93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6270

 

Introduced 02/06/04, by Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 140/5   from Ch. 116, par. 205

    Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning lists of available records.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning freedom of information.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
5 changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 140/5)  (from Ch. 116, par. 205)
7     Sec. 5. List of available records. As to public records
8 prepared or received after the effective date of this Act, each
9 public body shall maintain and make available for inspection
10 and copying a reasonably current list of all types or
11 categories of records under its control. The list shall be
12 reasonably detailed in order to aid persons in obtaining access
13 to public records pursuant to this Act. Each public body shall
14 furnish upon request a description of the manner in which
15 public records stored by means of electronic data processing
16 may be obtained in a form comprehensible to persons lacking
17 knowledge of computer language or printout format.
18 (Source: P.A. 83-1013.)