HB1146ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Harry R. Ramey Jr.

Filed: 3/11/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1146

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1146 on page 2, line 15, by inserting "(DOL)" before the colon; and

on page 3, by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following: "employees, and the anti-discrimination notice issued by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)."; and

on page 3, line 6, by replacing "Department" with "DOL"; and

on page 3, line 8, by replacing "Department" with "DOL"; and

on page 3, by replacing line 15 with "supplied by DHS, OSC, and IDHR in a prominent place"; and

on page 3, by inserting immediately below line 24 the following:

"(2.5) to fail to take reasonable steps to prevent an employee from circumventing the CBT by assuming another employee's Basic Pilot or E-Verify user identification or password;"; and

on page 5, line 9, by changing "Act." to "Act;"; and

on page 5, by inserting immediately below line 9 the following:

"(4) to screen job applicants prior to date of hire;

(5) to terminate or take other adverse action prior to a final nonconfirmation finding from the relevant federal government agency;

(6) to fail to notify an employee, in writing, of a tentative nonconfirmation notice from the federal government, the employee's right to contest the notice, and the contact information for the relevant government agency where such a contest should be taken up and resolved; or

(7) to discourage an employee with a tentative nonconfirmation notice from contesting the tentative nonconfirmation notice.

(c-5) It is a violation of this Section for an individual to falsely pose as an employer and enroll in an Employment Eligibility Verification System."; and

on page 5, by replacing lines 10 through 20 with the following:

"(d) Preemption. No unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may require any employer to use an Employment Eligibility Verification System, including under the following circumstances:

(1) as a condition of receiving a government contract;

(2) as a condition of receiving a business license; or

(3) as penalty for violating licensing or other similar laws.

This subsection (d) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.".