SB3106sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Michael Connelly

Filed: 3/4/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3106

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3106 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended by adding Section 20 as follows:

(50 ILCS 205/20 new)

Sec. 20. Internet posting requirements.

(a) A unit of local government or a school district that serves a population of less than 3,000,000 and that maintains an Internet website shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, do each of the following:

(1) maintain an electronic mail system;

(2) maintain and provide an electronic mail address for each of its officials in the course of their official duties to be used exclusively for correspondence directly related to the official business of that unit of local government or school district; and

(3) post to its website for the current calendar year the contact information, including an electronic mail address, for all elected and appointed officials.

(b) The information required to be posted under this Section must be easily accessible from the unit of local government's or school district's home page and searchable.

(c) The postings required by this Section are in addition to any other posting requirements required by law or ordinance.

(d) No home rule unit may adopt posting requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.38 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.38 new)

Sec. 8.38. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.".