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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4953 Introduced , by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require each new applicant complete a sexual harassment training program provided by the Department and each licensee complete a sexual harassment training program provided by the Department before renewal of his or her license. Contains minimum requirements for the content of the training. Provides that the Department shall compile a report annually that summarizes the sexual harassment training program that was completed during the previous year and prescribes the plan for the training program in the coming year and includes a list of individuals who failed to complete the required training program. Requires the Department to make the report available on its website. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of |
| 5 | | the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
| 6 | | Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2105-15.5. Sexual harassment training. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "sexual harassment" means any |
| 10 | | unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any |
| 11 | | conduct of a sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct |
| 12 | | is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of |
| 13 | | an individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of |
| 14 | | such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for |
| 15 | | employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such |
| 16 | | conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering |
| 17 | | with an individual's work performance or creating an |
| 18 | | intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For |
| 19 | | the purposes of this definition, the phrase "working |
| 20 | | environment" is not limited to a physical location an employee |
| 21 | | is assigned to perform his or her duties and does not require |
| 22 | | an employment relationship. |
| 23 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2019, the Department shall require |
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| 1 | | each new applicant complete a sexual harassment training |
| 2 | | program provided by the Department. |
| 3 | | Beginning January 1, 2019, the Department shall require |
| 4 | | each licensee complete a sexual harassment training program |
| 5 | | provided by the Department before renewal of his or her |
| 6 | | license. The sexual harassment training program does not count |
| 7 | | towards any continuing education requirements required for |
| 8 | | renewal. |
| 9 | | (c) The sexual harassment training program shall include, |
| 10 | | at a minimum, the following: (i) the definition, and a |
| 11 | | description, of sexual harassment utilizing examples; (ii) |
| 12 | | details on how an individual can report an allegation of sexual |
| 13 | | harassment, including options for making a confidential report |
| 14 | | to a supervisor, an ethics officer, the Department of Financial |
| 15 | | and Professional Regulation, or the Department of Human Rights; |
| 16 | | (iii) the definition, and description of, retaliation for |
| 17 | | reporting sexual harassment allegations utilizing examples, |
| 18 | | including availability of whistleblower protections under this |
| 19 | | Act, the Whistleblower Act, and the Illinois Human Rights Act; |
| 20 | | and (iv) the consequences of a violation of the prohibition on |
| 21 | | sexual harassment and the consequences for knowingly making a |
| 22 | | false report. Proof of completion must be submitted to the |
| 23 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. |
| 24 | | (d) The Department shall compile a report annually that |
| 25 | | summarizes the sexual harassment training program that was |
| 26 | | completed during the previous year and prescribes the plan for |