Public Act 0548 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2302 Enrolled LRB096 08244 AJO 18351 b

Public Act 096-0548

AN ACT concerning human rights.

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

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.719 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)

Sec. 5.719. The Department of Human Rights Training and Development Fund.

Section 10. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 7-112.5 as follows:

(775 ILCS 5/7-112.5 new)

Sec. 7-112.5. Training tuition. The Department is authorized to charge tuition to non-governmental entities, other than not for profit groups or organizations in Illinois that have no more than 50 employees, for training offered by the Department's Institute for Training and Development. The tuition shall be paid into the Department of Human Rights Training and Development Fund, a special fund that is created in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used to: (i) enhance the quality of the Department's training services; (ii) make training available at no cost to not for profit groups or organizations in Illinois that have no more than 50 employees, Department employees, other State agencies and instrumentalities of the State, and community organizations; and (iii) make training available to any other non-governmental entities on a tuition basis.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.

Effective Date: 1/1/2010