Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 4/2/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1079




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1079 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
5of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
6changing Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5)
8    Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment 
9prevention training.
10    (a) The Department shall require each licensee to complete 
11sexual harassment prevention training provided by the 
12licensee's employer, the Department of Human Rights, or any 
13continuing education provider authorized to provide continuing 
14education under an Act administered by the Department in 
15accordance with Section 2-109 of the Illinois Human Rights 
16Act. The training shall be completed, at a minimum, prior to a 
 
 
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1licensee's renewal of his or her license. The Department shall 
2not refuse to renew a license if a license does not complete 
3the training requirements in this subsection (a).    As used in 
4this Section, "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual 
5advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a 
6sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct is made 
7either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an 
8individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of 
9such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for 
10employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such 
11conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering 
12with an individual's work performance or creating an 
13intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For 
14the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not 
15limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to 
16perform his or her duties and does not require an employment 
17relationship.
18    (b)     For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 
192020 for a profession that has continuing education 
20requirements, the required continuing education hours shall 
21include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention 
22training.
23    (b) (c)   The Department may adopt rules for the 
24implementation of this Section.

25(Source: P.A. 100-762, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".