HB 5374 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

OPEN MEETING/SCH CD-LSC

Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides if a public body is a local school council organized under the Chicago School District Article of the School Code, then subject to certain requirements, an open or closed meeting subject to the Act may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the members, so long as specified conditions are met. Amends the School Code. Provides that at the organizational meeting, the local school council shall take a vote to determine if meetings shall be held in-person or remotely; however, a declaration by the Governor or Director of Public Health limiting the size of or prohibiting an in-person meeting shall supersede a local school council's vote to meet in-person.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 9, 2024 Last action Feb 9, 2024
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Theresa Mah
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