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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3560 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new | | 220 ILCS 5/17-1100 new | |
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any boards for electric cooperatives or municipal systems shall be required to announce any elections for board membership publicly and allow any residents of this State to run as a candidate. Provides that all electric cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation related to business operations for at least 5 years. Provides that any meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations must be publicly available.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB3560 | | LRB103 30176 AMQ 56604 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Sections 17-1000 and 17-1100 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 17-1000. Board election announcement. Any boards for |
| 8 | | electric cooperatives, as defined in Section 3.4 of the |
| 9 | | Electric Supplier Act, or municipal systems shall be required |
| 10 | | to announce any elections for board membership publicly and |
| 11 | | allow any resident of this State to run as a candidate.
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| 12 | | (220 ILCS 5/17-1100 new) |
| 13 | | Sec. 17-1100. Document retention. All electric |
| 14 | | cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation |
| 15 | | related to business operations for at least 5 years. Any |
| 16 | | meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations |
| 17 | | must be publicly available.
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