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


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


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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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
5amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 315/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1608)
7 Sec. 8. Grievance Procedure.
8 (a) The collective bargaining agreement negotiated between
9the employer and the exclusive representative shall contain a
10grievance resolution procedure which shall apply to all
11employees in the bargaining unit and shall provide for final
12and binding arbitration of disputes concerning the
13administration or interpretation of the agreement unless
14mutually agreed otherwise. Any agreement containing a final
15and binding arbitration provision shall also contain a
16provision prohibiting strikes for the duration of the
17agreement. The grievance and arbitration provisions of any
18collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to the
19Illinois "Uniform Arbitration Act". The costs of such
20arbitration shall be borne equally by the employer and the
21employee organization.
22 (b) It is declared to be the public policy of this State
23that decisions of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving peace

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1officer terminations or suspensions of more than 30 days shall
2be subject to administrative review in the manner provided by
3law. Any provision of a collective bargaining agreement to the
4contrary is unenforceable as violative of the public policy of
5this State. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
6contrary, a decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators involving
7the termination or suspension of a peace officer for more than
830 days is subject to judicial review as an administrative
9decision under the Administrative Review Law.
10(Source: P.A. 83-1012.)
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