EDUC LABOR RELATIONS-U OF I Senate SponsorsSen. Edward D. Maloney-Larry K. Bomke House Sponsors(Rep. Larry McKeon-Constance A. Howard-Art Tenhouse) 8/5/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0445 115 ILCS 5/7from Ch. 48, par. 1707Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Removes a provision that provides that: (i) the sole appropriate bargaining unit for academic faculty at the University of Illinois shall be a unit that is comprised of non-supervisory academic faculty employed more than half-time and that includes all tenured, tenure-track, and nontenure-track faculty employed by the University's board of trustees; and (ii) any decision, rule, or regulation promulgated by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board to the contrary is null and void.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Restores current law concerning the sole appropriate bargaining unit for academic faculty at the University of Illinois. Provides, however, that the bargaining unit is for tenured and tenure-track academic faculty and that each campus of the University as well as the college of medicine, the college of pharmacy, the college of dentistry, the college of law, and the college of veterinary medicine shall have a separate bargaining unit.Fiscal Note (Illinois Board of Higher Education) Any effect the enactment of this legislation may have on state expenditures would be subject to future faculty negotiations with the University. At this time, it is not possible to determine the effect this legislation would have on state revenues or the expenditure of state funds. 2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney 2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Labor & Commerce 3/6/2003SenateDo Pass Labor & Commerce; 006-004-000 3/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003 3/18/2003SenateFiscal Note Requested by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik 3/21/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney 3/21/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/24/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce 3/25/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000 3/25/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed 3/26/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke 3/26/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/26/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney 3/26/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 035-017-003 4/4/2003HouseArrived in House 4/4/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/8/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon 4/10/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/10/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/14/2003HouseAssigned to Labor Committee 5/1/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 013-000-000 5/1/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/6/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 5/6/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse 5/16/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003 5/21/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2003HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 5/31/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-016-000 5/31/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2003SenateSent to the Governor 8/5/2003SenateGovernor Approved 8/5/2003SenateEffective Date January 1, 2004 8/5/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0445