Bill Text: IL SB1556 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Adds to the definition of a "local public entity": an association of school districts, association of school boards, and any not-for-profit association, partnership, or other organization or entity organized for the purpose of conducting public business. Provides that these changes apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0723 [SB1556 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1556-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Interscholastic Association Defamation Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "association" | ||||||
7 | means the Illinois High School Association.
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8 | Section 10. Defamation. Any association which has as its | ||||||
9 | purpose
promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner | ||||||
10 | providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic | ||||||
11 | competition among schools and students within this State is not | ||||||
12 | liable for defamation, except for actual malice.
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13 | Section 98. Applicability. This Act applies only to causes | ||||||
14 | of actions accruing on or after its effective date.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October | ||||||
16 | 1, 2009.
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