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Illinois House Bill HB3212 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3212 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 425 ILCS 140/7.5 Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is unable to meet its financial obligations. Provides for the selection and qualification of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and definition of liabilities. Provides that records prepared for or used in connection with the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from disclosure. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings related to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10230 RTM 20304 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3212 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 425 ILCS 140/7.5 New Act 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 5 ILCS 140/7.5 Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is unable to meet its financial obligations. Provides for the selection and qualification of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and definition of liabilities. Provides that records prepared for or used in connection with the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from disclosure. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings related to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10230 RTM 20304 b LRB104 10230 RTM 20304 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3212 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	New Act5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 425 ILCS 140/7.5 New Act 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 5 ILCS 140/7.5
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7	7	Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is unable to meet its financial obligations. Provides for the selection and qualification of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and definition of liabilities. Provides that records prepared for or used in connection with the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from disclosure. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings related to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
17	17	5 Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act.
18	18	6 Section 2. Findings. Filing for Chapter 9 can reduce
19	19	7 service levels to the taxpayers and residents of a local
20	20	8 public entity. In some circumstances, it can have major
21	21	9 short-term and long-term fiscal consequences for the entity,
22	22	10 the surrounding entities, and the State. Filing for bankruptcy
23	23	11 protection under Chapter 9 should be considered a last resort,
24	24	12 to be instituted only after other reasonable efforts have been
25	25	13 made to avoid a bankruptcy filing or otherwise appropriately
26	26	14 plan for it. It is in the interest of the State, units of local
27	27	15 government, and the public that local governmental entities
28	28	16 have sufficiently sound financial capacity to provide required
29	29	17 services to the public during any restructuring or financial
30	30	18 reorganization process. Furthermore, it is in the best
31	31	19 interest of the public, the State, and local governmental
32	32	20 entities that employees, trade creditors, bondholders, and
33	33	21 other interest holders be included in an appropriate
34	34	22 restructuring process and have an adequate understanding of
35	35	23 the financial capacity of local governmental entities and
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3212 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	New Act5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 425 ILCS 140/7.5 New Act 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 5 ILCS 140/7.5
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44	44	Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is unable to meet its financial obligations. Provides for the selection and qualification of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and definition of liabilities. Provides that records prepared for or used in connection with the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from disclosure. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings related to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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74	74	1 their obligations, as a clear understanding of both is
75	75	2 necessary for any restructuring or reorganization process.
76	76	3 To the extent financial relief granted through Chapter 9
77	77	4 can affect debt service payments, the bondholders have a
78	78	5 direct interest in the Chapter 9 process, particularly prior
79	79	6 to filing. Therefore, it is important for those parties to be
80	80	7 able to participate in a prefiling confidential neutral
81	81	8 evaluation process that could assist parties in reaching a
82	82	9 settlement and avoiding a bankruptcy filing or otherwise lead
83	83	10 to a pre-negotiated consensual plan of readjustment as clearly
84	84	11 contemplated by subsection (c) of Section 109 of Title 11 of
85	85	12 the United States Code.
86	86	13 To the extent financial relief granted through Chapter 9
87	87	14 could affect public employee compensation, employees have a
88	88	15 direct interest in the Chapter 9 process, particularly prior
89	89	16 to filing. Therefore, it is important for those parties to be
90	90	17 able to participate in a prefiling confidential neutral
91	91	18 evaluation process that could assist parties in reaching a
92	92	19 settlement or otherwise lead to a pre-negotiated, consensual
93	93	20 plan of adjustment and avoid a Chapter 9 filing.
94	94	21 Given the connection between State allocations and local
95	95	22 budgets, the State has a role in assisting local public
96	96	23 entities to address potential insolvency with the goal of
97	97	24 averting bankruptcy filings where possible and providing a
98	98	25 process designed to make the debt restructuring process in or
99	99	26 outside of a Chapter 9 bankruptcy as cost effective and
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110	110	1 efficient as possible for all participants.
111	111	2 Illinois taxpayers who rely on public safety, senior,
112	112	3 recreational, health, library, and other public services, as
113	113	4 well as those who own and operate businesses in our
114	114	5 communities, deserve every reasonable and appropriate effort
115	115	6 that State and local government can make to avoid adverse
116	116	7 consequences of Chapter 9 bankruptcy filings, particularly
117	117	8 where a neutral evaluation may lead to the avoidance of
118	118	9 Chapter 9 filing by an out-of-court resolution of outstanding
119	119	10 obligations and disputes.
120	120	11 Resolving local and State business and financial issues in
121	121	12 a timely, fair, and cost-effective manner is an integral part
122	122	13 of a successful government and is in the public interest. It
123	123	14 has long been recognized that alternative dispute resolution
124	124	15 proceedings, like a neutral evaluation, offer an economical,
125	125	16 discreet, and expeditious way to resolve potentially
126	126	17 devastating situations.
127	127	18 Through the neutral evaluation process, the neutral
128	128	19 evaluator, a specially trained, neutral third party, can
129	129	20 assist the local public entity and its creditors and
130	130	21 stakeholders to fully explore alternatives, while allowing the
131	131	22 interested parties to exchange information in a confidential
132	132	23 environment with the assistance and supervision of a neutral
133	133	24 evaluator to determine whether the entity's contractual and
134	134	25 financial obligations can be renegotiated on a consensual
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146	146	1 Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
147	147	2 "Chapter 9" means Chapter 9 of Title 11 of the United
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149	149	4 "Creditor" means either of the following:
150	150	5 A person or entity that has a noncontingent claim
151	151	6 against a local public entity that arose at the time of or
152	152	7 before the commencement of the neutral evaluation process
153	153	8 and whose claim represents at least $5,000,000 or
154	154	9 comprises more than 5% of the local public entity's debt
155	155	10 or obligations, whichever is less.
156	156	11 A person or entity that would have a noncontingent
157	157	12 claim against the local public entity upon the rejection
158	158	13 of an executory contract or unexpired lease in a Chapter 9
159	159	14 case and whose claim would represent at least $5,000,000
160	160	15 or comprises more than 5% of the local public entity's
161	161	16 debt or obligations, whichever is less.
162	162	17 "Debtor" means a local public entity that may file for
163	163	18 bankruptcy under Chapter 9.
164	164	19 "Good faith" means participation by a party in the neutral
165	165	20 evaluation process with the intent to negotiate toward a
166	166	21 resolution of the issues that are the subject of the neutral
167	167	22 evaluation process, including the timely provision of complete
168	168	23 and accurate information to provide the relevant parties
169	169	24 through the neutral evaluation process with sufficient
170	170	25 information, in a confidential manner, to negotiate the
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181	181	1 readjustment of the local public entity's debt.
182	182	2 "Interested party" means a trustee, a committee of
183	183	3 creditors, an affected creditor, an indenture trustee, a
184	184	4 pension fund, a bondholder, a union that, under its collective
185	185	5 bargaining agreements, has standing to initiate contract or
186	186	6 debt restructuring negotiations with the local public entity,
187	187	7 or a representative selected by an association of retired
188	188	8 employees of the local public entity who receive income from
189	189	9 the local public entity convening the neutral evaluation. A
190	190	10 local public entity may invite holders of contingent claims to
191	191	11 participate as interested parties in the neutral evaluation if
192	192	12 the local public entity determines that the contingency is
193	193	13 likely to occur and the claim may represent $5,000,000 or
194	194	14 comprise more than 5% of the local public entity's debt or
195	195	15 obligations, whichever is less.
196	196	16 "Local public entity" means any county, municipality,
197	197	17 township, special district, public authority, public agency,
198	198	18 unit of local government, school district, or any other entity
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200	200	20 instrumentality of the State, or that qualifies as a debtor
201	201	21 under any other federal bankruptcy law applicable to local
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203	203	23 "Local public entity representative" means the person or
204	204	24 persons designated by the local public entity with authority
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206	206	26 on behalf of the governing body of the local public entity.
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217	217	1 "Neutral evaluation" is a form of non-binding alternative
218	218	2 dispute resolution.
219	219	3 Section 5. Eligibility. A local public entity in this
220	220	4 State may file a petition and exercise powers under applicable
221	221	5 federal bankruptcy law if either of the following apply: (i)
222	222	6 under Section 10, a neutral evaluation process has been
223	223	7 initiated by the local public entity and has ended, or (ii) the
224	224	8 local public entity declares a fiscal emergency and adopts a
225	225	9 resolution by a majority vote of the governing board under
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227	227	11 Section 10. Neutral evaluation process.
228	228	12 (a) A local public entity may initiate the neutral
229	229	13 evaluation process if the local public entity is or likely
230	230	14 will become unable to meet its financial obligations as and
231	231	15 when those obligations are due or become due and owing. The
232	232	16 local public entity shall initiate the neutral evaluation by
233	233	17 providing notice by certified mail of a request for neutral
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235	235	19 (b) Interested parties shall respond within 10 business
236	236	20 days after receipt of notice of the local public entity's
237	237	21 request for neutral evaluation.
238	238	22 (c) The local public entity and the interested parties
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251	251	1 evaluator to oversee the neutral evaluation process and
252	252	2 facilitate all discussions in an effort to resolve their
253	253	3 disputes.
254	254	4 If the local public entity and interested parties fail to
255	255	5 agree on a neutral evaluator within 7 days after the
256	256	6 interested parties have responded to the notification sent by
257	257	7 the local public entity, then the local public entity shall
258	258	8 select 5 qualified neutral evaluators and provide their names,
259	259	9 references, and backgrounds to the participating interested
260	260	10 parties. Within 3 business days, a majority of participating
261	261	11 interested parties may strike up to 4 names from the list. If a
262	262	12 majority of participating interested parties strikes 4 names,
263	263	13 then the remaining candidate shall be the neutral evaluator.
264	264	14 If the majority of participating parties strikes fewer than 4
265	265	15 names, the local public entity may choose which of the
266	266	16 remaining candidates shall be the neutral evaluator.
267	267	17 (d) A neutral evaluator shall have experience and training
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269	269	19 shall meet at least one of the following qualifications:
270	270	20 (1) at least 10 years of high-level business or legal
271	271	21 practice involving bankruptcy or service as a United
272	272	22 States Bankruptcy Judge; or
273	273	23 (2) professional experience or training in local
274	274	24 government finance and one or more of the following areas:
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287	287	1 resolution, Chapter 9 bankruptcy, public finance,
288	288	2 taxation, Illinois Constitutional law, Illinois labor law,
289	289	3 or federal labor law.
290	290	4 (e) The neutral evaluator shall be impartial, objective,
291	291	5 independent, and free from prejudice. The neutral evaluator
292	292	6 shall not act with partiality or prejudice based on any
293	293	7 participant's personal characteristics, background, values or
294	294	8 beliefs, or performance during the neutral evaluation process.
295	295	9 (f) The neutral evaluator shall avoid a conflict of
296	296	10 interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest during
297	297	11 the neutral evaluation process. The neutral evaluator shall
298	298	12 make a reasonable inquiry to determine whether there are any
299	299	13 facts that a reasonable individual would consider likely to
300	300	14 create a potential or actual conflict of interest.
301	301	15 Notwithstanding subsection (n) of this Section, if the neutral
302	302	16 evaluator is informed of the existence of any facts that a
303	303	17 reasonable individual would consider likely to create a
304	304	18 potential or actual conflict of interest, the neutral
305	305	19 evaluator shall disclose these facts in writing to the local
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307	307	21 neutral evaluation. If any party to the neutral evaluation
308	308	22 objects to the neutral evaluator, then that party shall notify
309	309	23 all other parties to the neutral evaluation, including the
310	310	24 neutral evaluator, within 15 days after receipt of the notice
311	311	25 from the neutral evaluator, and the neutral evaluator shall
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323	323	1 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
324	324	2 (g) Prior to the neutral evaluation process, the neutral
325	325	3 evaluator shall not establish another relationship with any of
326	326	4 the parties in a manner that would raise questions about the
327	327	5 integrity of the neutral evaluation, except that the neutral
328	328	6 evaluator may conduct further neutral evaluations regarding
329	329	7 other potential local public entities that may involve some of
330	330	8 the same or similar constituents to a prior mediation.
331	331	9 (h) The neutral evaluator shall conduct the neutral
332	332	10 evaluation process in a manner that promotes voluntary,
333	333	11 uncoerced decision-making in which each party makes free and
334	334	12 informed choices regarding the process and outcome.
335	335	13 (i) The neutral evaluator shall not impose a settlement on
336	336	14 the parties. The neutral evaluator shall use his or her best
337	337	15 efforts to assist the parties to reach a satisfactory
338	338	16 resolution of their disputes. Subject to the discretion of the
339	339	17 neutral evaluator, the neutral evaluator may make oral or
340	340	18 written recommendations for settlement or plan of readjustment
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342	342	20 (j) The neutral evaluator shall inform the local public
343	343	21 entity and all parties of the provisions of Chapter 9 relative
344	344	22 to other chapters of the Bankruptcy Code. This instruction
345	345	23 shall highlight the limited authority of United States
346	346	24 bankruptcy judges in Chapter 9.
347	347	25 (k) The neutral evaluator may request from the parties
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359	359	1 believes may be helpful in assisting the parties to address
360	360	2 the obligations between them. This documentation may include
361	361	3 the status of funds of the local public entity that clearly
362	362	4 distinguishes between general funds and special funds, and the
363	363	5 proposed plan of readjustment prepared by the local public
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365	365	7 (l) The neutral evaluator shall provide counsel and
366	366	8 guidance to all parties, shall not be a legal representative
367	367	9 of any party, and shall not have a fiduciary duty to any party.
368	368	10 (m) In the event of a settlement with all interested
369	369	11 parties, the neutral evaluator may assist the parties in
370	370	12 negotiating a pre-petitioned, pre-agreed plan of readjustment
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372	372	14 (n) If at any time during the neutral evaluation process
373	373	15 the local public entity and a majority of the representatives
374	374	16 of the interested parties participating in the neutral
375	375	17 evaluation wish to remove the neutral evaluator, the local
376	376	18 public entity or any interested party may make a request to the
377	377	19 other interested parties to remove the neutral evaluator. If
378	378	20 the local public entity and the majority of the interested
379	379	21 parties agree that the neutral evaluator should be removed,
380	380	22 the parties shall select a new neutral evaluator.
381	381	23 (o) The local public entity and all interested parties
382	382	24 participating in the neutral evaluation process shall
383	383	25 negotiate in good faith. Failure to do so is grounds for ending
384	384	26 the neutral evaluation process and satisfying the eligibility
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395	395	1 requirements of item (i) of Section 5.
396	396	2 (p) The local public entity and interested parties shall
397	397	3 provide a representative of each party to attend all neutral
398	398	4 evaluation sessions. Each representative shall have the
399	399	5 authority to settle and resolve disputes or shall be in a
400	400	6 position to present any proposed settlement or plan of
401	401	7 readjustment to the parties participating in the neutral
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403	403	9 (q) The parties shall maintain the confidentiality of the
404	404	10 neutral evaluation process and shall not disclose statements
405	405	11 made, information disclosed, or documents prepared or
406	406	12 produced, during the neutral evaluation process, at the
407	407	13 conclusion of the neutral evaluation process or during any
408	408	14 bankruptcy proceeding unless either of the following occur:
409	409	15 (i) all persons that conduct or otherwise participate
410	410	16 in the neutral evaluation expressly agree in writing to
411	411	17 disclosure of the communication, document, or writing; or
412	412	18 (ii) the information is deemed necessary by a judge
413	413	19 presiding over a bankruptcy proceeding under Chapter 9 of
414	414	20 Title 11 of the United States Code to determine
415	415	21 eligibility of a local public entity to proceed with a
416	416	22 bankruptcy proceeding under subsection (c) of Section 109
417	417	23 of Title 11 of the United States Code.
418	418	24 (r) The neutral evaluation established by this process
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420	420	26 evaluator is selected, unless the local public entity or a
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432	432	2 the process for up to 30 additional days. The neutral
433	433	3 evaluation process shall not last for more than 90 days after
434	434	4 the date the evaluator is selected unless the local public
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437	437	7 (s) The local public entity shall pay 50% of the costs of
438	438	8 neutral evaluation, including, but not limited to, the fees of
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441	441	11 (t) The neutral evaluation process shall end if any of the
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443	443	13 (i) the parties execute a settlement agreement;
444	444	14 (ii) the parties reach an agreement or proposed plan
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447	447	17 (iii) the neutral evaluation process has exceeded the
448	448	18 later of (i) 60 days after the date the neutral evaluator
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450	450	20 neutral evaluation process by the local public entity
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452	452	22 reached an agreement, and the local public entity and a
453	453	23 majority of the interested parties do not agree to extend
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455	455	25 (iv) the local public entity initiated the neutral
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467	467	1 and received no responses from interested parties within
468	468	2 the time specified in subsection (b) of this Section; or
469	469	3 (v) the fiscal condition of the local public entity
470	470	4 deteriorates to the point that a fiscal emergency is
471	471	5 declared under Section 15 and necessitates the need to
472	472	6 file a petition and exercise powers under applicable
473	473	7 federal bankruptcy law.
474	474	8 Section 15. Declaration of fiscal emergency.
475	475	9 Notwithstanding any other Section of this Act, a local public
476	476	10 entity may file a petition and exercise powers under
477	477	11 applicable federal bankruptcy law, if the local public entity
478	478	12 declares a fiscal emergency and adopts a resolution by a
479	479	13 majority vote of the governing board at a noticed public
480	480	14 hearing that includes findings that the financial state of the
481	481	15 local public entity jeopardizes the health, safety, or
482	482	16 well-being of the residents of the local public entity's
483	483	17 jurisdiction or service area absent the protections of Chapter
484	484	18 9. The resolution shall make findings that the local public
485	485	19 entity is or will be unable to pay its obligations within the
486	486	20 next 60 days. Prior to a declaration of fiscal emergency and
487	487	21 adoption of a resolution, the local public entity shall place
488	488	22 an item on the agenda of a noticed public hearing on the fiscal
489	489	23 condition of the local public entity to take public comment.
490	490	24 The board of supervisors of a county that intends to take
491	491	25 action under this Section and places a notice on an agenda
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502	502	1 regarding a proposed resolution to declare a fiscal emergency
503	503	2 may require local agencies with funds invested in the county
504	504	3 treasury to provide a 5-day notice of withdrawal before the
505	505	4 county is required to comply with a request for withdrawal of
506	506	5 funds by that local agency.
507	507	6 Section 20. Liabilities. This Act shall not impose any
508	508	7 liability or responsibility, in law or equity, upon the State,
509	509	8 any department, agency, or other entity of the State, or any
510	510	9 officer or employee of the State, for any action taken by any
511	511	10 local public entity under this Act, for any violation of the
512	512	11 provisions of this Act by any local public entity, or for any
513	513	12 failure to comply with the provisions of this Act by any local
514	514	13 public entity. No action against the State, or any department,
515	515	14 agency, entity of the State, or any officer or employee of the
516	516	15 State acting in their official capacity may be maintained for
517	517	16 any activity authorized by this Act, or for the act of a local
518	518	17 public entity filing under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of the United
519	519	18 States Code, including any proceeding following a local public
520	520	19 entity's filing.
521	521	20 Section 25. Confidential Information. All records,
522	522	21 including without limitation all reports, writings, letters,
523	523	22 memoranda, and other documentary materials, that are prepared
524	524	23 for or used in connection with the neutral evaluation process,
525	525	24 the filing of a federal bankruptcy petition, or other actions
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536	536	1 taken by a local public entity or a neutral evaluator under
537	537	2 this Act are exempt from disclosure, inspection, and copying
538	538	3 under the Freedom of Information Act.
539	539	4 Section 30. Statutory lien for bonds.
540	540	5 (a) As used in this Section:
541	541	6 "Bond" or "bonds" has the same meaning given to that term
542	542	7 under Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act.
543	543	8 "Statutory lien" shall have the meaning given to that term
544	544	9 under Section 101(53) of the federal Bankruptcy Code.
545	545	10 (b) All bonds, including general obligation bonds and
546	546	11 revenue bonds issued and sold under the Local Government Debt
547	547	12 Reform Act or related laws, including bonds issued under home
548	548	13 rule powers, issued by a local public entity shall be secured
549	549	14 by a statutory lien on all revenues received pursuant to the
550	550	15 levy and collection of tax or the collection or deposit of
551	551	16 money, funds, or revenues so pledged to the payment of the
552	552	17 bonds. The statutory lien shall automatically attach from the
553	553	18 time such pledge is made without further action or
554	554	19 authorization by the governing authority of the local public
555	555	20 entity. The statutory lien shall be valid and binding from the
556	556	21 time the bonds are executed and delivered without any physical
557	557	22 delivery thereof or further act required, and shall be a first
558	558	23 priority lien, unless the bonds so otherwise provide.
559	559	24 The revenues received pursuant to the levy and collection
560	560	25 of the taxes or the collection or deposit of revenues, money,
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571	571	1 or funds so pledged shall be immediately subject to the
572	572	2 statutory lien, and the statutory lien shall automatically
573	573	3 attach to the revenues and be effective, binding, and
574	574	4 enforceable against the local public entity or its successors,
575	575	5 transferees, and creditors, and all others asserting rights
576	576	6 therein or having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or
577	577	7 otherwise against the local public entity, irrespective of
578	578	8 whether those parties have notice of the lien and without the
579	579	9 need for any physical delivery, recordation, filing, or
580	580	10 further act. In addition, revenue bonds issued by a local
581	581	11 public entity under the Local Government Debt Reform Act or
582	582	12 related laws, including bonds issued by a local public entity
583	583	13 with home rule authority, shall have all of the protection
584	584	14 afforded to special revenue under Chapter 9, to the extent
585	585	15 applicable.
586	586	16 Section 80. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing
587	587	17 Section 2 as follows:
588	588	18 (5 ILCS 120/2) (from Ch. 102, par. 42)
589	589	19 Sec. 2. Open meetings.
590	590	20 (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall
591	591	21 be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and
592	592	22 closed in accordance with Section 2a.
593	593	23 (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained
594	594	24 in subsection (c) are in derogation of the requirement that
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605	605	1 public bodies meet in the open, and therefore, the exceptions
606	606	2 are to be strictly construed, extending only to subjects
607	607	3 clearly within their scope. The exceptions authorize but do
608	608	4 not require the holding of a closed meeting to discuss a
609	609	5 subject included within an enumerated exception.
610	610	6 (c) Exceptions. A public body may hold closed meetings to
611	611	7 consider the following subjects:
612	612	8 (1) The appointment, employment, compensation,
613	613	9 discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific
614	614	10 employees, specific individuals who serve as independent
615	615	11 contractors in a park, recreational, or educational
616	616	12 setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or
617	617	13 legal counsel for the public body, including hearing
618	618	14 testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a
619	619	15 specific individual who serves as an independent
620	620	16 contractor in a park, recreational, or educational
621	621	17 setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against
622	622	18 legal counsel for the public body to determine its
623	623	19 validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in
624	624	20 compensation to a specific employee of a public body that
625	625	21 is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase
626	626	22 Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the
627	627	23 public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.
628	628	24 (2) Collective negotiating matters between the public
629	629	25 body and its employees or their representatives, or
630	630	26 deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more
631	631
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641	641	1 classes of employees.
642	642	2 (3) The selection of a person to fill a public office,
643	643	3 as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public
644	644	4 office, when the public body is given power to appoint
645	645	5 under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or
646	646	6 removal of the occupant of a public office, when the
647	647	7 public body is given power to remove the occupant under
648	648	8 law or ordinance.
649	649	9 (4) Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing,
650	650	10 or in closed hearing where specifically authorized by law,
651	651	11 to a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in this Act,
652	652	12 provided that the body prepares and makes available for
653	653	13 public inspection a written decision setting forth its
654	654	14 determinative reasoning.
655	655	15 (4.5) Evidence or testimony presented to a school
656	656	16 board regarding denial of admission to school events or
657	657	17 property pursuant to Section 24-24 of the School Code,
658	658	18 provided that the school board prepares and makes
659	659	19 available for public inspection a written decision setting
660	660	20 forth its determinative reasoning.
661	661	21 (5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use
662	662	22 of the public body, including meetings held for the
663	663	23 purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should
664	664	24 be acquired.
665	665	25 (6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of
666	666	26 property owned by the public body.
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677	677	1 (7) The sale or purchase of securities, investments,
678	678	2 or investment contracts. This exception shall not apply to
679	679	3 the investment of assets or income of funds deposited into
680	680	4 the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund.
681	681	5 (8) Security procedures, school building safety and
682	682	6 security, and the use of personnel and equipment to
683	683	7 respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably
684	684	8 potential danger to the safety of employees, students,
685	685	9 staff, the public, or public property.
686	686	10 (9) Student disciplinary cases.
687	687	11 (10) The placement of individual students in special
688	688	12 education programs and other matters relating to
689	689	13 individual students.
690	690	14 (11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or
691	691	15 on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and
692	692	16 is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or
693	693	17 when the public body finds that an action is probable or
694	694	18 imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be
695	695	19 recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed
696	696	20 meeting.
697	697	21 (12) The establishment of reserves or settlement of
698	698	22 claims as provided in the Local Governmental and
699	699	23 Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the
700	700	24 disposition of a claim or potential claim might be
701	701	25 prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or
702	702	26 risk management information, records, data, advice or
703	703
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713	713	1 communications from or with respect to any insurer of the
714	714	2 public body or any intergovernmental risk management
715	715	3 association or self insurance pool of which the public
716	716	4 body is a member.
717	717	5 (13) Conciliation of complaints of discrimination in
718	718	6 the sale or rental of housing, when closed meetings are
719	719	7 authorized by the law or ordinance prescribing fair
720	720	8 housing practices and creating a commission or
721	721	9 administrative agency for their enforcement.
722	722	10 (14) Informant sources, the hiring or assignment of
723	723	11 undercover personnel or equipment, or ongoing, prior or
724	724	12 future criminal investigations, when discussed by a public
725	725	13 body with criminal investigatory responsibilities.
726	726	14 (15) Professional ethics or performance when
727	727	15 considered by an advisory body appointed to advise a
728	728	16 licensing or regulatory agency on matters germane to the
729	729	17 advisory body's field of competence.
730	730	18 (16) Self evaluation, practices and procedures or
731	731	19 professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of
732	732	20 a statewide association of which the public body is a
733	733	21 member.
734	734	22 (17) The recruitment, credentialing, discipline or
735	735	23 formal peer review of physicians or other health care
736	736	24 professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected
737	737	25 under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
738	738	26 Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
739	739
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749	749	1 including 42 C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the federal
750	750	2 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
751	751	3 1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
752	752	4 including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a
753	753	5 hospital, or other institution providing medical care,
754	754	6 that is operated by the public body.
755	755	7 (18) Deliberations for decisions of the Prisoner
756	756	8 Review Board.
757	757	9 (19) Review or discussion of applications received
758	758	10 under the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures
759	759	11 Act.
760	760	12 (20) The classification and discussion of matters
761	761	13 classified as confidential or continued confidential by
762	762	14 the State Government Suggestion Award Board.
763	763	15 (21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed
764	764	16 under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the
765	765	17 body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes
766	766	18 as mandated by Section 2.06.
767	767	19 (22) Deliberations for decisions of the State
768	768	20 Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board.
769	769	21 (23) The operation by a municipality of a municipal
770	770	22 utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or
771	771	23 municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves
772	772	24 (i) contracts relating to the purchase, sale, or delivery
773	773	25 of electricity or natural gas or (ii) the results or
774	774	26 conclusions of load forecast studies.
775	775
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785	785	1 (24) Meetings of a residential health care facility
786	786	2 resident sexual assault and death review team or the
787	787	3 Executive Council under the Abuse Prevention Review Team
788	788	4 Act.
789	789	5 (25) Meetings of an independent team of experts under
790	790	6 Brian's Law.
791	791	7 (26) Meetings of a mortality review team appointed
792	792	8 under the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review
793	793	9 Team Act.
794	794	10 (27) (Blank).
795	795	11 (28) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
796	796	12 disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
797	797	13 Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
798	798	14 the Illinois Public Aid Code.
799	799	15 (29) Meetings between internal or external auditors
800	800	16 and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and
801	801	17 their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal
802	802	18 control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk
803	803	19 areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews
804	804	20 conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
805	805	21 standards of the United States of America.
806	806	22 (30) (Blank).
807	807	23 (31) Meetings and deliberations for decisions of the
808	808	24 Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm
809	809	25 Concealed Carry Act.
810	810	26 (32) Meetings between the Regional Transportation
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821	821	1 Authority Board and its Service Boards when the discussion
822	822	2 involves review by the Regional Transportation Authority
823	823	3 Board of employment contracts under Section 28d of the
824	824	4 Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and Sections 3A.18 and
825	825	5 3B.26 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act.
826	826	6 (33) Those meetings or portions of meetings of the
827	827	7 advisory committee and peer review subcommittee created
828	828	8 under Section 320 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
829	829	9 Act during which specific controlled substance prescriber,
830	830	10 dispenser, or patient information is discussed.
831	831	11 (34) Meetings of the Tax Increment Financing Reform
832	832	12 Task Force under Section 2505-800 of the Department of
833	833	13 Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
834	834	14 (35) Meetings of the group established to discuss
835	835	15 Medicaid capitation rates under Section 5-30.8 of the
836	836	16 Illinois Public Aid Code.
837	837	17 (36) Those deliberations or portions of deliberations
838	838	18 for decisions of the Illinois Gaming Board in which there
839	839	19 is discussed any of the following: (i) personal,
840	840	20 commercial, financial, or other information obtained from
841	841	21 any source that is privileged, proprietary, confidential,
842	842	22 or a trade secret; or (ii) information specifically
843	843	23 exempted from the disclosure by federal or State law.
844	844	24 (37) Deliberations for decisions of the Illinois Law
845	845	25 Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Certification
846	846	26 Review Panel, and the Illinois State Police Merit Board
847	847
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857	857	1 regarding certification and decertification.
858	858	2 (38) Meetings of the Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic
859	859	3 Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois
860	860	4 Criminal Justice Information Authority Board that occur in
861	861	5 closed executive session under subsection (d) of Section
862	862	6 35 of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act.
863	863	7 (39) Meetings of the regional review teams under
864	864	8 subsection (a) of Section 75 of the Domestic Violence
865	865	9 Fatality Review Act.
866	866	10 (40) Meetings of the Firearm Owner's Identification
867	867	11 Card Review Board under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners
868	868	12 Identification Card Act.
869	869	13 (41) Deliberations about action taken, or which could
870	870	14 be taken, pursuant to the Local Government Bankruptcy
871	871	15 Neutral Evaluation Act.
872	872	16 (d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
873	873	17 "Employee" means a person employed by a public body whose
874	874	18 relationship with the public body constitutes an
875	875	19 employer-employee relationship under the usual common law
876	876	20 rules, and who is not an independent contractor.
877	877	21 "Public office" means a position created by or under the
878	878	22 Constitution or laws of this State, the occupant of which is
879	879	23 charged with the exercise of some portion of the sovereign
880	880	24 power of this State. The term "public office" shall include
881	881	25 members of the public body, but it shall not include
882	882	26 organizational positions filled by members thereof, whether
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893	893	1 established by law or by a public body itself, that exist to
894	894	2 assist the body in the conduct of its business.
895	895	3 "Quasi-adjudicative body" means an administrative body
896	896	4 charged by law or ordinance with the responsibility to conduct
897	897	5 hearings, receive evidence or testimony and make
898	898	6 determinations based thereon, but does not include local
899	899	7 electoral boards when such bodies are considering petition
900	900	8 challenges.
901	901	9 (e) Final action. No final action may be taken at a closed
902	902	10 meeting. Final action shall be preceded by a public recital of
903	903	11 the nature of the matter being considered and other
904	904	12 information that will inform the public of the business being
905	905	13 conducted.
906	906	14 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
907	907	15 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-311, eff.
908	908	16 7-28-23; 103-626, eff. 1-1-25.)
909	909	17 Section 85. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
910	910	18 changing Section 7.5 as follows:
911	911	19 (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
912	912	20 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
913	913	21 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
914	914	22 exempt from inspection and copying:
915	915	23 (a) All information determined to be confidential
916	916	24 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
917	917
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927	927	1 Development Act.
928	928	2 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
929	929	3 library users with specific materials under the Library
930	930	4 Records Confidentiality Act.
931	931	5 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
932	932	6 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
933	933	7 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
934	934	8 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
935	935	9 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
936	936	10 has received.
937	937	11 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
938	938	12 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
939	939	13 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted
940	940	14 infection or any information the disclosure of which is
941	941	15 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted
942	942	16 Infection Control Act.
943	943	17 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
944	944	18 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
945	945	19 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
946	946	20 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
947	947	21 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
948	948	22 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
949	949	23 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
950	950	24 Tuition Act.
951	951	25 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
952	952	26 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
953	953
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963	963	1 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
964	964	2 general's office that would be exempt if created or
965	965	3 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
966	966	4 that Act.
967	967	5 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
968	968	6 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
969	969	7 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
970	970	8 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
971	971	9 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
972	972	10 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
973	973	11 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
974	974	12 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
975	975	13 or driver identification information compiled by a law
976	976	14 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
977	977	15 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
978	978	16 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
979	979	17 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
980	980	18 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
981	981	19 Prevention Review Team Act.
982	982	20 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
983	983	21 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
984	984	22 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
985	985	23 authorized under that Article.
986	986	24 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
987	987	25 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
988	988	26 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
989	989
990	990
991	991
992	992
993	993
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999	999	1 Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
1000	1000	2 (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
1001	1001	3 case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
1002	1002	4 death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
1003	1003	5 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
1004	1004	6 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
1005	1005	7 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
1006	1006	8 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
1007	1007	9 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
1008	1008	10 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
1009	1009	11 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
1010	1010	12 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
1011	1011	13 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
1012	1012	14 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
1013	1013	15 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
1014	1014	16 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
1015	1015	17 Act (repealed).
1016	1016	18 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
1017	1017	19 Personnel Record Review Act.
1018	1018	20 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
1019	1019	21 Illinois School Student Records Act.
1020	1020	22 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
1021	1021	23 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
1022	1022	24 (t) (Blank).
1023	1023	25 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
1024	1024	26 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
1025	1025
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1027	1027
1028	1028
1029	1029
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1035	1035	1 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
1036	1036	2 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
1037	1037	3 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
1038	1038	4 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
1039	1039	5 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
1040	1040	6 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
1041	1041	7 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
1042	1042	8 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
1043	1043	9 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
1044	1044	10 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
1045	1045	11 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
1046	1046	12 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
1047	1047	13 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
1048	1048	14 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
1049	1049	15 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
1050	1050	16 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
1051	1051	17 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
1052	1052	18 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
1053	1053	19 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
1054	1054	20 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
1055	1055	21 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
1056	1056	22 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
1057	1057	23 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
1058	1058	24 information about the identity and administrative finding
1059	1059	25 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
1060	1060	26 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
1061	1061
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1071	1071	1 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
1072	1072	2 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
1073	1073	3 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
1074	1074	4 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
1075	1075	5 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
1076	1076	6 Act.
1077	1077	7 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
1078	1078	8 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
1079	1079	9 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
1080	1080	10 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
1081	1081	11 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
1082	1082	12 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
1083	1083	13 authorized under that Act.
1084	1084	14 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
1085	1085	15 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
1086	1086	16 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
1087	1087	17 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
1088	1088	18 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
1089	1089	19 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
1090	1090	20 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
1091	1091	21 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
1092	1092	22 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
1093	1093	23 Code.
1094	1094	24 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
1095	1095	25 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
1096	1096	26 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
1097	1097
1098	1098
1099	1099
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1107	1107	1 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
1108	1108	2 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
1109	1109	3 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
1110	1110	4 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
1111	1111	5 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
1112	1112	6 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
1113	1113	7 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
1114	1114	8 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
1115	1115	9 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
1116	1116	10 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
1117	1117	11 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
1118	1118	12 Aid Code.
1119	1119	13 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
1120	1120	14 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
1121	1121	15 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
1122	1122	16 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
1123	1123	17 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
1124	1124	18 arising out of a peer support counseling session
1125	1125	19 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
1126	1126	20 Suicide Prevention Act.
1127	1127	21 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
1128	1128	22 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
1129	1129	23 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
1130	1130	24 Prevention Act.
1131	1131	25 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
1132	1132	26 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
1133	1133
1134	1134
1135	1135
1136	1136
1137	1137
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1143	1143	1 under the Reproductive Health Act.
1144	1144	2 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
1145	1145	3 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
1146	1146	4 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
1147	1147	5 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
1148	1148	6 Human Rights Act.
1149	1149	7 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
1150	1150	8 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
1151	1151	9 Act.
1152	1152	10 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
1153	1153	11 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
1154	1154	12 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
1155	1155	13 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
1156	1156	14 Public Aid Code.
1157	1157	15 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
1158	1158	16 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
1159	1159	17 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
1160	1160	18 information that shall not be made public under the
1161	1161	19 Illinois Insurance Code.
1162	1162	20 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
1163	1163	21 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
1164	1164	22 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
1165	1165	23 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
1166	1166	24 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
1167	1167	25 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
1168	1168	26 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
1169	1169
1170	1170
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1173	1173
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1179	1179	1 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
1180	1180	2 Police Act.
1181	1181	3 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
1182	1182	4 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
1183	1183	5 Administrative Code of Illinois.
1184	1184	6 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
1185	1185	7 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
1186	1186	8 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
1187	1187	9 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
1188	1188	10 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
1189	1189	11 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
1190	1190	12 Violence Fatality Review Act.
1191	1191	13 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
1192	1192	14 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
1193	1193	15 July 1, 2025.
1194	1194	16 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
1195	1195	17 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
1196	1196	18 Agency Licensing Act.
1197	1197	19 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
1198	1198	20 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
1199	1199	21 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
1200	1200	22 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
1201	1201	23 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
1202	1202	24 Act.
1203	1203	25 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
1204	1204	26 the School Safety Drill Act.
1205	1205
1206	1206
1207	1207
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1209	1209
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1215	1215	1 (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section
1216	1216	2 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
1217	1217	3 (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited
1218	1218	4 from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship
1219	1219	5 Act.
1220	1220	6 (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
1221	1221	7 2-3.196 of the School Code.
1222	1222	8 (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed
1223	1223	9 under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois
1224	1224	10 Power Agency Act.
1225	1225	11 (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce
1226	1226	12 and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the
1227	1227	13 Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act.
1228	1228	14 (ooo) (nnn) Data or information provided pursuant to
1229	1229	15 Section 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment
1230	1230	16 Act.
1231	1231	17 (ppp) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure
1232	1232	18 under Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity
1233	1233	19 Act.
1234	1234	20 (qqq) (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure
1235	1235	21 under Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
1236	1236	22 (rrr) (mmm) Information prohibited from being
1237	1237	23 disclosed under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money
1238	1238	24 Transmission Modernization Act.
1239	1239	25 (sss) (nnn) Information exempt from disclosure under
1240	1240	26 Section 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act.
1241	1241
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1251	1251	1 (ttt) All records and information prohibited from
1252	1252	2 being disclosed, inspected, or copied by the Local
1253	1253	3 Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act.
1254	1254	4 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
1255	1255	5 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
1256	1256	6 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
1257	1257	7 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
1258	1258	8 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
1259	1259	9 eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
1260	1260	10 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff.
1261	1261	11 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786,
1262	1262	12 eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24;
1263	1263	13 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; revised 11-26-24.)
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