HB 1869

Abstract

Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law, if a statute requires a unit of local government or school district to publish a public notice in a newspaper then, at its discretion, the unit of local government or school district may satisfy that requirement by publishing the public notice on its own website, accessible to the general public, for the same time periods applicable to the newspaper publication. Provides that if a public notice is published on a website in this manner, then the unit of local government or school district must publish a notification of the website publication in a newspaper which states the website notice is available, the accurate website address of the unit of local government or school district, and a location where print versions of the item published are available. Provides that a unit of local government or school district must maintain accurate records of the content and duration of each website publication for public inspection. Provides that a public notice published on a website is not invalidated if the website becomes temporarily unavailable due to technical reasons provided that the public notice is available to the general public for at least 75% of the time that the public notice is required to be available. Defines terms. Effective immediately.