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.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of 
5the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
6changing Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5)
8    Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment 
9prevention training.
10    (a)    As used in this Section, "sexual harassment" means any 
11unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any 
12conduct of a sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct 
13is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of 
14an individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of 
15such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for 
16employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such 
17conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering 
18with an individual's work performance or creating an 
19intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For 
20the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not 
21limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to 
22perform his or her duties and does not require an employment 
23relationship.
 
 
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1    (b)    For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 
22020 for a profession that has continuing education 
3requirements, the required continuing education hours shall 
4include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention 
5training.
6    (c)  The Department may adopt rules for the implementation 
7of this Section.

8    (d) Upon approval by the Department as a continuing 
9education provider for sexual harassment prevention training, 
10the continuing education provider may provide such training to 
11any of the professions, trades, or occupations under the 
12Department's jurisdiction. An approved continuing education 
13provider shall not be required to pay additional certification 
14or approval fees to the Department to provide sexual harassment 
15prevention training.
16(Source: P.A. 100-762, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.