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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Employee Blood Donation Leave Act. |
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| Section 3. Purpose. This Act is intended to provide time |
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| off with pay to allow employees of units of local governments, |
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| boards of election commissioners, or private employers in the |
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| State of Illinois to donate blood. |
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| Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
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| "Employer" means any unit of local government, board of |
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| election commissioners, or any private employer in the State |
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| who has 51 or more employees.
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| "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
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| "Participating employee" means a full-time employee who |
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| has been employed by an employer for a period of 6 months or |
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| more and who donates blood. |
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| Section 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration. |
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| (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this |
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| Act may be
entitled to blood donation leave with pay. |
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| (b) An employee may use
up to one hour to donate blood |
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| every 56 days in accordance with appropriate medical standards
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| established by the American Red Cross, America's Blood Centers, |
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| the American Association of Blood Banks, or other nationally |
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| recognized standards. |
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| (c) A participating employee may use the leave authorized |
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| in
subsection (b) of this Section only after obtaining approval
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| from the employer.
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| (d) The Department must adopt rules governing blood |
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| donation leave,
including rules that (i) establish conditions |