96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5695


 
Introduced 2/9/2010, by Rep. Ron Stephens
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Whistleblower Act.  Provides that a State agency may not retaliate against an employee of that agency who discloses information about the policies or operations of that State agency in a court, an administrative hearing, or before a legislative commission or committee, or in any other proceeding, where the employee has, at the time of the disclosure, reasonable cause to believe that the information is true. Provides that a State agency may not retaliate against an employee of that agency who discloses information about the policies or operations of that State agency to a government or law enforcement agency or to the media where the employee has reasonable cause to believe, at the time of disclosure, that the disclosed information is true. Effective immediately.
  















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    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
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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 Whistleblower Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 15.1 as follows:
 
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    (740 ILCS 174/15.1 new)
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    Sec. 15.1. Retaliation for certain State agency employee 
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disclosures prohibited. 
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    (a) A  State agency may not retaliate against an employee of 
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that agency who discloses information about the policies or 
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operations of that State agency in a court, an administrative 
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hearing, or before a legislative commission or committee, or in 
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any other proceeding, where the employee has reasonable cause 
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to believe, at the time of the disclosure, that the information 
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is true.
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    (b) A State agency may not retaliate against an employee of 
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that agency for disclosing information about the policies or 
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operations of that State agency to a government or law 
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enforcement agency or to the media  where the employee has 
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reasonable cause to believe, at the time of disclosure,  that 
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the information is true.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 


 






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becoming law.