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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 Open Meetings Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 1.05 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (5 ILCS 120/1.05)
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7 | Sec. 1.05. Training. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Every public body shall designate employees, officers, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | or members to receive training on compliance with this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Each public body shall submit a list of designated employees, | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | officers, or members to the Public Access Counselor. Within 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | months after January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 96-542), the designated employees, officers, and members must | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | successfully complete an electronic training curriculum, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | developed and administered by the Public Access Counselor, and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | thereafter must successfully complete an annual training | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | program. Thereafter, whenever a public body designates an | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | additional employee, officer, or member to receive this | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | training, that person must successfully complete the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | electronic training curriculum within 30 days after that | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | designation.
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22 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | elected or appointed member of a public body subject to this |
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1 | Act who is such a member on January 1, 2012 (the effective date | ||||||
2 | of Public Act 97-504) must successfully complete the | ||||||
3 | electronic training curriculum developed and administered by | ||||||
4 | the Public Access Counselor. For these members, the training | ||||||
5 | must be completed within one year after January 1, 2012 (the | ||||||
6 | effective date of Public Act 97-504). | ||||||
7 | Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each elected | ||||||
8 | or appointed member of a public body subject to this Act who | ||||||
9 | becomes such a member after January 1, 2012 (the effective | ||||||
10 | date of Public Act 97-504) shall successfully complete the | ||||||
11 | electronic training curriculum developed and administered by | ||||||
12 | the Public Access Counselor. For these members, the training | ||||||
13 | must be completed not later than the 90th day after the date | ||||||
14 | the member: | ||||||
15 | (1) takes the oath of office, if the member is | ||||||
16 | required to take an oath of office to assume the person's | ||||||
17 | duties as a member of the public body; or | ||||||
18 | (2) otherwise assumes responsibilities as a member of | ||||||
19 | the public body, if the member is not required to take an | ||||||
20 | oath of office to assume the person's duties as a member of | ||||||
21 | the governmental body. | ||||||
22 | Each member successfully completing the electronic | ||||||
23 | training curriculum shall file a copy of the certificate of | ||||||
24 | completion with the public body. | ||||||
25 | Completing the required training as a member of the public | ||||||
26 | body satisfies the requirements of this Section with regard to |
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1 | the member's service on a committee or subcommittee of the | ||||||
2 | public body and the member's ex officio service on any other | ||||||
3 | public body. | ||||||
4 | The failure of one or more members of a public body to | ||||||
5 | complete the training required by this Section does not affect | ||||||
6 | the validity of an action taken by the public body. | ||||||
7 | An elected or appointed member of a public body subject to | ||||||
8 | this Act who has successfully completed the training required | ||||||
9 | under this subsection (b) and filed a copy of the certificate | ||||||
10 | of completion with the public body is not required to | ||||||
11 | subsequently complete the training required under this | ||||||
12 | subsection (b). | ||||||
13 | (c) An elected school board member may satisfy the | ||||||
14 | training requirements of this Section by participating in a | ||||||
15 | course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization | ||||||
16 | created under Article 23 of the School Code. The course of | ||||||
17 | training shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
18 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
19 | for open meetings; | ||||||
20 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
21 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
22 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
23 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
24 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
25 | and | ||||||
26 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to |
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1 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
2 | If an organization created under Article 23 of the School | ||||||
3 | Code provides a course of training under this subsection (c), | ||||||
4 | it must provide a certificate of course completion to each | ||||||
5 | school board member who successfully completes that course of | ||||||
6 | training. | ||||||
7 | (d) A commissioner of a drainage district may satisfy the | ||||||
8 | training requirements of this Section by participating in a | ||||||
9 | course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization | ||||||
10 | that represents the drainage districts created under the | ||||||
11 | Illinois Drainage Code. The course of training shall include, | ||||||
12 | but not be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
13 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
14 | for open meetings; | ||||||
15 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
16 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
17 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
18 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
19 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
20 | and | ||||||
21 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
22 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
23 | If an organization that represents the drainage districts | ||||||
24 | created under the Illinois Drainage Code provides a course of | ||||||
25 | training under this subsection (d), it must provide a | ||||||
26 | certificate of course completion to each commissioner who |
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1 | successfully completes that course of training. | ||||||
2 | (e) A director of a soil and water conservation district | ||||||
3 | may satisfy the training requirements of this Section by | ||||||
4 | participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted | ||||||
5 | by an organization that represents soil and water conservation | ||||||
6 | districts created under the Soil and Water Conservation | ||||||
7 | Districts Act. The course of training shall include, but not | ||||||
8 | be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
9 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
10 | for open meetings; | ||||||
11 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
12 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
13 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
14 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
15 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
16 | and | ||||||
17 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
18 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
19 | If an organization that represents the soil and water | ||||||
20 | conservation districts created under the Soil and Water | ||||||
21 | Conservation Districts Act provides a course of training under | ||||||
22 | this subsection (e), it must provide a certificate of course | ||||||
23 | completion to each director who successfully completes that | ||||||
24 | course of training. | ||||||
25 | (f) An elected or appointed member of a public body of a | ||||||
26 | park district, forest preserve district, or conservation |
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1 | district may satisfy the training requirements of this Section | ||||||
2 | by participating in a course of training sponsored or | ||||||
3 | conducted by an organization that represents the park | ||||||
4 | districts created in the Park District Code. The course of | ||||||
5 | training shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
6 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
7 | for open meetings; | ||||||
8 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
9 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
10 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
11 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
12 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
13 | and | ||||||
14 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
15 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
16 | If an organization that represents the park districts | ||||||
17 | created in the Park District Code provides a course of | ||||||
18 | training under this subsection (f), it must provide a | ||||||
19 | certificate of course completion to each elected or appointed | ||||||
20 | member of a public body who successfully completes that course | ||||||
21 | of training. | ||||||
22 | (g) An elected or appointed member of the board of | ||||||
23 | trustees of a fire protection district may satisfy the | ||||||
24 | training requirements of this Section by participating in a | ||||||
25 | course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization | ||||||
26 | that represents fire protection districts created under the |
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1 | Fire Protection District Act. The course of training shall | ||||||
2 | include, but not be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
3 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
4 | for open meetings; | ||||||
5 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
6 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
7 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
8 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
9 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
10 | and | ||||||
11 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
12 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
13 | If an organization that represents fire protection | ||||||
14 | districts organized under the Fire Protection District Act | ||||||
15 | provides a course of training under this subsection (g), it | ||||||
16 | must provide a certificate of course completion to each | ||||||
17 | elected or appointed member of a board of trustees who | ||||||
18 | successfully completes that course of training. | ||||||
19 | (h) An elected or appointed member of a public body of a | ||||||
20 | municipality may satisfy the training requirements of this | ||||||
21 | Section by participating in a course of training sponsored or | ||||||
22 | conducted by an organization that represents municipalities as | ||||||
23 | designated in Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
24 | The course of training shall include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
25 | instruction in: | ||||||
26 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements |
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1 | for open meetings; | ||||||
2 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
3 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
4 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; | ||||||
5 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
6 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
7 | and | ||||||
8 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
9 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
10 | If an organization that represents municipalities as | ||||||
11 | designated in Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code | ||||||
12 | provides a course of training under this subsection (h), it | ||||||
13 | must provide a certificate of course completion to each | ||||||
14 | elected or appointed member of a public body who successfully | ||||||
15 | completes that course of training. | ||||||
16 | (i) An elected or appointed member of a public body of a | ||||||
17 | township may satisfy the training requirements of this Section | ||||||
18 | by participating in a course of training sponsored or | ||||||
19 | conducted by an organization that represents townships created | ||||||
20 | under the Township Code. The course of training shall include, | ||||||
21 | but not be limited to, instruction in: | ||||||
22 | (1) the general background of the legal requirements | ||||||
23 | for open meetings; | ||||||
24 | (2) the applicability of this Act to public bodies; | ||||||
25 | (3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, | ||||||
26 | notice, and record-keeping under this Act; |
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1 | (4) procedures and requirements for holding an open | ||||||
2 | meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this Act; | ||||||
3 | and | ||||||
4 | (5) penalties and other consequences for failing to | ||||||
5 | comply with this Act. | ||||||
6 | If an organization that represents townships created under | ||||||
7 | the Township Code provides a course of training under this | ||||||
8 | subsection, it must provide a certificate of course completion | ||||||
9 | to each elected or appointed member of a public body who | ||||||
10 | successfully completes that course of training. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 101-233, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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