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1 | | AN ACT concerning local 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 Local Records Act is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 20 as follows: |
6 | | (50 ILCS 205/20 new) |
7 | | Sec. 20. Internet posting requirements. |
8 | | (a) A unit of local government or school district that |
9 | | serves a population of less than 1,000,000 that maintains an |
10 | | Internet website other than a social media website or social |
11 | | networking website shall, within 90 days of the effective date |
12 | | of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, post to |
13 | | its website for the current calendar year a mechanism, such as |
14 | | a uniform single email address, for members of the public to |
15 | | electronically communicate with elected officials of that unit |
16 | | of local government or school district, unless such officials |
17 | | have an individual email address for that purpose. |
18 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section "Internet website" |
19 | | shall not include any social media website, social networking |
20 | | website, or any other social media presence that a unit of |
21 | | local government or school district maintains. |
22 | | (c) A hyperlink to the information required to be posted |
23 | | under this Section must be easily accessible from the unit of |