Rep. John E. Bradley

Filed: 1/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1066

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1066, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
43, on page 5, line 24 by changing "29.1" to "24.1, 29.1"; and
 
5on page 87, by inserting immediately above line 9 the
6following:
 
7    "(820 ILCS 305/24.1 new)
8    Sec. 24.1. Collective bargaining agreements.
9    (a) Any employer or group of employers, and the recognized
10or certified and exclusive representative of its employees, may
11agree to establish certain binding obligations and procedures
12relating to workers' compensation. This agreement must be
13limited to the following, but need not include all of the
14following:
15        (1) An alternative dispute resolution system to
16    supplement, modify, or replace the procedural or dispute

 

 

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1    resolution provisions of this Act. The system may include
2    mediation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution
3    proceedings, the results of which may be final and binding
4    upon the parties.
5        (2) A list of providers of medical treatment that may
6    be the exclusive source of all medical and related
7    treatment provided under this Act.
8        (3) A list of providers which may be the exclusive
9    source of impartial medical (physical or mental)
10    examinations under this Act.
11        (4) The creation of a transitional or modified return
12    to work program.
13        (5) A list of individuals and companies for the
14    provision of vocational rehabilitation or retraining
15    programs.
16        (6) The establishment of safety committees and safety
17    procedures.
18        (7) The adoption of a 24 hour health care coverage
19    plan.
20    (b) A copy of the agreement identifying the employer or the
21group of employers and the local union, district, or council
22shall be filed with the Illinois Workers' Compensation
23Commission. Upon filing, the agreement shall be valid and
24binding.
25    (c) Nothing in this Section shall allow any agreement that
26diminishes an employee's entitlement to benefits as otherwise

 

 

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1set forth in this Act. For the purposes of this Section, the
2procedural rights and dispute resolution agreements under
3paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) are not agreements
4that diminish an employee's entitlement to benefits. Any
5agreement that diminishes the employee's entitlement to
6benefits as set forth in this Act is null and void.
7    (d) If the employer is insured under this Act, it shall, in
8the manner provided in the insurance contract, provide notice
9to its insurance carrier of its intent to enter into an
10agreement as provided in this Section with its employees and
11obtain consent from its insurance carrier to enter into an
12agreement as provided in this Section.".