093_SB0461sam001 LRB093 03391 WGH 13337 a 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 461 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 461 on page 1, 3 line 29 by deleting "opposed unionization by their employees 4 and"; and 5 on page 2, by replacing lines 1 through 4 with the following: 6 "outcome of union representation elections, including 7 requiring employees to attend meetings on work time."; and 8 on page 2, by replacing line 15 with the following: 9 "meetings to influence employees regarding unionization."; 10 and 11 on page 4, line 29 by changing "in connection with" to "that 12 is funded by"; and 13 on page 5, by replacing lines 3 though 9 with the following: 14 "areas."; and 15 by replacing lines 31 through 33 on page 5 and lines 1 16 through 24 on page 6 with the following: 17 "Section 20. Reporting. 18 (a) Any contractor or grantee who is subject to this Act 19 and who makes expenditures to assist, promote, or deter union -2- LRB093 03391 WGH 13337 a 1 organizing shall maintain records sufficient to show that no 2 State funds were used for those expenditures. Expenditures to 3 be included in this record include, but are not limited to, 4 the cost of: literature or other similar communications 5 related to union representation; the hiring of vendors, 6 including lawyers and consultants, for the purpose of 7 influencing a unionization effort; the holding of meetings, 8 including meetings with supervisors and managerial employees, 9 to influence employees regarding unionization; and the wages 10 of employees, including supervisory and management employees, 11 during any activity aimed at influencing a unionization 12 effort or the preparation for the activity. 13 (b) Any taxpayer, employee, or employee representative 14 may file a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General if 15 the person believes that a contractor or grantee is expending 16 funds in violation of this Act. The Illinois Attorney General 17 shall, within 10 business days after a complaint is filed, 18 notify the contractor or grantee that the contractor or 19 grantee must provide the records described in subsection (a). 20 The contractor or grantee shall provide the records to the 21 Illinois Attorney General within 15 business days after the 22 contractor or grantee receives the notice from the Illinois 23 Attorney General, unless the Illinois Attorney General gives 24 the contractor or grantee a 10-day extension of time to 25 provide the records based upon a showing of good cause for 26 the extension by the contractor or grantee. If the Illinois 27 Attorney General determines that the contractor or grantee 28 has expended funds in violation of this Act, the Illinois 29 Attorney General shall make the records available to the 30 complainant.".