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


102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3800

Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Karina Villa

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2310/2310-434 new

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.
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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 Department of Public Health Powers and
5Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 2310-434 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-434 new)
8 Sec. 2310-434. Employer COVID-19 information.
9 (a) The Department shall publish current workplace
10COVID-19 data, including, but not limited to, COVID-19
11workplace data from Illinois manufacturers and the Illinois
12agriculture, hospitality, and food and beverage industries, on
13the COVID-19 portal of the Department's website. The published
14data shall serve as an accountability apparatus for companies
15that hire a majority of low-wage, immigrant workers and that
16do not follow COVID-19 protection protocols.
17 (b) The Department shall continue to publish the
18information 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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1week to the Department each case of COVID-19 contracted by the
2employer's employees if 3 employees or more contract COVID-19
3in that week.
4 (d) An employer who does not report to the Department as
5required under subsection (c) is subject to a civil
6administrative penalty of $100 for every required weekly
7report that is not reported.
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.
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