HB2096 Summary

• Amends the Township Code to allow township boards to postpone annual meetings if a gubernatorial disaster declaration is in effect during scheduled meeting dates, with the rescheduled meeting to be held on the third Tuesday of the following month.

• Adds requirement that if a subsequent disaster is declared before or one day after the previous declaration expires, the township board must obtain written approval from the county health department to proceed with the rescheduled annual meeting.

• Modifies library nonresident card provisions to exempt low-income students in unincorporated Illinois areas (whose household income falls at or below USDA Income Eligibility Guidelines) from nonresident fees.

• Removes prohibition on electronic bidding for school construction contracts, allowing construction bids to be submitted and opened electronically if proper security safeguards are in place.

• Exempts local library districts from state reimbursement requirements under the State Mandates Act for costs related to nonresident library card programs.