Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

Filed: 10/24/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4148

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4148 as follows:
 
3by replacing line 26 on page 2 through line 1 on page 3 with
4the following:
5"legislation, making decisions regarding legislative matters,
6negotiating rulemaking, formulating policies concerning
7rulemaking, or making decisions regarding rulemaking."; and
 
8on page 3, by replacing lines 11 through 24 with the following:
9    "(g) (Reserved)."; and
 
10on page 4, lines 8 and 9, by deleting "listed in the
11Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984"; and
 
12on page 5, line 17, by replacing "agency;" with "agency; a
13district office chief of staff, a district office deputy chief
14of staff, or an individual in a district office employment

 

 

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1position that is functionally equivalent to a district office
2chief of staff or a district office deputy chief of staff, as
3designated by the representative or senator;"; and
 
4on page 7, line 18, by replacing "that he or she will be" with
5"of being"; and
 
6on page 8, by replacing lines 5 and 6, with the following:
7"employment time to exercising that authority. Determinations
8of supervisor"; and
 
9on page 10, by replacing lines 9 and 10 with the following:
10"employee positions as confidential employees, managerial
11employees, supervisors, or excluded employees."; and
 
12on page 10, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following:
13"additional employees as confidential employees, managerial
14employees, supervisors, or excluded employees."; and
 
15on page 10, immediately below line 16, by inserting the
16following:
17    "For purposes of collective bargaining under this Act, a
18legislative employee employed by the Speaker of the House of
19Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
20Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority
21Leader of the Senate, or a legislative employee that is a

 

 

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1district office employee under Section 10 is employed by the
2individual occupying such elected position. Upon any change in
3a person occupying such an elected position, the newly elected
4person has the sole and exclusive authority to act with
5respect to employment decisions, such as hiring, promotion,
6renewal of employment, or discharge. No collective bargaining
7agreement may include a provision that prohibits a newly
8elected person from exercising that person's rights under this
9subsection with respect to the elected person's sole and
10exclusive authority to make employment decisions for the
11office."; and
 
12on page 11, by replacing lines 14 through 25 with the
13following:
14    "(b) The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services
15shall appoint the Director of the Office of State Legislative
16Labor Relations within 60 days after the effective date of
17this Section and within 60 days after any subsequent vacancy
18in that office."; and
 
19on page 12, lines 2 and 3, by replacing "his or her" with "a";
20and
 
21on page 13, by replacing lines 10 through 15 with the
22following:
23"activities."; and
 

 

 

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1on page 15, line 17, by replacing "of" with "about"; and
 
2on page 15, line 18, by replacing "employee:" with "employee,
3except as provided in subsection (c):"; and
 
4on page 17, lines 15 and 16, by replacing "in the legislative
5complex or district office" with "on the premises of the
6General Assembly, including, but not limited to, the
7legislative complex or a district office,"; and
 
8on page 17, lines 23 and 24, by replacing "in the legislative
9complex or district office" with "on the premises of the
10General Assembly, including, but not limited to, the
11legislative complex or a district office,"; and
 
12on page 18, line 8, by replacing "in the legislative complex"
13with "on the premises of the General Assembly, including, but
14not limited to, the legislative complex or a district
15office,"; and
 
16on page 18, line 17, by replacing "of the General Assembly"
17with "on the premises of the General Assembly, including, but
18not limited to, the legislative complex or district office,";
19and
 

 

 

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1by deleting line 12 on page 19 through line 2 on page 20; and
 
2on page 20, line 3, by replacing "(h)" with "(g)"; and
 
3on page 21, line 8, by replacing "(i)" with "(h)"; and
 
4on page 21, line 12, by deleting "or fair-share"; and
 
5on page 21, line 13, by deleting "or a fair-share"; and
 
6on page 21, by replacing lines 16 through 22 with the
7following:
8"applies if the successor exclusive representative presents
9the General Assembly with employee written authorization for
10the deduction of dues, assessments, and fees under this
11subsection."; and
 
12on page 21, lines 23 and 24, by deleting "or fair-share"; and
 
13on page 22, line 1, by replacing "(j)" with "(i)"; and
 
14on page 22, line 8, by replacing "(k)" with "(j)"; and
 
15on page 23, line 7, by replacing "(l)" with "(k)"; and
 
16on page 24, line 2, by replacing "(m)" with "(l)"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 24, line 13, by replacing "(n)" with "(m)"; and
 
2on page 24, line 23, by replacing "(o)" with "(n)"; and
 
3on page 25, line 21, by replacing "(p)" with "(o)"; and
 
4on page 26, by deleting lines 12 through 24; and
 
5by deleting line 17 on page 29 through line 9 on page 30; and
 
6on page 40, line 9, by replacing "the organization" with
7"their exclusive bargaining representative"; and
 
8on page 40, by replacing lines 14 through 19 with the
9following:
10    "for any labor organization;"; and
 
11on page 41, line 25, after "this Act," by inserting "the
12Illinois Public Labor Relations Act,"; and
 
13on page 42, line 20, by deleting "or"; and
 
14on page 43, by replacing line 3 with the following:
15    "organization; or
16        (10) to promise, threaten, or take any action: (i) to

 

 

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1    permanently replace an employee who participates in a
2    lawful strike as provided under Section 80; (ii) to
3    discriminate against an employee who is working or has
4    unconditionally offered to return to work for the employer
5    because the employee supported or participated in such a
6    lawful strike; or (iii) to lock out, suspend, or otherwise
7    withhold employment from an employee in order to influence
8    the position of such employee or the representative of
9    such employee in collective bargaining prior to a lawful
10    strike."; and
 
11on page 43, lines 10 and 11, by deleting "or the determination
12of fair-share payments"; and
 
13on page 43, line 18, by replacing "his" with "its"; and
 
14on page 44, line 4, by replacing "boards" with "Board"; and
 
15on page 45, line 19, by replacing "his" with "the
16individual's"; and
 
17on page 47, line 18, by replacing "six-month" with "6-month";
18and
 
19on page 47, line 19, by deleting "his"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 47, line 21, by replacing "his" with "the member's or
2hearing officer's"; and
 
3on page 48, by replacing line 7 with the following:
4    "(b) The Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and
5administer oaths. If any party willfully fails or neglects to
6appear or testify or to produce books, papers, and records
7pursuant to the issuance of a subpoena by the Board, then the
8Board may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to
9request that such party be ordered to appear before the Board
10to testify or produce the requested evidence."; and
 
11on page 48, line 20, by replacing "him" with "the person"; and
 
12on page 50, line 22, by replacing "person, his" with "person
13and the person's"; and
 
14on page 56, line 15, by replacing "30" with "5"; and
 
15on page 57, line 7, by replacing "his" with "the legislative
16employee's"; and
 
17on page 57, lines 8 and 9, by replacing "his or her labor" with
18"employment"; and
 
19on page 63, immediately below line 3, by inserting the

 

 

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1following:
 
2    "Section 995. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
3severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes."; and
 
4on page 63, line 5, by replacing "2026" with "2026, except that
5this Section and Section 25 take effect on July 1, 2025".