101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3930

 

Introduced 10/28/2019, by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5

    Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that upon approval by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a continuing education provider for sexual harassment training, the continuing education provider may provide such training to any of the professions, trades, or occupations under the Department's jurisdiction. Prohibits the Department from requiring approved continuing education providers to pay additional certification or approval fees to provide sexual harassment training. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of
5the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
6changing Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5)
8    Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment
9prevention training.
10    (a) As used in this Section, "sexual harassment" means any
11unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any
12conduct of a sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct
13is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of
14an individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of
15such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for
16employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such
17conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering
18with an individual's work performance or creating an
19intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For
20the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not
21limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to
22perform his or her duties and does not require an employment
23relationship.

 

 

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1    (b) For license renewals occurring on or after January 1,
22020 for a profession that has continuing education
3requirements, the required continuing education hours shall
4include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention
5training.
6    (c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation
7of this Section.
8    (d) Upon approval by the Department as a continuing
9education provider for sexual harassment prevention training,
10the continuing education provider may provide such training to
11any of the professions, trades, or occupations under the
12Department's jurisdiction. An approved continuing education
13provider shall not be required to pay additional certification
14or approval fees to the Department to provide sexual harassment
15prevention training.
16(Source: P.A. 100-762, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.