House Sponsors: KUBIK-CURRIE. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T Short description: EMS BOARD-OPEN MTGS-CONFID Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and the Open Meetings Act to provide that deliberations for decisions, and not meetings, of the State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board are exempt from the requirements of the Open Meetings Act. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act to provide that information relating to the Board or a local review board, except final decisions, shall be inadmissible and nondiscoverable. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Public Health) No fiscal implications to the Dept. of Public Health. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Open Meetings Act to allow a public body to hold a closed meeting to consider the operation by a municipality of a municipal utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves (i) contracts relating to the purchase, sale, or delivery of electricity or natural gas or (ii) the results or conclusions of load forecast studies. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/2 from Ch. 116, par. 202 5 ILCS 140/6 from Ch. 116, par. 206 625 ILCS 5/1-148.5 new 625 ILCS 5/2-123 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123 Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code to define "news media" and to set forth the circumstances under which the news media may qualify for a reduced fee or waiver of a fee for a document request. Adds an immediate effective date. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 15/12.5 new 225 ILCS 20/7.5 new 225 ILCS 25/8.05 new 225 ILCS 30/37 new 225 ILCS 41/10-22 new 225 ILCS 55/32 new 225 ILCS 60/9.5 new 225 ILCS 63/57 new 225 ILCS 65/4.2 new 225 ILCS 70/6.5 new 225 ILCS 75/6.5 new 225 ILCS 80/12.5 new 225 ILCS 85/7.5 new 225 ILCS 90/8.5 new 225 ILCS 95/9.5 new 225 ILCS 100/8.5 new 225 ILCS 106/42 new 225 ILCS 107/37 new 225 ILCS 110/7.2 new 225 ILCS 115/10.5 new 225 ILCS 120/27 new 225 ILCS 305/11.5 new 225 ILCS 325/8.5 new 225 ILCS 330/10.5 new 225 ILCS 340/9.5 new 225 ILCS 430/8.5 new 225 ILCS 446/92 new 225 ILCS 450/13.5 new 225 ILCS 455/11.5 new 410 ILCS 535/25 Amends the licensing Acts for certain regulated professions to require each application for an original, renewal or restored license to include the applicant's Social Security Number. Amends the Vital Records Act to include the Social Security Number among the informa- tion that may appear in a certification of death furnished by the State Registrar of Vital Records. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0144 Last action date: 97-07-23 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status