101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4986

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/24-6.4 new
110 ILCS 305/120 new
110 ILCS 520/100 new
110 ILCS 660/5-210 new
110 ILCS 665/10-210 new
110 ILCS 670/15-210 new
110 ILCS 675/20-215 new
110 ILCS 680/25-210 new
110 ILCS 685/30-220 new
110 ILCS 690/35-215 new
110 ILCS 805/3-29.1a new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public schools, public universities, and public community colleges in Illinois. Provides that an employee of a school district, public university, or community college district who has been employed for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
524-6.4 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-6.4 new)
7    Sec. 24-6.4. Family and medical leave coverage. A school
8district employee who has been employed by the school district
9for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours
10in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family
11and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
12provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
13Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
14    Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
15adding Section 120 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 305/120 new)
17    Sec. 120. Family and medical leave coverage. A University
18employee who has been employed by the University for at least
1912 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the
20previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
21medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave

 

 

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1provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
2Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
3    Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
4Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)
6    Sec. 100. Family and medical leave coverage. A University
7employee who has been employed by the University for at least
812 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the
9previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
10medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
11provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
12Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
13    Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
14adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
16    Sec. 5-210. Family and medical leave coverage. A University
17employee who has been employed by the University for at least
1812 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the
19previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
20medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
21provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
22Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
2by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
4    Sec. 10-210. Family and medical leave coverage. A
5University employee who has been employed by the University for
6at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
7the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
8medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
9provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
10Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
11    Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
12by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
14    Sec. 15-210. Family and medical leave coverage. A
15University employee who has been employed by the University for
16at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
17the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
18medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
19provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
20Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
21    Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by

 

 

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1adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
3    Sec. 20-215. Family and medical leave coverage. A
4University employee who has been employed by the University for
5at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
6the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
7medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
8provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
9Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
10    Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
11amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
 
12    (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new)
13    Sec. 25-210. Family and medical leave coverage. A
14University employee who has been employed by the University for
15at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
16the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
17medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
18provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
19Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
20    Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
21by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new)
2    Sec. 30-220. Family and medical leave coverage. A
3University employee who has been employed by the University for
4at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
5the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
6medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
7provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
8Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
9    Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
10by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
12    Sec. 35-215. Family and medical leave coverage. A
13University employee who has been employed by the University for
14at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in
15the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and
16medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave
17provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and
18Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
19    Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by
20adding Section 3-29.1a as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.1a new)
22    Sec. 3-29.1a. Family and medical leave coverage. A

 

 

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1community college employee who has been employed by the
2community college district for at least 12 months and who has
3worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period
4shall be eligible for family and medical leave under the same
5terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees
6under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.