103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3371
 
Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Dave Vella
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new

     Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall create a Youth Sports Referee Program to provide improved compensation and protections to referees employed by youth sports leagues. Provides that the Program shall: (1) develop  standards that protect referees by authorizing them to eject disruptive spectators, including parents, from the premises of a sporting event held by a youth sports league; and (2) provide grants to youth sports leagues that adopt the standards to compensate referees at least $50 per game officiated. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to administer the program.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  

  
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
5Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 
6is amended by adding Section 605-1110 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new)
8    Sec. 605-1110. Youth Sports Referee Program.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Referee" means a person who officiates at a sponsored 
11youth sports activity, such as a referee or umpire, including, 
12but not limited to, persons enrolled as game officials by the 
13Illinois High School Association, the Illinois Elementary 
14School Association, or a youth sports league.
15    "Youth sports league" means any incorporated or 
16unincorporated, for-profit or not-for-profit entity that 
17organizes and provides sponsored youth sports activities, 
18including, but not limited to, any athletic association, 
19organization, or federation in this State that is owned, 
20operated, sanctioned, or sponsored by a unit of local 
21government or that is owned, operated, sanctioned, or 
22sponsored by a private person or entity, as well as any amateur 
23athletic organization or qualified amateur sports organization 
 
 
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1in this State under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 
2501(c)(3) or 501(j)).
3    (b) The Department shall create a Youth Sports Referee 
4Program to provide improved compensation and protections to 
5referees employed by youth sports league. The Program shall:
6        (1) develop  standards that protect referees by 
7    authorizing them to eject disruptive spectators, including 
8    parents, from the premises of a sporting event held by a 
9    youth sports league; and
10        (2) provide grants to youth sports leagues that adopt 
11    the standards described in paragraph (1) to compensate 
12    referees at least $50 per game officiated.
13    (c) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
14administer the provisions of this Section.