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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1135 Introduced 02/07/11, by Rep. Jim Watson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Whistleblower Act. Adds to the definition of "employee" any person licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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| | HB1135 | | LRB097 05434 AJO 45492 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Whistleblower Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (740 ILCS 174/5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 8 | | "Employer" means: an individual, sole proprietorship, |
| 9 | | partnership, firm,
corporation, association, and any other |
| 10 | | entity that has one or more
employees in this State, including |
| 11 | | a political subdivision of the State; a unit of local |
| 12 | | government; a school district, combination of school |
| 13 | | districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type |
| 14 | | formed by two or more school districts; a community college |
| 15 | | district, State college or university, or any State agency |
| 16 | | whose major function is providing educational services; any |
| 17 | | authority including a department, division, bureau, board, |
| 18 | | commission, or other agency of these entities; and any person |
| 19 | | acting within the scope of his or her authority express or
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| 20 | | implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its |
| 21 | | employees.
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| 22 | | "Employee" means any individual who is employed on a |
| 23 | | full-time,
part-time, or contractual basis by an employer. |