Rep. Ron Sandack
Filed: 4/1/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5623




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5623 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 205/20 new)
7    Sec. 20. Internet posting requirements.
8    (a) A unit of local government or school district that 
9serves a population of less than 1,000,000 that maintains an 
10Internet website other than a social media website or social 
11networking website shall, within 90 days of the effective date 
12of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, post to 
13its website for the current calendar year a mechanism for 
14members of the public to electronically communicate with each 
15individual elected official of that unit of local government or 
16school district.
 
 
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1    (b) For the purposes of this Section "Internet website" 
2shall not include any social media website, social networking 
3website, or any other social media presence that a unit of 
4local government or school district maintains. 
5    (c) The information required to be posted under this 
6Section must be easily accessible from the unit of local 
7government's or school district's home page and searchable.
8    (d) The postings required by this Section are in addition 
9to any other posting requirements required by law or ordinance.
10    (e) No home rule unit may adopt posting requirements that 
11are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a 
12limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
13the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home 
14rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State. 
  
 
15    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended  by adding 
16Section 8.38 as follows:
 
17    (30 ILCS 805/8.38 new)
18    Sec. 8.38. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
19of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
20implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
21the 98th General Assembly.".