At the eleventh hour, the Illinois Senate return HB 5315, Alternative Open Meetings Act Training for Drainage Commissioners and SWCD Directors, to the floor for a vote. On January 3rd, the Senate passed HB 5315 with a vote 53 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 Present. The Bill will now move...
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Category Archives: Legislation
HB 5313 Moves to the Senate Floor
House Bill 5315, Alternative Open Meetings Act Training for Drainage Commissioners, passed the Senate State Government and Veterans Affairs yesterday afternoon. The bill now moves to the Senate Floor. IADD members are asked to contact his or her Senator to vote “yes” on HB 5315. H.B. 5315 allows the Illinois...
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HB 5315 Passes the House
On March 22, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 5315, alternative training option for Drainage Commissioner and SWCD Directors. H.B. 5315 allows the Illinois Association of Drainage Districts to provide on-site training at educational meeting instead of completing the training online. The alternative training would meet the new state requirement...
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Barickman Advance HB5315
Today-March 7-Rep. Barickman called House Bill 5315, Alternative Open Meeting Act Training Option for Drainage Commissioners and SWCD Directors, in State Government Adminstration Committee. The House Committee approved the bill out of committee. It is now heading to the House Floor for a vote. Contact Your State Representative and ask...
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Barickman introduced Alternative Method to Open Meeting Act Training
At the IADD Annual Conference, Rep. Jason Barickman (R-105) announced his intention to introduce legislation to make it easier for drainage commissioners to meet the Open Meeting Act training requirement. In February Rep. Barickman introduced House Bill 5315 to give drainage district commissioners and SWCD Directors an alternative method to complete...
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