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1    AN ACT concerning local 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 2.03.5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 120/2.03.5  new)
7    Sec. 2.03.5. Internet posting requirements.
8    (a) A public body that serves a population of less than 
91,000,000 that maintains an Internet website other than a 
10social media website or social networking website shall, within 
1190 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
1299th General Assembly, post to its website for the current 
13calendar year a mechanism, such as a uniform single email 
14address, for members of the public to electronically 
15communicate with elected officials of that public body, unless 
16such officials have an individual email address for that 
17purpose.
18    (b)  In addition to any requirement to publish in any 
19newspaper notices, agendas, records, or other information or 
20material that is required to be published in a newspaper by law 
21or court order including, but not limited to, this Act, the 
22Illinois Municipal Budget Law, the Intergovernmental 
23Cooperation Act, the Counties Code, the Township Code, the 
 
 
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1Illinois Municipal Code, the Election Code, the School Code, 
2the Airport Authorities Act, or the Civic Center Code, a public 
3body that maintains a website shall also publish this 
4information on its website.
5    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "Internet website" 
6shall not include any social media website, social networking 
7website, or any other social media presence that a public body 
8maintains.
9    (d) A hyperlink to the information required to be posted 
10under this Section must be easily accessible from the public 
11body's home page.
12    (e) The postings required by this Section are in addition 
13to any other posting requirements required by law or ordinance.
14    (f) No home rule unit may adopt posting requirements that 
15are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a 
16limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
17the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home 
18rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
19    (50 ILCS 205/20 rep.)
20    Section 10. The Local Records Act is amended  by repealing 
21Section 20.