94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0324


 
Introduced 1/20/2005, by Rep. Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		


















5 ILCS 327/5




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5 ILCS 327/20









    Amends the Organ Donor Leave Act. Provides that the Act applies to all public employers in the State and to all private employers in the State who have 15 or more employees (now, the Act applies only to any branch, department, board, committee, or commission of
State government). 
















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    AN ACT concerning employment.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Organ Donor Leave Act is amended  by changing 
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Sections 5, 10, and 20 as follows:
 



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    (5 ILCS 327/5)



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    Sec. 5. Purpose. This Act is intended to provide time off 
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with pay for
State
employees who donate an organ, bone marrow, 
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blood, or blood platelets.

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(Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)

 



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    (5 ILCS 327/10)



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    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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    "Employer"
"Agency" means any branch, department, board, 
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committee, or commission of
State government, but does not 
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include units of local government, school
districts, and
or 
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boards of election commissioners. The term "employer" also 
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includes any private employer in the State who has 15 or more 
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employees.


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    "Department" means the Department of Central Management 
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Services.

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    "Participating employee" means a permanent full-time or 
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part-time employee
who has
been employed by an employer
agency 
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for a period of 6 months or more and who donates an
organ, bone 
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marrow, blood, or blood platelets.

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(Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)

 



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    (5 ILCS 327/20)



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    Sec. 20. Administration of Act. 

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    (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this 
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Act may be
entitled to organ donation leave with pay.

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    (b) An employee may use
(i) up to 30 days of organ donation 
 


 






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leave in any 12-month period to serve
as a bone marrow donor,

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(ii) up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12-month 
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period to
serve
as an organ donor,
(iii) up to one hour to 
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donate blood every 56 days, and (iv) up to 2 hours
to donate 
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blood platelets in accordance with appropriate medical 
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standards
established by the American Red Cross or other 
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nationally-recognized standards.
  Leave under item (iv) need

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may not be granted more than 24 times in a
12-month period.

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    (c) An employee may use organ donation leave or other leave 
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authorized in
subsection (b) of this Section only after 
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obtaining approval
from his or her employer
the employee's 
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agency.

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    (d) An employee may not be required to use accumulated sick 
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or vacation
leave time before being eligible for organ donor 
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leave.

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    (e) The Department must adopt rules governing organ 
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donation leave for State employees,
including rules that (i) 
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establish conditions and procedures for requesting
and 
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approving leave and (ii) require medical documentation of the 
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proposed
organ or
bone marrow donation before leave is approved 
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by the employing agency.

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(Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)