101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3870

 

Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Margo McDermed

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
775 ILCS 5/1-102  from Ch. 68, par. 1-102

    Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to secure for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her political affiliation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
5changing Section 1-102 as follows:
 
6    (775 ILCS 5/1-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102)
7    Sec. 1-102. Declaration of Policy. It is the public policy
8of this State:
9    (A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for all
10individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination
11against any individual because of his or her race, color,
12religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of
13protection status, marital status, physical or mental
14disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy,
15political affiliation, or unfavorable discharge from military
16service in connection with employment, real estate
17transactions, access to financial credit, and the availability
18of public accommodations.
19    (B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and
20Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education. To prevent sexual
21harassment in employment and sexual harassment in elementary,
22secondary, and higher education.
23    (C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship

 

 

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1Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination based on
2citizenship status in employment.
3    (D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial
4Status-Real Estate Transactions. To prevent discrimination
5based on familial status in real estate transactions.
6    (E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the
7public health, welfare and safety by protecting the interest of
8all people in Illinois in maintaining personal dignity, in
9realizing their full productive capacities, and in furthering
10their interests, rights and privileges as citizens of this
11State.
12    (F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To secure
13and guarantee the rights established by Sections 17, 18 and 19
14of Article I of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
15    (G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To establish
16Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the policies of
17this State in all of its decisions, programs and activities,
18and to assure that all State departments, boards, commissions
19and instrumentalities rigorously take affirmative action to
20provide equality of opportunity and eliminate the effects of
21past discrimination in the internal affairs of State government
22and in their relations with the public.
23    (H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this State
24against unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination, sexual
25harassment in employment and sexual harassment in elementary,
26secondary, and higher education, and discrimination based on

 

 

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1citizenship status in employment.
2(Source: P.A. 98-1050, eff. 1-1-15.)