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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3541 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3541 | | LRB101 10527 LNS 55633 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 6-103 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/6-103 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6-103. Government job candidates. It is a civil rights |
| 8 | | violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful |
| 9 | | discrimination which candidates are required to take a test |
| 10 | | required for application or consideration of the government |
| 11 | | job. If a vendor violates this Section, then the vendor is |
| 12 | | subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation, |
| 13 | | payable to the State. Any government contract with a vendor |
| 14 | | that violates this Section shall be terminated. A government |
| 15 | | entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a |
| 16 | | determination that the vendor has violated this Section.
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| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 18 | | becoming law.
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