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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 155</title>
<shortdesc>OPEN MEETING-TOWNSHIP TRAINING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Patrick J. Joyce</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 120/1.05</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Specifies the contents of the course of training. Provides that if an organization that represents townships provides a course of training, it must provide a certificate of course completion to each elected or appointed member of a public body who successfully completes that course of training.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/17/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce</action>
<statusdate>1/17/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/17/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
</actions>
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