97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2255
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 120/1.02  from Ch. 102, par. 41.02

    Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.


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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing 
5Section 1.02 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 120/1.02)  (from Ch. 102, par. 41.02)
7    Sec. 1.02. For the
the purposes of this Act:

8    "Meeting" means any gathering, whether in person or by 
9video or audio conference, telephone call, electronic means 
10(such as, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic 
11chat, and instant messaging), or other means of contemporaneous 
12interactive communication, of a majority of a quorum of the 
13members of a
public body held for the purpose of discussing 
14public
business or, for a 5-member public body, a quorum of the 
15members of a public body held for the purpose of discussing 
16public business.
17    Accordingly, for a 5-member public body, 3 members of the 
18body constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of 3 members 
19is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance, 
20unless a greater number is otherwise required.


21    "Public body" includes all legislative, executive, 
22administrative or advisory
bodies of the State, counties, 
23townships, cities, villages, incorporated
towns, school 
 
 
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1districts and all other municipal corporations, boards, 
2bureaus,
committees or commissions of this State, and any 
3subsidiary bodies of any
of the foregoing including but not 
4limited to committees and subcommittees
which are supported in 
5whole or in part by tax revenue, or which expend tax
revenue, 
6except the General Assembly and committees or commissions 
7thereof.
"Public body" includes tourism boards and convention 
8or civic center
boards located in counties that are contiguous 
9to the Mississippi River with
populations of more than 250,000 
10but less than 300,000.  "Public body"
includes the Health 
11Facilities and Services Review Board.  "Public body" does not

12include a child death review team or the Illinois Child Death 
13Review Teams
Executive Council established under
the Child 
14Death Review Team Act or an ethics commission acting under the 
15State Officials and
Employees Ethics Act.


16(Source: P.A. 95-245, eff. 8-17-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09.)