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90_HB1397enr
720 ILCS 5/17-22 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a
Class A misdemeanor for an applicant for employment with a
public or private agency that provides State funded services
to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities
to furnish false information on an application for employment
with the agency if the position requires contact with persons
with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Penalty
is a Class A misdemeanor.
LRB9004872RCks
HB1397 Enrolled LRB9004872RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Section 17-22.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 adding Section 17-22 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/17-22 new)
8 Sec. 17-22. False information on an application for
9 employment with certain public or private agencies.
10 (a) It is unlawful for an applicant for employment with
11 a public or private agency that provides State funded
12 services to persons with mental illness or developmental
13 disabilities to wilfully furnish false information regarding
14 professional certification, licensing, criminal background,
15 or employment history for the 5 years immediately preceding
16 the date of application on an application for employment with
17 the agency if the position of employment requires or provides
18 opportunity for contact with persons with mental illness or
19 developmental disabilities.
20 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
21 misdemeanor.
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