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1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5A-102 and by adding Section 5A-101.1 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (775 ILCS 5/5A-101.1 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 5A-101.1. Notice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (A) Every institution of higher education covered by this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Act shall post in a prominent and accessible location a poster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | stating sexual harassment laws and policies. Documents to be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | posted shall be retrieved from the Illinois Department of Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Rights website to satisfy posting requirements. Posting of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | posters shall be effectuated within 90 days of the effective | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | shall occur annually thereafter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (B) The posted sexual harassment poster shall include, at a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | minimum, the following information: (i) the illegality of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | sexual harassment in higher education; (ii) the definition of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | sexual harassment under State law; (iii) a description of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | sexual harassment, utilizing examples; (iv) the institution's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | internal complaint process including penalties; (v) the legal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | recourse, investigative and complaint process available |
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1 | through the Department of Human Rights; (vi) directions on how | ||||||
2 | to contact the Department; and (vii) protection against | ||||||
3 | retaliation as provided by Section 6-101 of this Act. The | ||||||
4 | poster shall be posted in all public and common areas of the | ||||||
5 | institution including but not limited to student unions, | ||||||
6 | libraries, campus bookstores, dormitories, registrars office, | ||||||
7 | office of admissions, etc. and such locations shall be provided | ||||||
8 | to the Department upon request.
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9 | (775 ILCS 5/5A-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-102)
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10 | Sec. 5A-102. Civil Rights Violations-Higher Education. It | ||||||
11 | is a civil
rights violation:
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12 | (A) Higher Education Representative. For any higher | ||||||
13 | education representative
to commit or engage in sexual | ||||||
14 | harassment in higher education.
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15 | (B) Institution of Higher Education. For any institution of | ||||||
16 | higher education
to fail to take remedial action, or to fail to | ||||||
17 | take appropriate disciplinary
action against a higher | ||||||
18 | education representative employed by such institution,
when | ||||||
19 | such institution knows that such higher education | ||||||
20 | representative was
committing or engaging in or committed or | ||||||
21 | engaged
in sexual harassment in higher education or fail to | ||||||
22 | post the sexual harassment poster described in Section 5A-101.1 | ||||||
23 | of this Act .
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24 | (Source: P.A. 83-91.)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August 1, |
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1 | 2009.
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