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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29


 
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    WHEREAS, During the 1970s, a special provision was written 
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into the Social Security Act of 1935 concerning contingent 
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academic workers; that provision excluded education workers 
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from receipt of unemployment benefits unless they can 
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demonstrate that they do not have "reasonable assurance" of 
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continued employment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Academic contingent workers in higher education 
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are frequently denied access to unemployment benefits based on 
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a very broad interpretation of "reasonable assurance"; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Unemployment 
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Insurance for Contingent Academic Workers Task Force; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be charged with the 
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following tasks:
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        (1) to estimate costs to higher education institutions 
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    of a change in law that allows contingent academics to 
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    collect unemployment insurance; and
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        (2) to examine the growth of employment of part-time 
 


 






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    contingent faculty over the past 10 years; and be it 
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    further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the 
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following:
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        (1) 2 members who are statewide education labor union 
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    representatives from a 2-year institution; each member 
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    shall be appointed by the union that he or she represents;
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        (2) 2 members who are statewide education labor union 
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    representatives from a 4-year institution; each member 
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    shall be appointed by the union that he or she represents;
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        (3) 4 members who are management representatives from 
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    higher education institutions appointed by the Board of 
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    Higher Education;
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        (4) one member appointed by the Director of Employment 
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    Security;
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        (5) 4 legislative members; one of whom shall be 
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    appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall 
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    be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one of 
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    whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives; and one of whom shall be appointed by the 
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    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
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        (6) one member appointed by the Governor; and be it 
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    further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force may hold hearings on the 
 


 






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issue of unemployment insurance for contingent academic 
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workers and shall report its findings to the General Assembly 
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on or before July 1, 2010; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Board of Higher Education, the Director of 
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Employment Security, and the Governor.