Bill Text: IL SB3800 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to publish current workplace COVID-19 data on the COVID-19 portal of the Department's website. Provides that the published data shall serve as an accountability apparatus for companies that hire a majority of low-wage, immigrant workers and that do not follow COVID-19 protection protocols. Requires the Department to continue to publish the information until new COVID-19 cases decrease by 50% over a 3-week period and the percent of COVID-19 positivity in Illinois is less than 5% for 2 consecutive weeks. Provides that an employer of 50 persons or more shall report each week to the Department each case of COVID-19 contracted by the employer's employees if 3 employees or more contract COVID-19 in that week. Provides that an employer who does not report to the Department as required is subject to a civil administrative penalty of $100 for every required weekly report that is not reported. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-21 - Referred to Assignments [SB3800 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3800-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 2310-434 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-434 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2310-434. Employer COVID-19 information. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Department shall publish current workplace | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | COVID-19 data, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | workplace data from Illinois manufacturers and the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | agriculture, hospitality, and food and beverage industries, on | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the COVID-19 portal of the Department's website. The published | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | data shall serve as an accountability apparatus for companies | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | that hire a majority of low-wage, immigrant workers and that | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | do not follow COVID-19 protection protocols. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) The Department shall continue to publish the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | information required under subsection (a) until: | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) new COVID-19 cases decrease by 50% over a 3-week | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | period; and | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (2) the percent of COVID-19 positivity in Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | less than 5% for 2 consecutive weeks. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (c) An employer of 50 persons or more shall report each |
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1 | week to the Department each case of COVID-19 contracted by the | ||||||
2 | employer's employees if 3 employees or more contract COVID-19 | ||||||
3 | in that week. | ||||||
4 | (d) An employer who does not report to the Department as | ||||||
5 | required under subsection (c) is subject to a civil | ||||||
6 | administrative penalty of $100 for every required weekly | ||||||
7 | report that is not reported.
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8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law.
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