HB3930 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2105-15.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5)

Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment prevention training.

(a) As used in this Section, "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to perform his or her duties and does not require an employment relationship.

(b) For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2020 for a profession that has continuing education requirements, the required continuing education hours shall include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention training.

(c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.

(d) Upon approval by the Department as a continuing education provider for sexual harassment prevention training, the continuing education provider may provide such training to any of the professions, trades, or occupations under the Department's jurisdiction. An approved continuing education provider shall not be required to pay additional certification or approval fees to the Department to provide sexual harassment prevention training.

(Source: P.A. 100-762, eff. 1-1-19.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.