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HR0119 - WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY
Marcus C. Evans, Matt Hanson, Harry Benton
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Declares April 28, 2023 as Workers Memorial Day in the State of Illinois. Recognizes the need to support stronger workplace safety and health laws in the State and country. Urges the Illinois Congressional Delegation and President Joe Biden to continue to revise, revamp, and strengthen federal workplace safety laws and to properly fund OSHA programs and staff. Offers sympathy and understanding to workers who have been injured on the job and their families.
STATUS
Passed
HR0233 - FALL OF SAIGON-48 YEARS
Hoan Huynh, Christopher D. Davidsmeyer, Harry Benton
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Honors the contributions of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans to the United States and their values of upholding human rights, freedom, and democracy and recognizes the sacrifices made in order to support these values, including losses of family, home, and life. Honors the courage, dignity, strength, and resilience of Vietnamese refugees who were forced to flee their home to escape persecution and rebuild their lives and recognizes the need to build empathy and understanding for the plight of refugees. Urges all Illinoisans to take time to learn about the history and contributions of Vietnamese and Vietnamese American people to Illinois and the United States.
STATUS
Passed
HB4148 - LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS
Emanuel Welch, Marcus C. Evans, Robyn Gabel
Last updated about 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act. Authorizes legislative employees to bargain collectively through the representatives of their choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Specifies that the General Assembly is not required to bargain on specified matters of inherent managerial policy. Establishes the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations. Directs the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations to manage the interests of the General Assembly in collective bargaining with legislative employees. Grants the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over collective bargaining matters between employee organizations and the General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Contains additional provisions concerning the following topics: the duty to bargain collectively; fair-share agreements; grievance procedures; election and recognition of labor organizations as exclusive representatives; unfair labor practices; mediation; fact-finding; exhaustion of nonjudicial remedies; strikes during session periods; and multiyear collective bargaining agreements. Specifies that the Open Meetings Act does not apply to collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitration proceedings under the Act. Sets forth definitions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the State Lawsuit Immunity Act, and the Workplace Violence Prevention Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0120 - MEMORIAL-OSCAR WILKERSON JR.
Anthony DeLuca, William Davis, Camille Lilly
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the death of Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. of Markham.
STATUS
Passed
HR0405 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARE MTH
Joyce Mason, Jonathan Carroll, Matt Hanson
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October 2023 and supports and commends the efforts of those people and organizations who work tirelessly to help victims break free of the devastating effects of domestic abuse.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0142 - RED CROSS MONTH/DAY
Emanuel Welch, Robyn Gabel, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 2023 as Red Cross Month and March 22, 2023 as Red Cross Giving Day. Urges everyone to join in this commitment to give to others and encourages all citizens of Illinois to support the noble efforts of the Red Cross.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0266 - RECOGNIZES-FOSTER CARE MONTH
Lakesia Collins, Suzanne M. Ness, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes the month of May 2023 as National Foster Care Awareness Month.
STATUS
Passed
HR0497 - NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Harry Benton, Emanuel Welch, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated about 1 year ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes the week of November 13-19, 2023 as National Apprenticeship Week.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1208 - CLAIMS CT-LINE OF DUTY AWARDS
Dave Vella, Harry Benton, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1124 - SCH CD-DYSLEXIA
Michelle Mussman, Rita Mayfield, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
Last updated almost 2 years ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the definition of "universal screener", changes references to "an assessment" to "a screener". Provides that the "universal screener" shall screen for the risk factors of reading difficulties, including dyslexia (instead of the risk factors of dyslexia). Provides that students shall be screened if a student from another state enrolls for the first time in any of grades kindergarten through 2 in a school district in this State, provided that if a student's score is below 3.0 on either the listening or the speaking portion of the ACCESS for ELLs assessment, the student may be exempt from a universal screener as determined by the school's or school district's English language learner team (instead of unless the student, the student's parent, or the student's guardian presents documentation that the student meets specified conditions). Adds provisions concerning secondary review of a student. In provisions concerning the student's parent or guardian consent to screening, provides that the parent or guardian must be notified (rather than specifying provisions concerning the nature of notification). Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
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