Public Act 093-0828
 
HB4660 Enrolled LRB093 18696 DRJ 44424 b

    AN ACT concerning military personnel.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
amended by changing Section 29 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 3605/29)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 329)
    Sec. 29. If the Authority acquires a transportation system
in operation by a public utility, all of the employees in the
operating and maintenance divisions of such public utility and
all other employees except executive and administrative
officers and employees, shall be transferred to and appointed
as employees of the Authority, subject to all rights and
benefits of this Act, and these employees shall be given
seniority credit in accordance with the records and labor
agreements of the public utility. Employees who left the employ
of such a public utility to enter the military service of the
United States shall have the same rights as to the Authority,
under the provisions of the "Service Member's Men's Employment
Tenure Act", approved July 17, 1941, as they would have had
thereunder as to such public utility. After such acquisition
the authority shall be required to extend to such former
employees of such public utility only the rights and benefits
as to pensions and retirement as are accorded other employees
of the Authority.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 152.)
 
    Section 10. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
by changing Section 3.5 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 3610/3.5)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 353.5)
    Sec. 3.5. If the district acquires a mass transit facility,
all of the employees in such mass transit facility shall be
transferred to and appointed as employees of the district,
subject to all rights and benefits of this Act, and these
employees shall be given seniority credit in accordance with
the records and labor agreements of the mass transit facility.
Employees who left the employ of such a mass transit facility
to enter the military service of the United States shall have
the same rights as to the district, under the provisions of the
"Service Member's Men's Employment Tenure Act", approved July
17, 1941, as they would have had thereunder as to such mass
transit facility. After such acquisition the district shall be
required to extend to such former employees of such mass
transit facility only the rights and benefits as to pensions
and retirement as are accorded other employees of the district.
(Source: P.A. 93-590, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    Section 15. The Service Men's Employment Tenure Act is
amended by changing Sections 1 and 6 as follows:
 
    (330 ILCS 60/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 29)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be
cited as the Service Member's Men's Employment Tenure Act.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 1202.)
 
    (330 ILCS 60/6)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 34)
    Sec. 6. Employer's violation of Act; penalty; employee's
remedies.
    (a) An employer's knowing violation of this Act is a
business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000
and not more than $10,000.
    (b) In case any employer fails or refuses to comply with
this Act, the circuit court of the county in which such private
employer maintains a place of business, or of the county where
such State employee performs most of his duties, has power,
upon the filing of a complaint by the person entitled to the
benefits of this Act, to specifically require such employer to
comply with this Act and to compensate such person for any loss
of wages or benefits suffered by reason of such employer's
unlawful action, together with a reasonable attorney's fees and
costs fee. No fees or court costs shall be taxed against any
person applying for the benefits of this Act.
    The court shall, in its sound discretion, give preference
to the hearing and disposition of such cases over other matters
then pending before it.
(Source: P.A. 79-1359; 79-1365.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/28/2004