HB2573ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Deborah Mell

Filed: 3/24/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2573

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2573 as follows:

on page 1, by replacing lines 10 through 11 with the following: "Act shall post in a prominent and accessible location a poster stating sexual harassment laws and policies. The poster shall be (i) posted and kept posted at each campus in common area positions easily accessible to all students including, but not limited to residence halls, administration buildings, student unions, cafeterias, and libraries or (ii) posted annually at each campus in common area positions easily accessible to all students including, but not limited to, residence halls, administration buildings, student unions, cafeterias, and libraries, with an electronic copy of the sexual harassment laws and policies also sent to each student at the time that registration materials are emailed. Documents to be"; and

on page 2, by replacing lines 3 through 8 with the following: "retaliation as provided by Section 6-101 of this Act.

(C) Upon notification of a failure to post, the Department of Human Rights may launch a preliminary investigation. If the Department finds a failure to post, the Department may issue a notice to show cause giving the institution 30 days to correct the failure to post. If the failure to post is not corrected, the Department may initiate a charge of a civil rights violation."; and

on page 2, by replacing lines 21 through 23 with the following: "engaged in sexual harassment in higher education.".