Bill Text: IL HB3094 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Declares it to be the public policy of this State for decisions of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving peace officer terminations or suspensions of more than 30 days to be subject to administrative review in the manner provided by law. Specifies that any provision of a collective bargaining agreement to the contrary is unenforceable as violative of the public policy of this State. Declares that a decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving the termination or suspension of a peace officer for more than 30 days is subject to judicial review as an administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-17 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3094 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3094-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3094 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 315/8 from Ch. 48, par. 1608
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Declares it to be the public policy of this State for decisions of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving peace officer terminations or suspensions of more than 30 days to be subject to administrative review in the manner provided by law. Specifies that any provision of a collective bargaining agreement to the contrary is unenforceable as violative of the public policy of this State. Declares that a decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving the termination or suspension of a peace officer for more than 30 days is subject to judicial review as an administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
(5 ILCS 315/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1608)
Sec. 8. Grievance Procedure.
(a) The collective bargaining agreement negotiated between
the employer and the exclusive representative shall contain a
grievance resolution procedure which shall apply to all
employees in the bargaining unit and shall provide for final
and binding arbitration of disputes concerning the
administration or interpretation of the agreement unless
mutually agreed otherwise. Any agreement containing a final
and binding arbitration provision shall also contain a
provision prohibiting strikes for the duration of the
agreement. The grievance and arbitration provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to the
Illinois "Uniform Arbitration Act". The costs of such
arbitration shall be borne equally by the employer and the
employee organization.
(b) It is declared to be the public policy of this State
that decisions of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving peace

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officer terminations or suspensions of more than 30 days shall
be subject to administrative review in the manner provided by
law. Any provision of a collective bargaining agreement to the
contrary is unenforceable as violative of the public policy of
this State. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, a decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving
the termination or suspension of a peace officer for more than
30 days is subject to judicial review as an administrative
decision under the Administrative Review Law.
(Source: P.A. 83-1012.)