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 Bill Status of HB2655  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  UTILITIES-WORKFORCE ANALYSIS

House Sponsors
Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
220 ILCS 5/4-604 new
220 ILCS 5/4-605 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce analysis study of each telecommunications carrier with more than 35,000 subscriber lines to determine the adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job classification or job title critical to maintaining quality and reliability and restoring service in each telecommunications carrier's service territory. Provides that each report shall contain specified information for the period beginning in 1995 and ending in 2007. Provides that the Commission must present the results of the study to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2010. Provides that a telecommunications carrier shall bear the costs of issuing any required reports and it shall not be entitled to recovery of any costs incurred in complying with specified provisions. Provides that the Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification within 12 months after the required report is due. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/20/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  2/20/2009HouseFirst Reading
  2/20/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/25/2009HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  3/10/2009HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  3/10/2009HouseSuspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004
  3/13/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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