Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Filed: 3/8/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1264

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1264 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act is
5amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
6    (115 ILCS 5/13)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1713)
7    Sec. 13. Strikes.
8    (a) Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision in
9this Act or other law, educational employees employed in school
10districts organized under Article 34 of the School Code shall
11not engage in a strike at any time during the 18 month period
12that commences on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
131995. An educational employee employed in a school district
14organized under Article 34 of the School Code who participates
15in a strike in violation of this Section is subject to
16discipline by the employer. In addition, no educational

 

 

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1employer organized under Article 34 of the School Code may pay
2or cause to be paid to an educational employee who participates
3in a strike in violation of this subsection any wages or other
4compensation for any period during which an educational
5employee participates in the strike, except for wages or
6compensation earned before participation in the strike.
7Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision in this
8Act or other law, during the 18-month period that strikes are
9prohibited under this subsection nothing in this subsection
10shall be construed to require an educational employer to submit
11to a binding dispute resolution process.
12    (b) Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision in
13this Act or any other law, educational employees other than
14those employed in a school district organized under Article 34
15of the School Code and, after the expiration of the 18 month
16period that commences on the effective date of this amendatory
17Act of 1995, educational employees in a school district
18organized under Article 34 of the School Code shall not engage
19in a strike except under the following conditions:
20        (1)   they are represented by an exclusive bargaining
21    representative;
22        (2)   mediation has been used without success and, if
23    an impasse has been declared under subsection (a-5) of
24    Section 12 of this Act, at least 14 days have elapsed after
25    the mediator has made public the final offers;
26        (2.5) if fact-finding was invoked pursuant to

 

 

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1    subsection (a-10) of Section 12 of this Act, at least 30
2    days have elapsed after a fact-finding report has been
3    released for public information;
4        (2.10) for educational employees employed in a school
5    district organized under Article 34 of the School Code, at
6    least three-fourths of all bargaining unit employees who
7    are members of the exclusive bargaining representative
8    have affirmatively voted to authorize the strike;
9    provided, however, that all members of the exclusive
10    bargaining representative at the time of a strike
11    authorization vote shall be eligible to vote;
12        (3)   at least 10 days have elapsed after a notice of
13    intent to strike has been given by the exclusive bargaining
14    representative to the educational employer, the regional
15    superintendent and the Illinois Educational Labor
16    Relations Board;
17        (4)   the collective bargaining agreement between the
18    educational employer and educational employees, if any,
19    has expired or been terminated; and
20        (5)   the employer and the exclusive bargaining
21    representative have not mutually submitted the unresolved
22    issues to arbitration.
23    If, however, in the opinion of an employer the strike is or
24has become a clear and present danger to the health or safety
25of the public, the employer may initiate in the circuit court
26of the county in which such danger exists an action for relief

 

 

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1which may include, but is not limited to, injunction. The court
2may grant appropriate relief upon the finding that such clear
3and present danger exists. An unfair practice or other evidence
4of lack of clean hands by the educational employer is a defense
5to such action. Except as provided for in this paragraph, the
6jurisdiction of the court under this Section is limited by the
7Labor Dispute Act.
8(Source: P.A. 97-7, eff. 6-13-11; 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
102013.".