96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2573


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Deborah Mell
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		















775 ILCS 5/5A-101.1 new





775 ILCS 5/5A-102
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    Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act.  Provides that every institution of higher education covered by the Act shall post in a prominent and accessible location a poster stating sexual harassment laws and policies.   Provides that documents to be posted shall be retrieved from the Illinois Department of Human Rights website to satisfy posting requirements. Provides that posting of the posters shall be effectuated within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act and shall occur annually thereafter.  Specifies the contents of the posted sexual harassment poster.  Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an institution of higher education to fail to post the sexual harassment poster.  Effective August 1, 2009.
















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    AN ACT concerning human rights.

 
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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 Illinois Human Rights Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 5A-102 and  by adding Section 5A-101.1 as 
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follows:
 
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    (775 ILCS 5/5A-101.1  new)
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    Sec. 5A-101.1. Notice.
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    (A)  Every institution of higher education covered by this 
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Act shall post in a prominent and accessible location a poster 
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stating sexual harassment laws and policies.   Documents to be 
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posted shall be retrieved from the Illinois Department of Human 
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Rights website to satisfy posting requirements. Posting of the 
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posters shall be effectuated within 90 days of the effective 
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date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and 
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shall occur annually thereafter.
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    (B)  The posted sexual harassment poster shall include, at a 
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minimum, the following information: (i) the illegality of 
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sexual harassment in higher education; (ii) the definition of 
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sexual harassment under State law; (iii) a description of 
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sexual harassment, utilizing examples; (iv) the institution's 
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internal complaint process including penalties; (v) the legal 
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recourse, investigative and complaint process available 
 


 






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through the Department of Human Rights; (vi) directions on how 
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to contact the Department; and (vii) protection against 
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retaliation as provided by Section 6-101 of this Act.  The 
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poster shall be posted in all public and common areas of the 
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institution including but not limited to student unions, 
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libraries, campus bookstores, dormitories, registrars office, 
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office of admissions, etc. and such locations shall be provided 
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to the Department upon request. 
 



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    (775 ILCS 5/5A-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-102)



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    Sec. 5A-102. Civil Rights Violations-Higher Education. It 
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is a civil
rights violation:

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    (A) Higher Education Representative.  For any higher 
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education representative
to commit or engage in sexual 
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harassment in higher education.

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    (B) Institution of Higher Education.  For any institution of 
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higher education
to fail to take remedial action, or to fail to 
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take appropriate disciplinary
action against a higher 
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education representative employed by such institution,
when 
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such institution knows that such higher education 
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representative was
committing or engaging in or committed or 
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engaged
in sexual harassment in higher education or fail to 
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post the sexual harassment poster described in Section 5A-101.1 
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of this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 83-91.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August 1, 
 


 






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2009.