Bill Text: IL HB4953 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require each new applicant complete a sexual harassment training program provided by the Department and each licensee complete a sexual harassment training program provided by the Department before renewal of his or her license. Contains minimum requirements for the content of the training. Provides that the Department shall compile a report annually that summarizes the sexual harassment training program that was completed during the previous year and prescribes the plan for the training program in the coming year and includes a list of individuals who failed to complete the required training program. Requires the Department to make the report available on its website. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0762 [HB4953 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4953-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 100-0762 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of | ||||
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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||
Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment | ||||
prevention training. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section, "sexual harassment" means any | ||||
unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any | ||||
conduct of a sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct | ||||
is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of | ||||
an individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of | ||||
such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for | ||||
employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such | ||||
conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering | ||||
with an individual's work performance or creating an | ||||
intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For | ||||
the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not | ||||
limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to | ||||
perform his or her duties and does not require an employment | ||||
relationship. |
(b) For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, | ||
2020 for a profession that has continuing education | ||
requirements, the required continuing education hours shall | ||
include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention | ||
training. | ||
(c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation | ||
of this Section.
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