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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
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5-1131 as follows:
 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-1131  new)
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    Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county that 
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maintains a website must post on the county's website the 
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following information:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
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    any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed 
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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the county but 
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    outside of any municipality; and
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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
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    within the boundaries of the county, but outside of any 
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    municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation 
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    of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) If a county does not maintain a website, the county 
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must, within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once 
 


 






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each year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general 
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circulation within the county or a newsletter published by the 
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county and mailed to county residents the information required 
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in items (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
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    (c) No home rule county may adopt posting or publication 
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requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This 
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Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
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Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
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exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised 
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by the State. 
 
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    Section 10. The Township Code is amended  by adding Section 
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85-60 as follows:
 
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    (60 ILCS 1/85-60 new)

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    Sec. 85-60. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township that 
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maintains a website must post on the township's website the 
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following information:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
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    any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed 
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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the township 
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    but outside of any municipality; and
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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
 


 






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    within the boundaries of the township, but outside of any 
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    municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation 
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    of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) If a township does not maintain a website, the township 
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must, within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once 
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each year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general 
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circulation within the township or a newsletter published by 
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the township and mailed to township residents the information 
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required in items (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
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    (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township with 
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a website must post the information required in items (1) and 
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(2) of subsection (a) on the township's website.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 1-1-11 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/1-1-11  new)
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    Sec. 1-1-11. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each municipality 
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that maintains a website must post on the municipality's 
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website the following information:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
 


 






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    any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed 
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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the 
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    municipality; and
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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
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    within the boundaries of the municipality to resolve 
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    complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the 
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    Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) If a municipality does not maintain a website, the 
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municipality must, within 90 days after the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least 
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once each year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of 
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general circulation within the municipality or a newsletter 
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published by the municipality and mailed to residents of the 
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municipality the information required in items (1) and (2) of 
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subsection (a).
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    (c) No home rule municipality may adopt posting or 
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publication requirements that are less restrictive than this 
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Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of 
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Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 
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concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions 
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exercised by the State. 

 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
 


 






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    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 96th General Assembly.