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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB0347
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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5 ILCS 120/1.02 |
from Ch. 102, par. 41.02 |
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Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. |
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A BILL FOR
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SB0347 |
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LRB096 06367 JAM 16451 b |
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| AN ACT concerning 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 Open Meetings Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 1.02 as follows: |
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| (5 ILCS 120/1.02) (from Ch. 102, par. 41.02)
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| Sec. 1.02. For the
the purposes of this Act:
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| "Meeting" means any gathering, whether in person or by |
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| video or audio conference, telephone call, electronic means |
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| (such as, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic |
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| chat, and instant messaging), or other means of contemporaneous |
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| interactive communication, of a majority of a quorum of the |
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| members of a
public body held for the purpose of discussing |
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| public
business or, for a 5-member public body, a quorum of the |
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| members of a public body held for the purpose of discussing |
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| public business. |
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| Accordingly, for a 5-member public body, 3 members of the |
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| body constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of 3 members |
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| is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance, |
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| unless a greater number is otherwise required.
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| "Public body" includes all legislative, executive, |
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| administrative or advisory
bodies of the State, counties, |
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| townships, cities, villages, incorporated
towns, school |