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20 ILCS 415/8a.2

(20 ILCS 415/8a.2) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108a.2)

Sec. 8a.2.

For the purposes of the pay plan established under Section
8a of this Code, the Director may establish a special pay supplement for
those positions of employment that require, pursuant to the Department's
official classification specification, that a person employed in that
position speak or write a language other than English.  Positions paid
under Section 8a of this Code may be eligible for a bilingual pay
supplement to attract bilingual individuals, to encourage present employees
to become proficient in languages other than English, or to retain qualified
bilingual employees.

The positions eligible for a bilingual pay
supplement, the amount of the supplement and the length of time it remains
in effect shall be negotiated between the Department and the appropriate
collective bargaining representative as determined under the Illinois Public
Labor Relations Act.  The bilingual pay supplement may be negotiated for
each foreign language required for the position by the Department's
official classification specification.

A bilingual pay supplement shall be processed within 30 calendar days after the employee presents to the Director, or the Director's designee for this purpose, a certification from either: (i) the designated testing program process selected by the Director; or (ii) an Illinois community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee.

(Source: P.A. 102-952, eff. 1-1-23.)