Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL-SILVERSTEIN-OBAMA, MUNOZ, LIGHTFORD, VIVERITO, MADIGAN,L AND PARKER. House Sponsors: MENDOZA-TENHOUSE-BURKE-MILLER-HULTGREN Short description: DAY & TEMPORARY LABOR SERVICES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Day Labor Services Act. Provides that the fee for registering a day labor service agency with the Department of Labor may be paid by check or money order and the Department may not refuse to accept a check on the basis that it is not a certified check or a cashier's check. Authorizes the Department to charge an additional fee if a check is not honored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.306 from Ch. 127, par. 141.306 820 ILCS 175/55 new 820 ILCS 175/60 new 820 ILCS 175/65 new 820 ILCS 175/70 new 820 ILCS 175/75 new 820 ILCS 175/80 new 820 ILCS 205/17.3 Amends the State Finance Act. Changes the name of the Child Labor Enforcement Fund to the Child Labor and Day Labor Enforcement Fund. Amends the Day Labor Services Act. Provides that the $250 fee assessed against day labor service agencies shall be assessed annually and shall be non-refundable. Provides that the fee for registering a day labor service agency with the Department of Labor may be paid by check or money order and the Department may not refuse to accept a check on the basis that it is not a certified check or a cashier's check. Authorizes the Department to charge an additional fee if a check is not honored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn. Provides for the enforcement of the Act. Establishes fines and penalties for violation. Deposits moneys collected from fees and civil penalties into the Child Labor and Day Labor Enforcement Fund. Amends the Child Labor Law. Changes the name of the Child Labor Enforcement Fund to the Child Labor and Day Labor Enforcement Fund. Provides that moneys in the Child Labor and Day Labor Enforcement Fund may be used for the purposes of the Child Labor Law or the Day Labor Services Act. Effective January 1, 2003. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 175/1 820 ILCS 175/5 820 ILCS 175/10 820 ILCS 175/15 820 ILCS 175/20 820 ILCS 175/25 820 ILCS 175/30 820 ILCS 175/35 820 ILCS 175/40 820 ILCS 175/45 820 ILCS 175/50 Deletes everything. Reinserts similar provisions with the following additions and changes. Changes the short title of the Day Labor Services Act to the Temporary Staffing Services Act. Changes references to "day labor" to "temporary staffing". Changes references to "day laborer" to "temporary staffer". Makes various changes concerning penalties and enforcement. Effective January 1, 2003. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Labor) There is no fiscal impact in FY 2003 to the Department as a result of SB 1975. There may be a positive impact in generating revenue in future years depending upon the quantity of fines and penalties assessed for violations of the Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Reinserts similar provisions with the following additions and changes. Changes the short title of the Day Labor Services Act to the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Changes references to "day labor" to "day and temporary labor". Changes references to "day laborer" to "day or temporary laborer". Repeats a provision of existing law that exempts professional and clerical labor or employment from the Act. Provides that penalties for violations found in audits apply to audits by the Department of Labor. Provides that the Attorney General shall have authority to prosecute all reported violations (instead of providing that the Attorney General shall prosecute all reported violations). Provides that penalties for violations may be ordered in an action brought by any party for a violation of the Act. Effective January 1, 2003. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 130/4 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-4 820 ILCS 130/5 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-5 Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that 2 or more investigatory hearings on the issue of establishing a new prevailing wage classification for a particular craft or type of worker shall be consolidated in a single hearing before the Department of Labor, and that the consolidation shall occur whether each separate investigatory hearing is conducted by a public body or the Department. Provides that the party requesting a consolidated investigatory hearing has the burden of establishing that there is no existing prevailing wage classification for the particular craft or type of worker in any of the localities under consideration. Requires a contractor or subcontractor that maintains its principal place of business outside of this State to make wage records or accurate copies of wage records for all laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by the contractor or subcontractor available within this State at all reasonable hours for inspection. Provisions added by this amendment are effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0783 Last action date: AUG-06-2002 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status