Rep. Deborah Mell

Filed: 3/19/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2573

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2573 as follows:
 
3 on page 2, by replacing lines 2 through 8 with the following:
4 "to contact the Department; (vii) protection against
5 retaliation as provided by Section 6-101 of this Act; (viii)
6 every institution of higher education shall post and keep
7 posted at each campus in common area positions easily
8 accessible to all students including, but not limited to
9 residence halls, administration buildings, student unions,
10 cafeterias, and libraries or (ix) every institution of higher
11 education shall post annually at each campus in common area
12 positions easily accessible to all students including, but not
13 limited to residence halls, administration buildings, student
14 unions, cafeterias, and libraries, in addition to including an
15 electronic notice to each student at the time that registration
16 materials are emailed."; and
 

 

 

09600HB2573ham001 - 2 - LRB096 08242 KTG 23770 a

1 on page 2, below line 8 by inserting the following:
2     "(C) Upon notification of failure to post, the Department
3 of Human Rights may launch a preliminary investigation. If the
4 Department finds a failure to post, the Department may issue a
5 "show cause" letter giving the institution 30 days to correct.
6 If not corrected, the Department may file a charge of a civil
7 rights violation."; and
 
8 on page 2, by replacing lines 21 through 23 with the following:
9 "engaged in sexual harassment in higher education.".