Rep. John E. Bradley
Filed: 1/9/2011
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1066
| ||||||
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
| ||||||
5 | on page 87, by inserting immediately above line 9 the | ||||||
6 | following: | ||||||
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 |
| |||||||
| |||||||
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 |
| |||||||
| |||||||
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. ".
|