Public Act 096-1253
 
HB6231 EnrolledLRB096 16542 AJO 36066 b


  
    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Whistleblower Act is amended  by changing 
Section 5 as follows:
 



    (740 ILCS 174/5)



    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

    "Employer" means: an individual, sole proprietorship, 
partnership, firm,
corporation, association, and any other 
entity that has one or more
employees in this State, including 
a political subdivision of the State; a unit of local 
government; a school district, combination of school 
districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type 
formed by two or more school districts; a community college 
district, State college or university, or any State agency 
whose major function is providing educational services; any 
authority including a department, division, bureau, board, 
commission, or other agency of these entities; and any person 
acting within the scope of his or her authority express or


implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its 
employees.

    "Employee" means any individual who is employed on a 
full-time,
part-time, or contractual basis by an employer. 
"Employee" also includes, but is not limited to, a licensed 
physician who practices his or her profession, in whole or in 
part, at a  hospital, nursing home, clinic, or any medical 
facility that is a health care facility funded, in whole or in 
part, by the State. 

(Source: P.A. 95-128, eff. 1-1-08.)

  


Effective Date:  1/1/2011