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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5623 Introduced , by Rep. Ron Sandack SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Governmental Officer Online Accessibility Act. Provides that every unit of local government and school district that maintains an electronic mail system and an Internet website shall: (1) provide an electronic mail address for the use of each of its elected officials, including board members, and appointed officers, to be used in the course of their official duties; and (2) provide a means for the public to transmit correspondence directly by electronic mail to each elected and appointed official, including board members, through its official website.
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| | HB5623 | | LRB098 18298 JLK 53433 b |
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Governmental Officer Online Accessibility Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Electronic mail addresses. Every unit of local |
| 7 | | government and school district that maintains an electronic |
| 8 | | mail system and an Internet website shall, within 90 days of |
| 9 | | the effective date of this Act, do each of the following: |
| 10 | | (1) Maintain and provide an electronic mail address for the |
| 11 | | use of the following officials in the course of their official |
| 12 | | duties: |
| 13 | | (A) elected officials, including board members; and |
| 14 | | (B) appointed officials to the governing board of a |
| 15 | | unit of local government or school district, including |
| 16 | | chief executive officers. |
| 17 | | (2) Provide a means for the public to transmit |
| 18 | | correspondence by electronic mail directly to each individual |
| 19 | | described in paragraph (1) through its official website.
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| 20 | | Section 10. Permissive uses. The electronic mail address |
| 21 | | provided under this Act shall be used exclusively for |
| 22 | | correspondence directly related to the official business of the |