98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2872
 
Introduced , by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
5 ILCS 120/3.6 new
30 ILCS 805/8.37 new

     Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that if  a person  requests  information from the corporate authorities of a public body during a meeting and if the corporate authorities of the public body do not respond to the request during the meeting, then the corporate authorities of the public body shall provide a written response to the request prior to or at the next meeting of the public body. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
  


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY
					
 
 
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 adding 
5Section 3.6 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 120/3.6 new)
7    Sec. 3.6. Required response to questions made during 
8meetings. If  a person  requests  information from the corporate 
9authorities of a public body during a meeting and if the 
10corporate authorities of the public body do not respond to the 
11request during the meeting, then the corporate authorities of 
12the public body shall provide a written response to the request 
13prior to or at the next meeting of the public body.
 
14    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
15Section 8.37 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 805/8.37 new)
17    Sec. 8.37. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
18of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
19implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
20the 98th General Assembly.