Bill Text: IL SB3106 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government or a school district that maintains an Internet website shall maintain an electronic mail system. Requires that unit of local government or school district to maintain and provide an electronic mail address for each of its officials for use in the course of their official duties. Requires a unit of local government or school district to post to its website for the current calendar year the contact information, including an electronic mail address, for all elected and appointed officials. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3106 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3106-Amended.html

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Rep. Ron Sandack

Filed: 4/24/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3106
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3106 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended by adding
Section 20 as follows:
(50 ILCS 205/20 new)
Sec. 20. Internet posting requirements.
(a) A unit of local government or school district that
serves a population of less than 1,000,000 that maintains an
Internet website other than a social media website or social
networking website shall, within 90 days of the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, post to
its website for the current calendar year a mechanism, such as
a uniform single email address, for members of the public to
electronically communicate with elected officials of that unit
of local government or school district, unless such officials

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have an individual email address for that purpose.
(b) For the purposes of this Section "Internet website"
shall not include any social media website, social networking
website, or any other social media presence that a unit of
local government or school district maintains.
(c) A hyperlink to the information required to be posted
under this Section must be easily accessible from the unit of
local government's or school district's home page.
(d) The postings required by this Section are in addition
to any other posting requirements required by law or ordinance.
(e) No home rule unit may adopt posting requirements that
are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a
limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.38 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.38 new)
Sec. 8.38. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly.".