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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5459 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to disallow a candidate on the basis of unlawful discrimination to take a required test for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $50,000 fine for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5459 | | LRB101 19346 LNS 68817 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 | | adding Section 6-103 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/6-103 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6-103. Government job candidates. It is a civil rights |
| 8 | | violation for a vendor to disallow a candidate on the basis of |
| 9 | | unlawful discrimination to take a required test for application |
| 10 | | or consideration of the government job. If a vendor violates |
| 11 | | this Section, then the vendor is subject to a $50,000 fine for |
| 12 | | each violation, payable to the State. Any government contract |
| 13 | | with a vendor that violates this Section shall be terminated. A |
| 14 | | government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year |
| 15 | | after a determination that the vendor has violated this |
| 16 | | Section.
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| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 18 | | becoming law.
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