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Rep. John E. Bradley
Filed: 1/9/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1066
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1066, AS AMENDED, |
| 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. |
| 4 | | 3, on page 5, line 24 by changing "29.1" to "24.1, 29.1"; and
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| 5 | | on page 87, by inserting immediately above line 9 the |
| 6 | | following:
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| 7 | | "(820 ILCS 305/24.1 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 24.1. Collective bargaining agreements. |
| 9 | | (a) Any employer or group of employers, and the recognized |
| 10 | | or certified and exclusive
representative of its employees, may |
| 11 | | agree to establish certain binding obligations and
procedures |
| 12 | | relating to workers' compensation. This agreement must be |
| 13 | | limited to the following, but
need not include all of the |
| 14 | | following: |
| 15 | | (1) An alternative dispute resolution system to |
| 16 | | supplement, modify, or replace
the procedural or dispute |
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| 1 | | resolution provisions of this Act. The system
may include |
| 2 | | mediation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution |
| 3 | | proceedings,
the results of which may be final and binding |
| 4 | | upon the parties. |
| 5 | | (2) A list of providers of medical treatment that may |
| 6 | | be the exclusive source
of all medical and related |
| 7 | | treatment provided under this Act. |
| 8 | | (3) A list of providers which may be the exclusive |
| 9 | | source of impartial medical
(physical or mental) |
| 10 | | examinations under this Act. |
| 11 | | (4) The creation of a transitional or modified return |
| 12 | | to work program. |
| 13 | | (5) A list of individuals and companies for the |
| 14 | | provision of vocational
rehabilitation or retraining |
| 15 | | programs. |
| 16 | | (6) The establishment of safety committees and safety |
| 17 | | procedures. |
| 18 | | (7) The adoption of a 24 hour health care coverage |
| 19 | | plan. |
| 20 | | (b) A copy of the agreement identifying the employer or the |
| 21 | | group of employers
and the local union, district, or council |
| 22 | | shall be filed with the Illinois Workers' Compensation |
| 23 | | Commission. Upon filing, the agreement shall be valid and |
| 24 | | binding. |
| 25 | | (c) Nothing in this Section shall allow any agreement that |
| 26 | | diminishes
an employee's entitlement to benefits as otherwise |
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| 1 | | set forth in this Act. For the purposes
of this Section, the |
| 2 | | procedural rights and dispute resolution agreements under |
| 3 | | paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection
(a) are not agreements |
| 4 | | that diminish an employee's entitlement to benefits.
Any |
| 5 | | agreement that diminishes the employee's entitlement to |
| 6 | | benefits as set forth in this
Act is null and void. |
| 7 | | (d) If the employer is insured under this Act, it shall, in |
| 8 | | the manner provided in the insurance contract, provide notice |
| 9 | | to its insurance carrier of its intent to enter into an |
| 10 | | agreement as provided in this Section with its employees and |
| 11 | | obtain consent from its insurance carrier to enter into an |
| 12 | | agreement as provided in this Section.".
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