100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4242
 
Introduced , by Rep. David McSweeney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
5 ILCS 140/2.25 new

     Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall provide notice to the public if the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body enters into a severance agreement with an employee or contractor accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination. Provides that no more than 72 hours after the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body makes a payment under the severance agreement, the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body shall publish on its Internet website and cause to be published, for a period of not less than 7 days, in the newspaper of general circulation having the largest circulation within the jurisdiction of the unit of local government, school district, community college district, or other local taxing body the following information: (1) the name of the person receiving the payment; (2) the amount of the payment; and (3) the fact that the person receiving the payment has been accused of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination, as the case may be. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 2.25 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/2.25 new)
7    Sec. 2.25. Sexual harassment and sexual discrimination 
8severance agreements.
9    (a) A unit of local government, school district, community 
10college district, or other local taxing body shall provide 
11notice to the public as specified in this Section if the unit 
12of local government, school district, community college 
13district, or other local taxing body enters into a severance 
14agreement with an employee or contractor accused of sexual 
15harassment, as defined in Section 2-101 of the Illinois Human 
16Rights Act, or sexual discrimination, as defined by federal 
17law.
18    (b) No more than 72 hours after the unit of local 
19government, school district, community college district, or 
20other local taxing body makes a payment under a severance 
21agreement described by subsection (a), the unit of local 
22government, school district, community college district, or 
23other local taxing body shall publish on its Internet website 
 
 
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1and cause to be published, for a period of not less than 7 
2days, in the newspaper of general circulation having the 
3largest circulation within the jurisdiction of the unit of 
4local government, school district, community college district, 
5or other local taxing body the following information:
6        (1) the name of the person receiving the payment;
7        (2) the amount of the payment; and
8        (3) the fact that the person receiving the payment has 
9    been accused of sexual harassment or sexual 
10    discrimination, as the case may be. 
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.