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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3039
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Peter J. Roskam - Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Genetic Discrimination in Employment Prohibition Act. Prohibits employers from using predictive genetic information for discriminatory purposes.
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A BILL FOR
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SB3039 |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Genetic Discrimination in Employment Prohibition Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. Genetic discrimination occurs in an |
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| employment setting when predictive genetic information is used |
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| to treat people differently in employment, termination, |
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| promotion, or healthcare or insurance provision decisions |
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| based on the belief that a genetic marker indicates that an |
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| applicant or employee may become too sick to work or too costly |
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| to insure. The prohibition of genetic discrimination in |
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| employment is declared to affect the health, safety, and |
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| welfare of the public.
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| Section 10. Genetic discrimination defined. "Genetic |
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| discrimination" means discrimination perpetrated against a |
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| person based on predictive genetic information obtained |
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| concerning that person.
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| Section 15. Genetic discrimination prohibited. It is |
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| unlawful for any employer or potential employer to engage in |
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| genetic discrimination against any employee or applicant for |
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| employment. The predictive genetic information of any employee |
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| or applicant for employment may play no part in any employment, |
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| termination, promotion, or health care or insurance provision |
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| decision made by an employer.
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