HB3470eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3470 Engrossed LRB102 13674 JLS 19024 b

AN ACT concerning employment.

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

Section 5. The Lodging Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act is amended by adding Sections 20 and 25 as follows:

(820 ILCS 95/20 new)

Sec. 20. Certification of compliance; government patronage limited. The Department shall establish a program to provide certification of compliance to lodging establishments that comply with the requirements of Section 15. The certification program shall provide that confirmation of a lodging establishment's certification status is available on the Department's Internet website.

(820 ILCS 95/25 new)

Sec. 25. Expenditure of funds by government entities limited.

(a) If a lodging establishment is not certified as being in compliance with the requirements of Section 15 of this Act, the State, a unit of local government, or school district may not expend funds for any of the following purposes:

(1) to procure lodging that is owned, operated, or owned and operated by the lodging establishment;

(2) to procure space or services for a conference, meeting, or banquet located at a site where lodging is available that is owned, operated, or owned and operated by the lodging establishment; or

(3) to host a conference, meeting, or banquet at a site where lodging is available that is owned, operated, or owned and operated by the lodging establishment.

(b) Before expending or committing to expend funds for a purpose described in subsection (a), the State, unit of local government, or school district shall confirm the lodging establishment's current certification status on an Internet site maintained by the Department.