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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3588
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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820 ILCS 40/7 |
from Ch. 48, par. 2007 |
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Amends the Personnel Record Review Act. Provides that an employer who receives a request for records of a disciplinary
report, letter of reprimand, or other disciplinary action in relation to an employee under the Freedom of Information Act may provide notification to the employee in written form or through electronic mail, if available. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB3588 |
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LRB096 15672 RLC 36327 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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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 Personnel Record Review Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 7 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 40/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 2007)
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| Sec. 7.
(1) An employer or former employer shall not |
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| divulge a disciplinary
report, letter of reprimand, or other |
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| disciplinary action to a third party,
to a party who is not a |
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| part of the employer's organization, or to a party
who is not a |
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| part of a labor organization representing the employee, without
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| written notice as provided in this Section.
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| (2) The written notice to the employee shall be by |
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| first-class mail to
the employee's last known address and shall |
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| be mailed on or before the
day the information is divulged.
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| (3) This Section shall not apply if:
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| (a) the employee has specifically waived written |
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| notice as part of a written,
signed employment application |
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| with another employer;
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| (b) the disclosure is ordered to a party in a legal |
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| action or arbitration; or
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| (c) information is requested by a government agency as |
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| a result of a claim
or complaint by an employee, or as a |