101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3870
 
Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Margo McDermed
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
775 ILCS 5/1-102  from Ch. 68, par. 1-102

     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to secure for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her political affiliation.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 1-102 as follows:
 
6    (775 ILCS 5/1-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102)
7    Sec. 1-102. Declaration of Policy.  It is the public policy 
8of this State:


9    (A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for all 
10individuals
within Illinois the freedom from discrimination 
11against any individual because
of his or her race, color, 
12religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of 
13protection status,
marital status, physical or mental 
14disability, military
status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, 
15political affiliation, or unfavorable
discharge from military 
16service in connection with employment, real estate

17transactions, access to financial credit, and the availability 
18of public
accommodations.


19    (B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and 
20Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education.
To prevent sexual 
21harassment in employment and sexual harassment in
elementary, 
22secondary, and higher education.


23    (C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship 
 
 
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1Status-Employment.
To prevent discrimination based on 
2citizenship status in employment.


3    (D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial 
4Status-Real Estate
Transactions.  To prevent discrimination 
5based on familial status in real
estate transactions.


6    (E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the 
7public health,
welfare and safety by protecting the interest of 
8all people in Illinois
in maintaining personal dignity, in 
9realizing their full productive
capacities, and in furthering 
10their interests, rights and privileges as
citizens of this 
11State.


12    (F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To secure 
13and
guarantee the rights established by Sections 17, 18 and 19 
14of Article I
of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.


15    (G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To establish 
16Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the policies of 
17this State in all
of its decisions, programs and activities, 
18and to assure that all State
departments, boards, commissions 
19and instrumentalities rigorously take
affirmative action to 
20provide equality of opportunity and eliminate the
effects of 
21past discrimination in the internal affairs of State
government 
22and in their relations with the public.


23    (H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this State 
24against
unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination, sexual 
25harassment in
employment and sexual harassment in elementary, 
26secondary, and higher education, and discrimination
based on 
 
 
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1citizenship status in employment.


2(Source: P.A. 98-1050, eff. 1-1-15.)