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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4676 Introduced , by Rep. Ron Sandack SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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775 ILCS 5/2-103 | from Ch. 68, par. 2-103 |
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the prohibition against the use of the fact of an arrest in making employment decisions shall not be construed to apply to inquiries regarding arrests for which criminal charges are pending at the time of the inquiry.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB4676 | | LRB098 18460 HEP 53597 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 2-103 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/2-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 2-103)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-103. Arrest Record.
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| 8 | | (A) Unless otherwise authorized by law,
it is a civil |
| 9 | | rights violation for any
employer, employment agency or labor |
| 10 | | organization to inquire
into or to use the fact of an arrest or |
| 11 | | criminal history
record information
ordered expunged, sealed |
| 12 | | or impounded under Section 5.2 of the Criminal
Identification |
| 13 | | Act as a basis to
refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act
with |
| 14 | | respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of |
| 15 | | employment,
selection for training or apprenticeship, |
| 16 | | discharge, discipline, tenure or
terms, privileges or |
| 17 | | conditions of employment. This Section
does not prohibit a |
| 18 | | State agency, unit of local government or school
district, or |
| 19 | | private organization from requesting or utilizing sealed |
| 20 | | felony
conviction information obtained from the Department of |
| 21 | | State Police under
the provisions of Section 3 of the
Criminal |
| 22 | | Identification Act or under other State or federal laws or |
| 23 | | regulations that require criminal background checks in |
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