If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act (rather than amends the Open Meetings Act contingent upon Senate Bill 243, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becoming law). Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a regional association (only for regional associations pertaining to municipalities) or statewide association of which the public body is a member. Effective immediately (rather than effective immediately or on the date Senate Bill 243 takes effect, whichever is later).

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5 ILCS 120/2