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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0411
Introduced 1/26/2007, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Organ Donor Leave Act. To donate blood, authorizes leave of up to one hour or more (now, up to one hour) every 56 days. To donate blood platelets, authorizes leave of up to 2 hours or more (now, up to 2 hours) as frequently as in accordance with medical standards.
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Organ Donor Leave Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 20 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 327/20)
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| Sec. 20. Administration of Act.
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| (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this |
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| Act may be
entitled to organ donation leave with pay.
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| (b) An employee may use
(i) up to 30 days of organ donation |
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| leave in any 12-month period to serve
as a bone marrow donor,
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| (ii) up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12-month |
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| period to
serve
as an organ donor,
(iii) up to one hour or more
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| to donate blood every 56 days, and (iv) up to 2 hours
or more to |
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| donate blood platelets in accordance with appropriate medical |
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| standards
established by the American Red Cross, America's |
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| Blood Centers, the American Association of Blood Banks, or
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| other nationally-recognized standards.
Leave under item (iv) |
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| may not be granted more than 24 times in a
12-month period.
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| (c) An employee may use organ donation leave or other leave |
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| authorized in
subsection (b) of this Section only after |
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| obtaining approval
from the employee's agency.
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| (d) An employee may not be required to use accumulated sick |