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90_SB0228eng
New Act
Creates the Illinois Equal Opportunity Act of 1997.
Contains the Short Title only.
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1 AN ACT to create the Illinois Equal Benefit Opportunity
2 Act of 1997.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Illinois Equal Benefit Opportunity Act of 1997.
7 Section 5. Benefits for couples. Notwithstanding any
8 law to the contrary, any unit of local government or school
9 district that grants benefits to same-sex couples, by any
10 criteria, must provide equal benefits to heterosexual couples
11 based on the same criteria.
12 Section 95. Home rule. Home rule units may not provide
13 benefits in a manner inconsistent with this Act. This
14 Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
15 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
16 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
17 by the State.
18 Section 97. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
19 Section 8.21 as follows:
20 (30 ILCS 805/8.21 new)
21 Sec. 8.21. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
22 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
23 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
24 amendatory Act of 1997.
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.