.A. 104-77, eff. 1-1-26.)