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90_HB1397eng
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 Engrossed 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 on an
14 application for employment with the agency if the position of
15 employment requires or provides opportunity for contact with
16 persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
17 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
18 misdemeanor.
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