Public Act 0650 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0133 Enrolled LRB096 05841 RLJ 15921 b

Public Act 096-0650

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1131 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new)

Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county that maintains a website must post on the county's website the following information:

(1) the name, office address, and telephone number of the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, if any, employed by the county; and

(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the county to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b) If a county does not maintain a website, then the county must, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once every other year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general circulation within the county or a newsletter published by the county and mailed to county residents the information required in item (1) of subsection (a) and either the information required in item (2) of subsection (a) or instructions for obtaining such information from the county.

(c) No home rule county may adopt posting or publication 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 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 85-60 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/85-60 new)

Sec. 85-60. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township that maintains a website must post on the township's website the following information:

(1) the name, office address, and telephone number of the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, if any, employed by the township; and

(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the township to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b) If a township does not maintain a website, then the township must, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once every other year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general circulation within the township or a newsletter published by the township and mailed to township residents the information required in item (1) of subsection (a) and either the information required in item (2) of subsection (a) or instructions for obtaining such information from the township.

Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 1-1-11 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/1-1-11 new)

Sec. 1-1-11. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each municipality that maintains a website must post on the municipality's website the following information:

(1) the name, office address, and telephone number of the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, if any, employed by the municipality; and

(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the municipality to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b) If a municipality does not maintain a website, then the municipality must, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once every other year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality or a newsletter published by the municipality and mailed to residents of the municipality the information required in item (1) of subsection (a) and either the information required in item (2) of subsection (a) or instructions for obtaining such information from the municipality.

(c) No home rule municipality may adopt posting or publication 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 8.33 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)

Sec. 8.33. 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 96th General Assembly.