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Open Meetings Act-exceptions

It became law on May 15, 2019.

IL SB 196 · Senate Bill · 101st

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May 15, 2019

What it does

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific independent contractors, or specific volunteers (currently, only specific employees) of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 120/2 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/1A-3 from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 15, 2019

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

It is law in Illinois. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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