SB0026eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0026 Engrossed LRB099 02701 AWJ 22708 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by adding Section 2.03.5 as follows:

(5 ILCS 120/2.03.5 new)

Sec. 2.03.5. Internet posting requirements.

(a) A public body that serves a population of less than 1,000,000 that maintains an Internet website other than a social media website or social networking website shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, post to its website for the current calendar year a mechanism, such as a uniform single email address, for members of the public to electronically communicate with elected officials of that public body, unless such officials have an individual email address for that purpose.

(b) In addition to any requirement to publish in any newspaper notices, agendas, records, or other information or material that is required to be published in a newspaper by law or court order including, but not limited to, this Act, the Illinois Municipal Budget Law, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, the Counties Code, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Election Code, the School Code, the Airport Authorities Act, or the Civic Center Code, a public body that maintains a website shall also publish this information on its website.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, "Internet website" shall not include any social media website, social networking website, or any other social media presence that a public body maintains.

(d) A hyperlink to the information required to be posted under this Section must be easily accessible from the public body's home page.

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

(f) 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.

(50 ILCS 205/20 rep.)

Section 10. The Local Records Act is amended by repealing Section 20.