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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB0665 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | |
Amends the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning the prohibition of discrimination by units of State, county,
or local government.
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| | HB0665 | | LRB101 03709 LNS 48717 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 is amended |
5 | | by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | | (740 ILCS 23/5)
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7 | | Sec. 5. Discrimination prohibited.
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8 | | (a) No unit of State, county, or local government in |
9 | | Illinois shall:
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10 | | (1) exclude a person from participation in, deny a |
11 | | person the
the benefits of,
or subject a person to |
12 | | discrimination under any program or activity on the
grounds
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13 | | of that person's race, color, national origin, or gender; |
14 | | or
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15 | | (2) utilize criteria or methods of administration that |
16 | | have the effect of
subjecting individuals to |
17 | | discrimination because of their race, color,
national
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18 | | origin, or gender.
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19 | | (b) Any party aggrieved by conduct that violates subsection |
20 | | (a) may bring a
civil lawsuit, in a federal district court or |
21 | | State circuit court, against the offending unit of
government. |
22 | | Any State claim brought in federal district court shall be a |
23 | | supplemental claim to a federal claim. This lawsuit must be |