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| Public Act 099-0218 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 10 as follows: | ||||
(15 ILCS 50/10) | ||||
Sec. 10. Repository of board and commission membership; | ||||
meeting notices. | ||||
(a) The Office shall establish and maintain on the Internet | ||||
a centralized, searchable database, freely accessible to the | ||||
public, of information relating to appointed positions on the | ||||
State's boards and commissions. | ||||
The database shall include, at a minimum: | ||||
(1) The qualifications for, and the powers, duties, and | ||||
responsibilities of, each appointed position on each of the | ||||
State's boards and commissions. | ||||
(2) The name and term of each current appointed member | ||||
of a board or commission. | ||||
(3) Each current vacancy in appointed membership of | ||||
each of the State's boards and commissions. | ||||
(4) Information as to how a person may apply for | ||||
appointment to a board or commission, including a uniform | ||||
application that may be downloaded and printed or that may | ||||
be submitted electronically. Such application shall | ||
include a data field where an applicant shall disclose his | ||
or her ethnicity, gender and disability status for | ||
reporting purposes. | ||
(5) A link to that section of the Secretary of State's | ||
website that allows the public to search Statements of | ||
Economic Interest filed with the Secretary of State.
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(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of | ||
this Section, the Office shall establish and maintain on the | ||
Internet: | ||
(1) a centralized location for an electronic mail | ||
listserv for subscribers to receive notices of the meetings | ||
of each board and commission and the meeting's agenda; and | ||
(2) a listing of the meeting times and agendas for each | ||
board and commission. | ||
The Office shall send and post meeting notices and agendas | ||
pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) at least 48 hours before | ||
each meeting. For the purposes of this subsection (b), | ||
"electronic mail listserv" means an automatic mailing list | ||
server used to manage electronic mail transmissions to a list | ||
of subscribers. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-1087, eff. 1-1-15.)
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