HB0369 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0369

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Bedbugs Disclosure to Employees Act. Requires an employer to notify employees if a person certified under the Structural Pest Control Act has determined the presence of bedbugs at the place of employment. Provides that such notification shall be made electronically via email or, if notice by email is not possible, the employer shall issue a written notification to each employee or post a written notification in a conspicuous place or places used or reserved for employee notices.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning employment.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bedbugs Disclosure to Employees Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Employee" means any individual permitted to work by an employer.

"Employer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, business, trust, person, or entity for whom employees are gainfully employed in Illinois and includes the State of Illinois, any State officer, department, or agency, any unit of local government, and any school district.

Section 10. Disclosure. An employer shall notify employees if a person certified under the Structural Pest Control Act has determined the presence of bedbugs at the place of employment. Such notification shall be made electronically via email. If notice by email is not possible, then the employer shall issue a written notification to each employee or, if such written notification is too costly, post a written notification in a conspicuous place or places used or reserved for employee notices.