Public Act 101-0195
 
SB0529 EnrolledLRB101 04290 RJF 49298 b



    AN ACT concerning government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 




 
 
    Section 5. The Government Severance Pay Act is amended  by 
changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 415/10)

    Sec. 10. Severance pay.

    (a)   A unit of government that enters into a contract or 
employment agreement, or renewal or renegotiation of an 
existing contract or employment agreement, that contains a 
provision for severance pay with an officer, agent, employee, 
or contractor must include the following provisions in the 
contract:

        (1)   a requirement that severance pay provided may not 
    exceed an amount greater than 20 weeks of compensation; and

        (2)   a prohibition of provision of severance pay when 
    the officer, agent, employee, or contractor has been fired 
    for misconduct by the unit of government.

    (b)   Nothing in this Section creates an entitlement to 
severance pay in the absence of its contractual authorization 
or as otherwise authorized by law.


    (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, 
this Act shall not apply to contracts or employment agreements 
for individuals employed by the department of intercollegiate 
athletics of a college or university when the employee's 
compensation is funded by non-State-appropriated funds, such 
as revenues generated by athletic events or activities, gifts 
or donations, or any combination thereof. Nothing in this 
Section entitles an individual employed by the department of 
intercollegiate athletics of a college or university to receive 
severance pay when that individual has been dismissed for 
misconduct. 
(Source: P.A. 100-895, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.