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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0166
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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775 ILCS 5/7-106 |
from Ch. 68, par. 7-106 |
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Authorizes the Department of Human Rights to commission a study to investigate housing discrimination in Illinois, if resources permit. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0166 |
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LRB094 08353 WGH 38546 b |
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| AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 7-106 as follows:
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| (775 ILCS 5/7-106) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-106)
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| Sec. 7-106. Recruitment; Research; Public Communication) |
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| For the purpose
of promoting equal employment and housing |
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| opportunities and eliminating
unlawful discrimination, sexual |
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| harassment in employment and sexual
harassment in higher |
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| education, the Department shall have authority to:
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| (A) Recruitment. Cooperate with public and private |
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| organizations, as
well as the Department of Central Management |
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| Services, in encouraging
individuals in underrepresented |
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| classifications to seek employment in
state government.
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| (B) Publications; Research. Issue publications, conduct |
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| research, and
make surveys as it deems necessary.
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| (C) Public Hearings. Hold public hearings to obtain |
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| information from
the general public on the effectiveness of the |
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| state's equal employment
opportunity program and the |
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| protection against unlawful discrimination,
sexual harassment |
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| in employment and sexual harassment in higher
education |
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| afforded by this Act and to accept public recommendations
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| concerning changes in the program and the Act for inclusion in |
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| its
annual report.
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| (D) Promotion of Communication and Goodwill. Establish a |
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| program to
cooperate with civic, religious and educational |
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| organizations in order to
improve human communication and |
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| understanding, foster equal opportunities
in employment and |
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| housing, and promote and encourage communication,
goodwill and |
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| interfaith and interracial harmony.
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| (E) Study; housing discrimination. Commission a study to |