96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6231


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 








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     Amends the Whistleblower Act.  Provides that "employee" means any individual who is employed on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis by an employer and also includes a licensed physician who practices his or her profession, in whole or in part, at a hospital, nursing home, clinic, or any medical facility that is a health care facility funded, in whole or in part, by the State (instead of any individual who is employed on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis by an employer).
  















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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 changing 
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Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (740 ILCS 174/5)



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    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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    "Employer" means: an individual, sole proprietorship, 
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partnership, firm,
corporation, association, and any other 
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entity that has one or more
employees in this State, including 
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a political subdivision of the State; a unit of local 
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government; a school district, combination of school 
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districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type 
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formed by two or more school districts; a community college 
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district, State college or university, or any State agency 
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whose major function is providing educational services; any 
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authority including a department, division, bureau, board, 
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commission, or other agency of these entities; and any person 
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acting within the scope of his or her authority express or


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implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its 
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employees.

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    "Employee" means any individual who is employed on a 
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full-time,
part-time, or contractual basis by an employer. 
 


 






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"Employee" also includes, but is not limited to, a licensed 
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physician who practices his or her profession, in whole or in 
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part, at a  hospital, nursing home, clinic, or any medical 
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facility that is a health care facility funded, in whole or in 
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part, by the State. 

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(Source: P.A. 95-128, eff. 1-1-08.)