Full Text of HB3057

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3057

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Freedom to Train Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, employers and State-supported institutions of higher learning in this State may establish, maintain, and implement policies, practices, and requirements for the employment and conduct of employees in the workplace that are designed to safeguard employees and applicants for employment from discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Provides that the policies, practices, and requirements may be developed and administered through an office of diversity, equity, and inclusion or another administrative office or program established by the employer or State-supported institution of higher learning. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning human rights.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Train Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, governmental or quasi-governmental body, or any person or group of persons that employs any person to work, labor, or exercise skill in connection with the operation of any business, industry, vocation, or occupation.

"State-supported institution of higher learning" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and the public community colleges subject to the Public Community College Act.

Section 10. DEI policies and practices.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, employers in this State may establish, maintain, and implement policies, practices, and requirements for the employment and conduct of employees in the workplace that are designed to safeguard employees and applicants for employment from discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The policies, practices, and requirements described in this Section may be developed and administered through an office of diversity, equity, and inclusion or another administrative office or program established by the employer.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, State-supported institutions of higher learning may establish, maintain, and implement policies, practices, and requirements for the conduct of the students, faculty, and staff on the campus of the State-supported institution of higher learning that are designed to safeguard students, faculty, and staff from discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The policies, practices, and requirements described in this Section may be developed and administered through an office of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or another administrative office or program established by the governing board of the State-supported institution of higher learning.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.