97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3801

 

Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Requires any collective bargaining agreement entered into, amended, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act by the Governor, or an agency, bureau, department, division, or office under the jurisdiction of the Governor, and a labor organization that represents State employees to be reduced to writing. Requires the Governor, or his or her designee, and the labor organization to prepare a joint projection of the costs that are to be paid by the State during each State fiscal year that is covered by the agreement. Sets forth requirements for the joint projection. Requires the Governor to submit a copy of the agreement, a copy of the joint projection, and a request for funds necessary to implement the agreement to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the legislative leaders, and the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of State within 10 days after executing the agreement. Requires the Commission, during the 50 days that follow the receipt of those materials, to conduct an independent assessment of the joint projection, hold at least one public hearing regarding the agreement, and issue an advisory opinion. Requires the Commission to file a copy of its opinion with the Governor, the legislative leaders, and the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of State and to make the opinion available to the public upon request. Requires the Governor and the labor organization to also prepare a joint projection for any agreement of this sort that is in effect on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Personnel Code and the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act to make conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
5amended by adding Section 21.1 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 315/21.1 new)
7    Sec. 21.1. Transparency of collective bargaining
8agreements reached by the Governor and labor organizations
9representing State employees.
10    (a) Any collective bargaining agreement entered into,
11amended, or renewed, on or after the effective date of this
12Section, by the Governor, or an agency, bureau, department,
13division, or office under the jurisdiction of the Governor, and
14a labor organization that represents State employees must be
15reduced to writing. Once the agreement is reduced to writing,
16the Governor, or his or her designee, and the labor
17organization must prepare a joint projection of the costs that
18are to be paid by the State during each State fiscal year that
19is covered by the agreement. The joint projection must (i)
20accurately and in as detailed a manner as is possible project
21how funds provided by the State to implement the agreement will
22be allocated for services during each State fiscal year covered
23by the agreement and (ii) set forth the assumptions upon which

 

 

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1its projections are based. Within 10 days after executing an
2agreement that is subject to this Section, the Governor shall
3submit a copy of the agreement, a copy of the joint projection,
4and a request for funds necessary to implement the agreement to
5the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability,
6the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
7the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority
8Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Index
9Department of the Office of the Secretary of State. During the
1050 days that follow its receipt of those materials, the
11Commission shall conduct an independent assessment of the joint
12projection, hold at least one public hearing regarding the
13agreement, and issue an advisory opinion. That advisory opinion
14must, at a minimum, provide the results of the Commission's
15independent assessment for each fiscal year that is covered by
16the agreement. To facilitate the ability of the Commission to
17conduct its independent assessment of the joint projection, the
18Governor and the parties to the contract shall provide the
19Commission with any information that it requests. As soon as
20possible after issuing its advisory opinion, the Commission
21shall file a copy of its opinion with the Governor, the
22President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the
23Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of
24the House of Representatives, and the Index Department of the
25Office of the Secretary of State. The Commission shall also
26make copies of its opinion available to the public upon

 

 

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1request.
2    (b) If a collective bargaining agreement between the
3Governor, or an agency, bureau, department, division, or office
4under the jurisdiction of the Governor, and a labor
5organization that represents State employees is in effect on
6the effective date of this Section, the Governor, or his or her
7designee, and the labor organizations that are covered by that
8agreement must prepare a joint projection of the amounts that,
9on the effective date of this Section, remain to be paid by the
10State in each State fiscal year covered by the agreement. The
11joint projection must (i) accurately and in as detailed a
12manner as is possible project how funds provided by the State
13to implement the agreement will be allocated for services
14during each State fiscal year covered by the agreement and (ii)
15set forth the assumptions upon which its projections are based.
16Within 30 days after the effective date of this Section, the
17Governor shall submit a copy of the joint projection to the
18Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the
19President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the
20Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of
21the House of Representatives, and the Index Department of the
22Office of the Secretary of State.
 
23    Section 10. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
24Section 9 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 415/9)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b109)
2    Sec. 9. Director, powers and duties. The Director, as
3executive head of the Department, shall direct and supervise
4all its administrative and technical activities. In addition to
5the duties imposed upon him elsewhere in this law, it shall be
6his duty:
7    (1) To apply and carry out this law and the rules adopted
8thereunder.
9    (2) To attend meetings of the Commission.
10    (3) To establish and maintain a roster of all employees
11subject to this Act, in which there shall be set forth, as to
12each employee, the class, title, pay, status, and other
13pertinent data.
14    (4) To appoint, subject to the provisions of this Act, such
15employees of the Department and such experts and special
16assistants as may be necessary to carry out effectively this
17law.
18    (5) Subject to such exemptions or modifications as may be
19necessary to assure the continuity of federal contributions in
20those agencies supported in whole or in part by federal funds,
21to make appointments to vacancies; to approve all written
22charges seeking discharge, demotion, or other disciplinary
23measures provided in this Act and to approve transfers of
24employees from one geographical area to another in the State,
25in offices, positions or places of employment covered by this
26Act, after consultation with the operating unit.

 

 

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1    (6) To formulate and administer service wide policies and
2programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness,
3including training, safety, health, incentive recognition,
4counseling, welfare and employee relations. The Department
5shall formulate and administer recruitment plans and testing of
6potential employees for agencies having direct contact with
7significant numbers of non-English speaking or otherwise
8culturally distinct persons. The Department shall require each
9State agency to annually assess the need for employees with
10appropriate bilingual capabilities to serve the significant
11numbers of non-English speaking or culturally distinct
12persons. The Department shall develop a uniform procedure for
13assessing an agency's need for employees with appropriate
14bilingual capabilities. Agencies shall establish occupational
15titles or designate positions as "bilingual option" for persons
16having sufficient linguistic ability or cultural knowledge to
17be able to render effective service to such persons. The
18Department shall ensure that any such option is exercised
19according to the agency's needs assessment and the requirements
20of this Code. The Department shall make annual reports of the
21needs assessment of each agency and the number of positions
22calling for non-English linguistic ability to whom vacancy
23postings were sent, and the number filled by each agency. Such
24policies and programs shall be subject to approval by the
25Governor. Such policies, program reports and needs assessment
26reports shall be filed with the General Assembly by January 1

 

 

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1of each year and shall be available to the public.
2    The Department shall include within the report required
3above the number of persons receiving the bilingual pay
4supplement established by Section 8a.2 of this Code. The report
5shall provide the number of persons receiving the bilingual pay
6supplement for languages other than English and for signing.
7The report shall also indicate the number of persons, by the
8categories of Hispanic and non-Hispanic, who are receiving the
9bilingual pay supplement for language skills other than
10signing, in a language other than English.
11    (7) Subject to the requirements of Section 21.1 of the
12Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, to To conduct negotiations
13affecting pay, hours of work, or other working conditions of
14employees subject to this Act.
15    (8) To make continuing studies to improve the efficiency of
16State services to the residents of Illinois, including but not
17limited to those who are non-English speaking or culturally
18distinct, and to report his findings and recommendations to the
19Commission and the Governor.
20    (9) To investigate from time to time the operation and
21effect of this law and the rules made thereunder and to report
22his findings and recommendations to the Commission and to the
23Governor.
24    (10) To make an annual report regarding the work of the
25Department, and such special reports as he may consider
26desirable, to the Commission and to the Governor, or as the

 

 

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1Governor or Commission may request.
2    (11) To conduct research and planning regarding the total
3manpower needs of all offices, including the Lieutenant
4Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State
5Comptroller, State Superintendent of Education, and Attorney
6General, and of all departments, agencies, boards, and
7commissions of the executive branch, except state-supported
8colleges and universities, and for that purpose to prescribe
9forms for the reporting of such personnel information as the
10department may request both for positions covered by this Act
11and for those exempt in whole or in part.
12    (12) To prepare and publish a semi-annual statement showing
13the number of employees exempt and non-exempt from merit
14selection in each department. This report shall be in addition
15to other information on merit selection maintained for public
16information under existing law.
17    (13) To authorize in every department or agency subject to
18Jurisdiction C the use of flexible hours positions. A flexible
19hours position is one that does not require an ordinary work
20schedule as determined by the Department and includes but is
21not limited to: 1) a part time job of 20 hours or more per week,
222) a job which is shared by 2 employees or a compressed work
23week consisting of an ordinary number of working hours
24performed on fewer than the number of days ordinarily required
25to perform that job. The Department may define flexible time to
26include other types of jobs that are defined above.

 

 

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1    The Director and the director of each department or agency
2shall together establish goals for flexible hours positions to
3be available in every department or agency.
4    The Department shall give technical assistance to
5departments and agencies in achieving their goals, and shall
6report to the Governor and the General Assembly each year on
7the progress of each department and agency.
8    When a goal of 10% of the positions in a department or
9agency being available on a flexible hours basis has been
10reached, the Department shall evaluate the effectiveness and
11efficiency of the program and determine whether to expand the
12number of positions available for flexible hours to 20%.
13    When a goal of 20% of the positions in a department or
14agency being available on a flexible hours basis has been
15reached, the Department shall evaluate the effectiveness and
16efficiency of the program and determine whether to expand the
17number of positions available for flexible hours.
18    Each department shall develop a plan for implementation of
19flexible work requirements designed to reduce the need for day
20care of employees' children outside the home. Each department
21shall submit a report of its plan to the Department of Central
22Management Services and the General Assembly. This report shall
23be submitted biennially by March 1, with the first report due
24March 1, 1993.
25    (14) To perform any other lawful acts which he may consider
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1of this law.
2    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
3be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
4the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
5Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
6Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
7required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
8relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
9as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
10Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
11as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
12Library Act.
13(Source: P.A. 86-1004; 87-552; 87-1050.)
 
14    Section 15. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
15Accountability Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
16    (25 ILCS 155/3)  (from Ch. 63, par. 343)
17    Sec. 3. The Commission shall:
18        (1) Study from time to time and report to the General
19    Assembly on economic development and trends in the State.
20        (2) Make such special economic and fiscal studies as it
21    deems appropriate or desirable or as the General Assembly
22    may request.
23        (3) Based on its studies, recommend such State fiscal
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1    to improve the functioning of State government and the
2    economy of the various regions within the State.
3        (4) Prepare annually a State economic report.
4        (5) Provide information for all appropriate
5    legislative organizations and personnel on economic trends
6    in relation to long range planning and budgeting.
7        (6) Study and make such recommendations as it deems
8    appropriate to the General Assembly on local and regional
9    economic and fiscal policy and on federal fiscal policy as
10    it may affect Illinois.
11        (7) Review capital expenditures, appropriations and
12    authorizations for both the State's general obligation and
13    revenue bonding authorities. At the direction of the
14    Commission, specific reviews may include economic
15    feasibility reviews of existing or proposed revenue bond
16    projects to determine the accuracy of the original estimate
17    of useful life of the projects, maintenance requirements
18    and ability to meet debt service requirements through their
19    operating expenses.
20        (8) Receive and review all executive agency and revenue
21    bonding authority annual and 3 year plans. The Commission
22    shall prepare a consolidated review of these plans, an
23    updated assessment of current State agency capital plans, a
24    report on the outstanding and unissued bond
25    authorizations, an evaluation of the State's ability to
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1    "Legislative Capital Plan Analysis" to the House and Senate
2    Appropriations Committees at least once a year. The
3    Commission shall annually submit to the General Assembly on
4    the first Wednesday of April a report on the State's
5    long-term capital needs, with particular emphasis upon and
6    detail of the 5-year period in the immediate future.
7        (9) Study and make recommendations it deems
8    appropriate to the General Assembly on State bond
9    financing, bondability guidelines, and debt management. At
10    the direction of the Commission, specific studies and
11    reviews may take into consideration short and long-run
12    implications of State bonding and debt management policy.
13        (10) Comply with the provisions of the "State Debt
14    Impact Note Act" as now or hereafter amended.
15        (11) Comply with the provisions of the Pension Impact
16    Note Act, as now or hereafter amended.
17        (12) By August 1st of each year, the Commission must
18    prepare and cause to be published a summary report of State
19    appropriations for the State fiscal year beginning the
20    previous July 1st. The summary report must discuss major
21    categories of appropriations, the issues the General
22    Assembly faced in allocating appropriations, comparisons
23    with appropriations for previous State fiscal years, and
24    other matters helpful in providing the citizens of Illinois
25    with an overall understanding of appropriations for that
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1    language and designed for readability. Publication must be
2    in newspapers of general circulation in the various areas
3    of the State to ensure distribution statewide. The summary
4    report must also be published on the General Assembly's web
5    site.
6        (13) Comply with the provisions of the State Facilities
7    Closure Act.
8        (14) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, develop a
9    3-year budget forecast for the State, including
10    opportunities and threats concerning anticipated revenues
11    and expenditures, with an appropriate level of detail.
12        (15) Comply with the provisions of Section 21.1 of the
13    Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
14    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
15be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
16the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
17Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
18Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
19required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
20Act, and filing such additional copies with the State
21Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
22as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
23Library Act.
24(Source: P.A. 96-958, eff. 7-1-10.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 315/21.1 new
4    20 ILCS 415/9from Ch. 127, par. 63b109
5    25 ILCS 155/3from Ch. 63, par. 343