98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3290

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jeanne M Ives

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 315/6.1 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that if an employer and an employee organization have entered into a fair share agreement that applies to the employees of a bargaining unit, then the exclusive representative of the employees in that unit shall annually provide, not more than 90 days after the end of the exclusive representative's fiscal year, a financial disclosure report to the Illinois Labor Relations Board, for posting on its internet website, and to each employee of the bargaining unit. Sets forth requirements for the report. Provides that if an exclusive representative fails or refuses to prepare the report for a fiscal year, then the exclusive representative shall immediately refund all fair share payments that it has collected for that fiscal year to the persons who made those payments. Provides that if, for a second or subsequent fiscal year, an exclusive representative fails or refuses to prepare the report, then the exclusive representative shall immediately refund all fair share payments that it has collected for that fiscal year to the persons who made those payments and an election shall be held to determine whether the labor organization shall continue to be the exclusive representative. Makes these provisions applicable to fair share agreements entered into, modified, or renewed on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
5amended by adding Section 6.1 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 315/6.1 new)
7    Sec. 6.1. Fair share agreement disclosures; refunds.
8    (a) If an employer and an employee organization enter into
9a fair share agreement applicable to the employees of a
10bargaining unit, then the exclusive representative of the
11employees in that unit shall annually provide, not more than 90
12days after the end of the exclusive representative's fiscal
13year, to the Board for posting on its internet website and to
14each employee of the bargaining unit, a financial disclosure
15report containing the following information, detailed by
16functional spending categories, which accurately discloses the
17financial condition of the exclusive representative and its
18operations for the preceding fiscal year:
19        (1) assets and liabilities at the beginning and end of
20    the fiscal year;
21        (2) salary, the cost of fringe benefits, allowances,
22    and other direct or indirect disbursements to each officer
23    of the exclusive representative, and support staff, as well

 

 

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1    as all contributions to State or national affiliates and
2    any official or employee thereof;
3        (3) all income received or the value of services
4    furnished to an exclusive representative by either a parent
5    affiliated labor organization or by any other labor
6    organization on behalf of the exclusive representative;
7        (4) an itemization of the total amount spent by the
8    exclusive bargaining representative for:
9            (A) contract negotiation and administration;
10            (B) organizing activities;
11            (C) strike activities;
12            (D) litigation, specifying the matters and cases
13        involved;
14            (E) public relations activities;
15            (F) political activities;
16            (G) activities attempting to influence the passage
17        or defeat of federal, State, or local legislation or
18        the content or enforcement of federal, State, or local
19        regulations or policies;
20            (H) voter education and issue advocacy activities;
21            (I) training activities for each officer of the
22        local bargaining representative or union support
23        staff; and
24            (J) conference, convention, and travel activities
25        engaged in by exclusive bargaining representatives;
26        (5) the percentage of the labor organization's total

 

 

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1    expenditures that were spent for each of the activities
2    described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) of paragraph
3    (4);
4        (6) the names, addresses and activities of any of the
5    law firms, public relations firms or lobbyists whose
6    services are used by the labor organization for any
7    activity described in subparagraphs (D) through (J) of
8    paragraph (4);
9        (7) a list of political candidates, political
10    organizations, charitable organizations, nonprofit
11    organizations, and community organizations to which the
12    labor organization contributed financial or in-kind
13    assistance and the dollar amount of such assistance; and
14        (8) the name and address of any political action
15    committees with which the labor organization is affiliated
16    or to whom it provides contributions, the total amount of
17    contributions to such committees, the candidates or causes
18    to which such committees provided any financial
19    assistance, and the amount provided to each such candidate
20    or cause.
21    (b) The report required in subsection (a) shall be prepared
22by an auditing organization, independent of the exclusive
23representative, using generally accepted auditing standards,
24and generally accepted accounting principles, which shall
25ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information provided.
26All union expenditures shall be reported as either germane to

 

 

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1collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance
2processing, or not so related.
3    (c) If an exclusive representative fails or refuses to
4prepare the report required under this Section for a fiscal
5year, then the exclusive representative shall immediately
6refund all fair share payments that it has collected for that
7fiscal year to the persons who made those payments.
8    (d) If, for a second or subsequent fiscal year, an
9exclusive representative fails or refuses to prepare the report
10required under this Section, then the exclusive representative
11shall immediately refund all fair share payments that it has
12collected for that fiscal year to the persons who made those
13payments, and upon the termination of the applicable collective
14bargaining agreement, an election shall be held pursuant to
15Section 9 of this Act to determine whether the labor
16organization shall continue to be the exclusive representative
17of the bargaining unit.
18    (e) This Section applies to fair share agreements entered
19into, modified, or renewed on or after the effective date of
20this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.