SB3039 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3039

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Peter J. Roskam - Dave Syverson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Genetic Discrimination in Employment Prohibition Act. Prohibits employers from using predictive genetic information for discriminatory purposes.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Genetic Discrimination in Employment Prohibition Act.

Section 5. Purpose. Genetic discrimination occurs in an employment setting when predictive genetic information is used to treat people differently in employment, termination, promotion, or healthcare or insurance provision decisions based on the belief that a genetic marker indicates that an applicant or employee may become too sick to work or too costly to insure. The prohibition of genetic discrimination in employment is declared to affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

Section 10. Genetic discrimination defined. "Genetic discrimination" means discrimination perpetrated against a person based on predictive genetic information obtained concerning that person.

Section 15. Genetic discrimination prohibited. It is unlawful for any employer or potential employer to engage in genetic discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment. The predictive genetic information of any employee or applicant for employment may play no part in any employment, termination, promotion, or health care or insurance provision decision made by an employer.