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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 5. The Legislative Information System Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5.09 as follows:
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6 | (25 ILCS 145/5.09)
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7 | Sec. 5.09. Public computer access; legislative | ||||||
8 | information. To
make available to the public
all of the | ||||||
9 | following information in
electronic form:
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10 | (1) On or before July 1, 1999, the weekly schedule of | ||||||
11 | legislative floor
sessions
for each of the 2 houses of the | ||||||
12 | General Assembly together with a list of
matters pending | ||||||
13 | before them and the weekly schedule of legislative
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14 | committee hearings together with matters scheduled for | ||||||
15 | their consideration.
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16 | (2) On or before July 1, 1999,
a list of the committees | ||||||
17 | of the General Assembly and their
members.
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18 | (3) On or before July 1, 1999,
the text of each bill | ||||||
19 | and resolution introduced
and of each engrossed, enrolled, | ||||||
20 | and re-enrolled bill
and resolution and the text of each
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21 | adopted amendment and conference committee report.
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22 | (4) On or before July 1, 1999, a synopsis of items | ||||||
23 | specified in
paragraph (3) of this Section, together with
a |
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1 | summary of legislative and gubernatorial actions regarding | ||||||
2 | each bill
and resolution introduced.
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3 | (5) On or before July 1, 1999, the Rules of the House | ||||||
4 | and the
Senate of the General Assembly.
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5 | (6) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
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6 | Assembly, the text of Public Acts.
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7 | (7) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
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8 | Assembly,
the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
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9 | (8) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
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10 | Assembly, the Constitution of the United States and the | ||||||
11 | Constitution
of the State of Illinois.
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12 | (9) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second General
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13 | Assembly, the text of the Illinois Administrative Code.
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14 | (10) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second | ||||||
15 | General
Assembly, the most current
issue of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Register published on or after the effective date of this
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17 | amendatory Act of 1998.
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18 | (11) Any other information that the Joint Committee on | ||||||
19 | Legislative Support
Services
elects to make available.
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20 | The information shall be made available to the public
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21 | through a website maintained by the System the World Wide Web .
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22 | The information may also be made
available by any other means | ||||||
23 | of access that would facilitate public access to
the | ||||||
24 | information.
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25 | Any documentation that describes the electronic digital | ||||||
26 | formats of the
information shall be made available
through a |
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1 | website maintained by the System the World Wide Web .
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2 | Personal information concerning a person who accesses this | ||||||
3 | public information
may be
maintained only for the purpose of | ||||||
4 | providing service to the person.
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5 | No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative | ||||||
6 | Information System
as a condition of accessing the information, | ||||||
7 | except that a reasonable fee may
be charged for any customized | ||||||
8 | services and shall be deposited into the General
Assembly | ||||||
9 | Computer Equipment Revolving Fund.
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10 | The electronic public access provided through the System's | ||||||
11 | website World Wide Web
shall be in addition to any other | ||||||
12 | electronic or print distribution of the
information.
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13 | Within one-year after the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
14 | Act of the 100th General Assembly, to the extent practicable, | ||||||
15 | the System shall use a free translation tool to enable | ||||||
16 | translation into multiple languages of the information made | ||||||
17 | available to the public through the website maintained by the | ||||||
18 | System. The translation tool shall, at a minimum, translate the | ||||||
19 | following content on the website maintained by the System: the | ||||||
20 | home page; information regarding the members of the House of | ||||||
21 | Representatives and the Senate, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
22 | each member's biography, committee assignments, and sponsored | ||||||
23 | bills; information regarding the membership of, bills assigned | ||||||
24 | to, and meeting schedules of each standing and special | ||||||
25 | committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate; | ||||||
26 | information on the procedural status of each bill and |
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1 | resolution, together with any amendments thereto, and | ||||||
2 | appointment message filed in the House of Representatives or | ||||||
3 | the Senate, including both general information and | ||||||
4 | user-selected information (through the "My Legislation" | ||||||
5 | function or otherwise), but not including the synopsis or text | ||||||
6 | of any bill or resolution, or any amendment thereto, or any | ||||||
7 | appointment message, Public Act, or Executive Order; | ||||||
8 | information regarding previous General Assemblies, not | ||||||
9 | including the synopsis or text of any bill or resolution, or | ||||||
10 | any amendment thereto, or any appointment message, Public Act, | ||||||
11 | or Executive Order; contact information for the General | ||||||
12 | Assembly, legislative support service agencies, and other | ||||||
13 | related offices in the Capitol Complex; and information | ||||||
14 | regarding access for persons with disabilities. The System may, | ||||||
15 | in its discretion, provide for additional content to be | ||||||
16 | translated. The languages available for translation shall be | ||||||
17 | those provided by the translation tool. Before a user accesses | ||||||
18 | translated information, the System shall ensure that a | ||||||
19 | disclaimer is first displayed, stating that: the translated | ||||||
20 | information is offered as a convenience and should not be | ||||||
21 | considered accurate as to the translation of the text in | ||||||
22 | question; and the English language version is the official and | ||||||
23 | authoritative version of the text in question. | ||||||
24 | No action taken under this Section shall be deemed to alter | ||||||
25 | or relinquish any
copyright or other proprietary interest or | ||||||
26 | entitlement of the State of Illinois
relating to any of the |
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1 | information made available under this Section.
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2 | The information shall be made available as provided in this | ||||||
3 | Section in the
shortest
practicable time after it is publicly | ||||||
4 | available in any other form;
provided that
the System may make | ||||||
5 | information available under this Section only if the
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6 | availability in no way reduces the quality and timeliness of
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7 | service available to and required under this Act for
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8 | legislative users and does not unduly burden the General | ||||||
9 | Assembly or its
support services agencies. Failure to provide | ||||||
10 | information under this Section
does not affect
the validity of | ||||||
11 | any action of the General Assembly. The General Assembly and
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12 | the State of Illinois are not liable for the accuracy, | ||||||
13 | availability, or use of
the information provided under this | ||||||
14 | Section.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 90-666, eff. 7-30-98.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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