HB1283 EnrolledLRB103 03455 AWJ 48461 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
585-14 as follows:
 
6    (60 ILCS 1/85-14 new)
7    Sec. 85-14. Nondiscriminatory use of township funds. A
8township official may not prohibit an organization from
9receiving township funds based upon the perceived citizenship
10or immigration status of the person who would receive those
11funds from the organization.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.