SB3981 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3981

Introduced 10/30/2024, by Sen. Paul Faraci

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

775 ILCS 5/7-114 new

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to establish a hotline for any local government administrator to report a retaliation complaint due to the reporting of any civil rights violation under the Act. Authorizes the Department to intervene and mediate or counsel a local government concerning any retaliation complaints. Allows, upon the failure or rejection of mediation and counseling to resolve any retaliation complaint, the Department to file any necessary and appropriate charge under State or federal law as necessary to stop or to remedy the retaliation. Provides that the failure to cooperate with the Department in any counseling or mediation shall be considered a violation of the provisions and the person that fails to cooperate with the Department may be prosecuted by the Department or the Attorney General.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning human rights.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 7-114 as follows:

(775 ILCS 5/7-114 new)

Sec. 7-114. Retaliation hotline. The Department shall establish a hotline for any local government administrator to report a retaliation complaint due to the reporting of any civil rights violation under this Act. The Department has the authority to intervene and mediate or counsel a local government concerning any retaliation complaints. Upon the failure or rejection of mediation and counseling to resolve any retaliation complaint, the Department may file any necessary and appropriate charge under State or federal law as necessary to stop or to remedy the retaliation. The failure to cooperate with the Department in any counseling or mediation under this Section shall be considered a violation of this Section and any person who fails to cooperate with the Department may be prosecuted by the Department or the Attorney General.