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90_HB2763 115 ILCS 5/13 from Ch. 48, par. 1713 115 ILCS 5/4.5 rep. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Repeals provisions added by Public Act 89-15 that establish prohibited subjects of collective bargaining between an educational employer whose territorial boundaries are coterminous with those of a city having a population in excess of 500,000 and an exclusive representative of the employees of that educational employer. Also eliminates language added by that Public Act that prohibits educational employees employed by the Chicago school district from engaging in strikes for an 18 month period beginning on the effective date of that Public Act and that prohibits payment of compensation to employees participating in a prohibited strike. Effective immediately. LRB9008983NTsb LRB9008983NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Educational Labor Relations 2 Act by changing Section 13 and repealing Section 4.5. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act 6 is amended by changing Section 13 as follows: 7 (115 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 48, par. 1713) 8 Sec. 13. Strikes. 9(a) Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision10in this Act or other law,Educational employeesemployed in11school districts organized under Article 34 of the School12Codeshall not engage in a strikeat any time during the 1813month period that commences on the effective date of this14amendatory Act of 1995. An educational employee employed in15a school district organized under Article 34 of the School16Code who participates in a strike in violation of this17Section is subject to discipline by the employer. In18addition, no educational employer organized under Article 3419of the School Code may pay or cause to be paid to an20educational employee who participates in a strike in21violation of this subsection any wages or other compensation22for any period during which an educational employee23participates in the strike, except for wages or compensation24earned before participation in the strike. Notwithstanding25the existence of any other provision in this Act or other26law, during the 18-month period that strikes are prohibited27under this subsection nothing in this subsection shall be28construed to require an educational employer to submit to a29binding dispute resolution process.30(b) Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision31in this Act or any other law, educational employees other-2- LRB9008983NTsb 1than those employed in a school district organized under2Article 34 of the School Code and, after the expiration of3the 18 month period that commences on the effective date of4this amendatory Act of 1995, educational employees in a5school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code6shall not engage in a strikeexcept under the following 7 conditions: 8 (1) they are represented by an exclusive 9 bargaining representative; 10 (2) mediation has been used without success; 11 (3) at least 10 days have elapsed after a notice 12 of intent to strike has been given by the exclusive 13 bargaining representative to the educational employer, 14 the regional superintendent and the Illinois Educational 15 Labor Relations Board; 16 (4) the collective bargaining agreement between 17 the educational employer and educational employees, if 18 any, has expired; and 19 (5) the employer and the exclusive bargaining 20 representative have not mutually submitted the unresolved 21 issues to arbitration. 22 If, however, in the opinion of an employer the strike is 23 or has become a clear and present danger to the health or 24 safety of the public, the employer may initiate in the 25 circuit court of the county in which such danger exists an 26 action for relief which may include, but is not limited to, 27 injunction. The court may grant appropriate relief upon the 28 finding that such clear and present danger exists. An unfair 29 practice or other evidence of lack of clean hands by the 30 educational employer is a defense to such action. Except as 31 provided for in this paragraph, the jurisdiction of the court 32 under this Section is limited by the Labor Dispute Act. 33 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.) -3- LRB9008983NTsb 1 (115 ILCS 5/4.5 rep.) 2 Section 10. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act 3 is amended by repealing Section 4.5. 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law.