HB3541 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3541

Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

775 ILCS 5/6-103 new

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning human rights.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 6-103 as follows:

(775 ILCS 5/6-103 new)

Sec. 6-103. Government job candidates. It is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. If a vendor violates this Section, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation, payable to the State. Any government contract with a vendor that violates this Section shall be terminated. A government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.