93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2258


 
Introduced 1/15/2004, by Emil Jones Jr.
 
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









 














SB2258

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    AN ACT concerning public bodies.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by 
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changing
Section 5 as follows:


 
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    (5 ILCS 140/5)  (from Ch. 116, par. 205)

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    Sec. 5. List of available records.  As to public records 
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prepared or
received after the effective
date of this Act, each 
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public body shall maintain and make available for
inspection

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and copying a reasonably current list of all types or 
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categories of records
under its control.  The list shall be 
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reasonably detailed in order to aid
persons in obtaining access 
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to public records pursuant to this Act. Each
public body shall 
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furnish upon request a description of the manner in which

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public records stored by means of electronic data processing 
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may be obtained in a form
 comprehensible to persons lacking 
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knowledge of computer
language or printout format.


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(Source: P.A. 83-1013.)