Full Text of HR0687 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, There is currently a worldwide social and cultural | 3 | | campaign to raise awareness
about sexual discrimination and | 4 | | harassment that has led both women and men to publicly
report | 5 | | their experiences of widespread sexual discrimination and | 6 | | harassment; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly recognize it | 8 | | is critical to continue this
conversation in a productive and | 9 | | meaningful manner and that legal remedies and protections for | 10 | | those victimized by sexual
discrimination and harassment | 11 | | should be appropriately maximized; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there | 14 | | is created the Task Force on Sexual
Discrimination and | 15 | | Harassment; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That that the Task Force shall conduct a | 17 | | comprehensive review of the legal and
social consequences of | 18 | | sexual discrimination and harassment, in both the public and
| 19 | | private sectors, and make recommendations to the General | 20 | | Assembly; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall, at a minimum, review |
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| 1 | | and produce recommendations
concerning amendments to the legal | 2 | | definition of the terms "sexual discrimination" and
"sexual | 3 | | harassment"; which behaviors should be legally actionable as | 4 | | sexual harassment;
review and assess best practices to improve | 5 | | procedures for accepting sexual discrimination
and harassment | 6 | | complaints, including methods to increase and improve | 7 | | reporting
allegations of sexual harassment; the process and | 8 | | structure for reporting allegations to
ethics officers, | 9 | | inspectors general, and others, and whether an independent | 10 | | third party
should be assigned to handle complaints; necessary | 11 | | amendments to anti-retaliation and
whistleblower protections | 12 | | for individuals making sexual discrimination or harassment
| 13 | | complaints; the process for filing complaints with the | 14 | | Department of Human Rights; the
process for filing civil | 15 | | complaints, including any applicable statute of limitations; | 16 | | legal
remedies available to victims of sexual discrimination | 17 | | and harassment, including whether
plaintiffs should be | 18 | | entitled to punitive damages; the need for a code of conduct | 19 | | and zero
tolerance policies for units of government; the | 20 | | ability of complainants to seek independent
counsel when | 21 | | reporting allegations; and the prevention of sexual | 22 | | discrimination and
harassment in the public and private sector; | 23 | | and be it further | 24 | | RESOLVED, That that the Task Force shall be comprised of | 25 | | members of the House of
Representatives appointed by the |
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| 1 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives and House
members | 2 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 3 | | Representatives, with each
appointing no more than 20 members, | 4 | | and the Chair appointed by the Speaker, and any
action of the | 5 | | Task Force shall be approved by a majority of those voting on | 6 | | the question; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall work in conjunction | 8 | | with any task force created by
the Senate for a similar | 9 | | purpose, and that both entities shall aspire to produce | 10 | | legislation to
address the concerns and issues presented to the | 11 | | Task Force; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make recommendations to | 13 | | the General Assembly in
the form of legislation, as well as a | 14 | | report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2018, | 15 | | provided
that the Task Force is encouraged to produce interim | 16 | | reports.
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