Full Text of HB5449 98th General Assembly
HB5449 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5449 Introduced , by Rep. Jeanne M Ives SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 5 ILCS 315/29 new | | 5 ILCS 430/5-65 new | | 20 ILCS 415/8b.21 new | | 115 ILCS 5/22 new | |
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Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, no person with a record of 2 or more felony or Class A misdemeanor convictions, or any combination thereof, shall be eligible for hire or appointment. Provides that Class A misdemeanor convictions do not include misdemeanor convictions under the Wildlife Code or the Illinois Vehicle Code, except convictions for violations of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes corresponding changes in the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Personnel Code, and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 29 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 315/29 new) | 7 | | Sec. 29. Hiring or appointment; 2 or more convictions. | 8 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, on and after | 9 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
| 10 | | Assembly, no person with a record of 2 or more felony or Class | 11 | | A misdemeanor convictions, or any combination thereof, shall be | 12 | | eligible for hire or appointment by any public employer | 13 | | governed under this Act. | 14 | | As used in this Section: | 15 | | "Class A misdemeanor convictions" do not include | 16 | | violations under the Wildlife Code or the Illinois Vehicle | 17 | | Code, except convictions for violations of Section 11-501 | 18 | | of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 19 | | "Public employer" means the State of Illinois; any | 20 | | political subdivision of the State, excluding units of | 21 | | local government; authorities including departments, | 22 | | divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions, or other agencies | 23 | | of the foregoing entities; and any person acting within the |
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| 1 | | scope of his or her authority, express or implied. | 2 | | Section 10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is | 3 | | amended by adding Section 5-65 as follows: | 4 | | (5 ILCS 430/5-65 new) | 5 | | Sec. 5-65. Hiring or appointment; 2 or more convictions.
| 6 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, on and after | 7 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
| 8 | | Assembly, no person with a record of 2 or more felony or Class | 9 | | A misdemeanor convictions, or any combination thereof, shall be | 10 | | eligible for hire or appointment by any State agency, State | 11 | | employee, Officer, or appointee governed under this Act. As | 12 | | used in this Section, Class A misdemeanor convictions do not | 13 | | include violations under the Wildlife Code or the Illinois | 14 | | Vehicle Code, except convictions for violations of Section | 15 | | 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 16 | | Section 15. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section | 17 | | 8b.21 as follows: | 18 | | (20 ILCS 415/8b.21 new) | 19 | | Sec. 8b.21. Hiring or appointment; 2 or more convictions.
| 20 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, on and after | 21 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
| 22 | | Assembly, no person with a record of 2 or more felony or Class |
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| 1 | | A misdemeanor convictions, or any combination thereof, shall be | 2 | | eligible for hire or appointment under this Code. As used in | 3 | | this Section, Class A misdemeanor convictions do not include | 4 | | violations under the Wildlife Code or the Illinois Vehicle | 5 | | Code, except convictions for violations of Section 11-501 of | 6 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 7 | | Section 20. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act is | 8 | | amended by adding Section 22 as follows: | 9 | | (115 ILCS 5/22 new) | 10 | | Sec. 22. Hiring or appointment; 2 or more convictions. | 11 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, on and after | 12 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
| 13 | | Assembly, no person with a record of 2 or more felony or Class | 14 | | A misdemeanor convictions, or any combination thereof, shall be | 15 | | eligible for hire or appointment by any educational employer | 16 | | governed under this Act. As used in this Section, Class A | 17 | | misdemeanor convictions do not include violations under the | 18 | | Wildlife Code or the Illinois Vehicle Code, except convictions | 19 | | for violations of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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