Bill Amendment: IL SB2906 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
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Bill Title: TRANSPORT NETWORK LABOR
Status: 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2906 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SB2906-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: TRANSPORT NETWORK LABOR
Status: 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2906 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SB2906-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2906 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2906 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 2. Findings; legislative intent; construction. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) The General Assembly finds that the growing rate of | ||||||
| 8 | technological advancement has fundamentally altered the way | ||||||
| 9 | that many people work within the State in the transportation | ||||||
| 10 | sector, in which companies connect, through an online | ||||||
| 11 | application, persons seeking passenger transportation services | ||||||
| 12 | to persons willing to supply those transportation services. | ||||||
| 13 | These persons willing to supply those transportation services, | ||||||
| 14 | known as transportation network drivers, often suffer poor | ||||||
| 15 | pay, inadequate health coverage, and lack of other benefits. | ||||||
| 16 | It is hereby declared that the best interests of the people of | ||||||
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| 1 | this State are served by providing transportation network | ||||||
| 2 | drivers the opportunity to self-organize, designate | ||||||
| 3 | representatives of their own choosing, and bargain | ||||||
| 4 | collectively on a sectoral basis in order to obtain | ||||||
| 5 | sustainable wages, benefits, and working conditions, subject | ||||||
| 6 | to approval and ongoing supervision by the State. It is | ||||||
| 7 | further declared that the best interests of the people of this | ||||||
| 8 | State are served by the prevention or prompt resolution of | ||||||
| 9 | disputes between transportation network companies and the | ||||||
| 10 | transportation network drivers who supply the labor to | ||||||
| 11 | effectuate those services through collective bargaining on a | ||||||
| 12 | sectoral basis, subject to approval and ongoing supervision by | ||||||
| 13 | the State. This Act shall be deemed an exercise of the police | ||||||
| 14 | power of the State for the protection of the public welfare, | ||||||
| 15 | prosperity, health, and peace of the people of the State, and | ||||||
| 16 | shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its | ||||||
| 17 | purposes. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The General Assembly finds that it is in the public | ||||||
| 19 | policy interests of the State to displace competition with | ||||||
| 20 | regulation of the terms and conditions of work for | ||||||
| 21 | transportation network drivers; and, consistent with this | ||||||
| 22 | policy, to exempt from federal and State antitrust laws any | ||||||
| 23 | conduct authorized under this Act, including the formation of | ||||||
| 24 | transportation network driver organizations and multi-company | ||||||
| 25 | associations for the purposes of collective bargaining on a | ||||||
| 26 | sectoral basis between transportation network companies and | ||||||
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| 1 | transportation network drivers on an industry-wide basis, and | ||||||
| 2 | to supervise, evaluate, and if approved, implement the | ||||||
| 3 | resulting sectoral agreements concerning industry regulations | ||||||
| 4 | for the terms and conditions of work for all transportation | ||||||
| 5 | network drivers in an industry when such sectoral agreements | ||||||
| 6 | are found by the Department of Labor to advance the public | ||||||
| 7 | purposes stated in this Section and are then made binding, | ||||||
| 8 | regardless of the anticompetitive consequences. | ||||||
| 9 | (c) It is the intent and policy of the State: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) To grant transportation network drivers the right | ||||||
| 11 | to form, join, or assist transportation network driver | ||||||
| 12 | organizations, to be represented through representatives | ||||||
| 13 | of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted | ||||||
| 14 | activities for the purpose of bargaining with | ||||||
| 15 | transportation network companies and to create negotiated | ||||||
| 16 | recommendations in the form of a sectoral agreement, which | ||||||
| 17 | shall form the basis for industry regulations, and for the | ||||||
| 18 | purpose of other mutual aid or protection; and | ||||||
| 19 | (2) To grant transportation network companies the | ||||||
| 20 | right to form multi-company associations to represent them | ||||||
| 21 | while bargaining with a transportation network driver | ||||||
| 22 | organization to create negotiated recommendations in the | ||||||
| 23 | form of a sectoral agreement, which shall form the basis | ||||||
| 24 | for industry regulations. | ||||||
| 25 | (d) The intent and policy of the State is for the statutory | ||||||
| 26 | and non-statutory labor exemptions from the federal antitrust | ||||||
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| 1 | laws and analogous State laws to apply to transportation | ||||||
| 2 | network drivers who choose to form, join, or assist labor | ||||||
| 3 | organizations in labor activity, to transportation network | ||||||
| 4 | driver organizations who organize and represent such drivers, | ||||||
| 5 | and to transportation network companies who may choose to form | ||||||
| 6 | an industry association to negotiate on their behalf or | ||||||
| 7 | otherwise engage in labor activity, permitted by this Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (e) The intent and policy of the State in authorizing and | ||||||
| 9 | regulating transportation network companies, transportation | ||||||
| 10 | network drivers engaging in labor activity, and transportation | ||||||
| 11 | network driver organizations, permitted by this Act, is that | ||||||
| 12 | state action immunity apply to this Act, including the | ||||||
| 13 | sectoral agreement approved by the Department of Labor, and | ||||||
| 14 | that such transportation network companies, transportation | ||||||
| 15 | network drivers, and transportation network driver | ||||||
| 16 | organizations be immune from the federal and State antitrust | ||||||
| 17 | laws to the fullest extent possible in their conduct pursuant | ||||||
| 18 | to this Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (f) The State shall actively supervise the qualified labor | ||||||
| 20 | activity permitted by this Act conducted by transportation | ||||||
| 21 | network companies, transportation network drivers, and | ||||||
| 22 | transportation network driver organizations pursuant to this | ||||||
| 23 | Act to ensure that the conduct permitted by this Act protects | ||||||
| 24 | the rights of workers and companies, encourages collective | ||||||
| 25 | bargaining on a sectoral basis and labor peace, and otherwise | ||||||
| 26 | advances the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
| 2 | "Active transportation network driver" and "active TND" | ||||||
| 3 | means a transportation network driver designated pursuant to | ||||||
| 4 | the process established in Section 8. | ||||||
| 5 | "Bargaining unit" means one statewide unit of all of the | ||||||
| 6 | transportation network drivers performing transportation | ||||||
| 7 | network company services for a covered transportation network | ||||||
| 8 | company. | ||||||
| 9 | "Board" means the State Panel of the Illinois Labor | ||||||
| 10 | Relations Board created by Section 5 of the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 11 | Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 12 | "Company union" means any committee, driver representation | ||||||
| 13 | plan, or association of workers or others that exists for the | ||||||
| 14 | purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with TNCs concerning | ||||||
| 15 | grievances or terms and conditions of work for TNDs: (i) which | ||||||
| 16 | a TNC has initiated or created or whose initiation or creation | ||||||
| 17 | it has suggested or participated in; (ii) which a TNC | ||||||
| 18 | participates in, supervises, or conducts the formulation of | ||||||
| 19 | governing rules or policies, management, operations, or | ||||||
| 20 | elections; or (iii) which the TNC maintains, finances, | ||||||
| 21 | controls, dominates, or assists in maintaining or financing, | ||||||
| 22 | whether by compensating anyone for services performed in its | ||||||
| 23 | behalf or by donating free services, equipment, materials, | ||||||
| 24 | office or meeting space, or anything else of value, or by any | ||||||
| 25 | other means, unless required to do so by this Act, its | ||||||
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| 1 | implementing rules, or any other legal requirement. | ||||||
| 2 | A TNC driver organization shall not be deemed a company | ||||||
| 3 | union solely because any of the following are true: | ||||||
| 4 | (1) It has negotiated or been granted the right to | ||||||
| 5 | designate TNC drivers to be released with pay for the | ||||||
| 6 | purpose of providing representational services in | ||||||
| 7 | labor-management affairs on behalf of TNC drivers | ||||||
| 8 | represented by the TNC driver organization. | ||||||
| 9 | (2) In the course of providing representational | ||||||
| 10 | services to workers for whom it is the exclusive | ||||||
| 11 | bargaining representative, a TNC has allowed agents of the | ||||||
| 12 | TNC driver organization to meet with drivers at the TNC's | ||||||
| 13 | premises or communicate with TNDs via the TNC's platform. | ||||||
| 14 | (3) It has received from a TNC the voluntary | ||||||
| 15 | membership dues deductions of TNC drivers or the TNC has | ||||||
| 16 | processed or transmitted membership dues pursuant to | ||||||
| 17 | paragraph (5) of subsection (e) of Section 10. | ||||||
| 18 | (4) It has received funds from a TNC for the | ||||||
| 19 | administration of benefits and services to TNC drivers | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to a sectoral agreement in its capacity as the | ||||||
| 21 | exclusive bargaining representative. | ||||||
| 22 | (5) It has negotiated with a TNC, before or after | ||||||
| 23 | certification as the exclusive bargaining representative, | ||||||
| 24 | for the right and requisite resources to communicate or | ||||||
| 25 | meet with TNDs for any purpose permitted under this Act, | ||||||
| 26 | including via the TNC's platform. | ||||||
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| 1 | (6) It has communicated with a TNC, it has received | ||||||
| 2 | data or driver information from a TNC, or a TNC has | ||||||
| 3 | facilitated any communication between TNDs and the TND | ||||||
| 4 | organization, prior to or after any certification. | ||||||
| 5 | "Covered transportation network company" and "covered TNC" | ||||||
| 6 | means a transportation network company designated pursuant to | ||||||
| 7 | the process established in Section 9. | ||||||
| 8 | "Department" means the Department of Labor. | ||||||
| 9 | "Exclusive bargaining representative" means a TND | ||||||
| 10 | organization certified by the Board, in accordance with this | ||||||
| 11 | Act, as the representative of TNDs in the bargaining unit. | ||||||
| 12 | "Mandatory subjects of bargaining" means those subjects of | ||||||
| 13 | bargaining related to compensation, benefits, and other terms | ||||||
| 14 | and conditions of work, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
| 15 | deactivations, deactivation process standards and dispute | ||||||
| 16 | resolution procedures for resolving claims alleging unjust | ||||||
| 17 | deactivation, reactivation standards, driver representation in | ||||||
| 18 | individual deactivation proceedings, earnings transparency | ||||||
| 19 | standards, and portable benefits contribution requirements. | ||||||
| 20 | "Person" includes one or more individuals, TNDs, TND | ||||||
| 21 | organizations, TNCs, network companies, labor organizations, | ||||||
| 22 | associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, | ||||||
| 23 | trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers. | ||||||
| 24 | "Sectoral agreement" means the recommendations to the | ||||||
| 25 | Department for TND standards in the bargaining unit made | ||||||
| 26 | either through the agreement between the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
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| 1 | representative and the covered TNCs or through the interest | ||||||
| 2 | arbitration process, set forth in Section 12. The sectoral | ||||||
| 3 | agreement becomes effective and enforceable upon approval by | ||||||
| 4 | the Department. | ||||||
| 5 | "Transportation network company" and "TNC" means an entity | ||||||
| 6 | operating in the State that uses a digital network or software | ||||||
| 7 | application service to connect passengers to transportation | ||||||
| 8 | network company services provided by transportation network | ||||||
| 9 | drivers. For the purposes of this paragraph, all digital | ||||||
| 10 | networks or software application services that any related | ||||||
| 11 | corporate entities under common control maintain shall be | ||||||
| 12 | considered a single TNC. A TNC is not deemed to own, control, | ||||||
| 13 | operate, or manage the vehicles used by transportation network | ||||||
| 14 | drivers, and is not a taxicab association or a for-hire | ||||||
| 15 | vehicle owner. | ||||||
| 16 | "Transportation network company services" and "TNC | ||||||
| 17 | services" means transportation of a passenger between points | ||||||
| 18 | chosen by the passenger and prearranged with a transportation | ||||||
| 19 | network driver through the use of a TNC digital network or | ||||||
| 20 | software application. "Transportation network company | ||||||
| 21 | services" and "TNC services" do not include a taxicab, | ||||||
| 22 | for-hire vehicle, or street hail service. | ||||||
| 23 | "Transportation network driver", "transportation network | ||||||
| 24 | company driver", "TNC driver", and "TND" means an individual | ||||||
| 25 | who operates a motor vehicle that: (i) is owned, leased, or | ||||||
| 26 | otherwise authorized for use by the individual; (ii) is not a | ||||||
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| 1 | taxicab or for-hire public passenger vehicle; (iii) is used to | ||||||
| 2 | provide transportation network company services; and (iv) | ||||||
| 3 | operates under the TNC license of the TNC. "Transportation | ||||||
| 4 | network driver", "transportation network company driver", "TNC | ||||||
| 5 | driver", and "TND" do not include any individual who, with | ||||||
| 6 | respect to the provision of TNC services is: (i) determined by | ||||||
| 7 | a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be an | ||||||
| 8 | employee within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the National | ||||||
| 9 | Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 152(3), or within the meaning | ||||||
| 10 | of 26 CFR 31.3121(d)-1 or 31.3401(c)-1; or (ii) declared by a | ||||||
| 11 | TNC to be an employee within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the | ||||||
| 12 | National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 152(3) and within the | ||||||
| 13 | meaning of 26 CFR 31.3121(d)-1 or 31.3401(c)-1. | ||||||
| 14 | "Transportation network driver organization" and "TND | ||||||
| 15 | organization" means any organization in which TNDs | ||||||
| 16 | participate, and which exists and is constituted for the | ||||||
| 17 | purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, or of | ||||||
| 18 | dealing with transportation network companies concerning | ||||||
| 19 | grievances, terms or conditions of work, or of other mutual | ||||||
| 20 | aid or protection, or of providing advocacy, including | ||||||
| 21 | legislative, regulatory, and public policy advocacy, and any | ||||||
| 22 | lawful activities in furtherance of such advocacy, | ||||||
| 23 | deactivation appeal assistance, education, legal assistance, | ||||||
| 24 | or other representational or support services to | ||||||
| 25 | transportation network drivers, and which is not a company | ||||||
| 26 | union as defined by this Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | "Unfair work practices" means only those unfair work | ||||||
| 2 | practices set forth in Section 6. | ||||||
| 3 | Section 4. Powers of the Board. The Board shall have | ||||||
| 4 | jurisdiction over unfair work practices and collective | ||||||
| 5 | bargaining matters between transportation network companies | ||||||
| 6 | and transportation network driver organizations, except for | ||||||
| 7 | the determinations to be made by the Department under this | ||||||
| 8 | Act. The Board may contract with a neutral body to provide any | ||||||
| 9 | of the data or information collection, storage, management, | ||||||
| 10 | manipulation, analysis, certification, and election services | ||||||
| 11 | required under this Act. The Board may also contract for court | ||||||
| 12 | reporting services for any of the hearings required under this | ||||||
| 13 | Act. To the extent provided for in Section 1-10(b)(28) of the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Procurement Code, contracts for a neutral body or for | ||||||
| 15 | court reporting services under this Act shall be exempt from | ||||||
| 16 | the Illinois Procurement Code. | ||||||
| 17 | Section 4.5. Powers of the Department of Labor. The | ||||||
| 18 | Department shall have jurisdiction to set transportation | ||||||
| 19 | network driver standards through the procedures set forth in | ||||||
| 20 | Section 12 of this Act. | ||||||
| 21 | Section 5. Rights of TNDs. Transportation network drivers | ||||||
| 22 | shall have the right of self-organization, to form, join, or | ||||||
| 23 | assist TND organizations, to bargain collectively through | ||||||
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| 1 | representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in | ||||||
| 2 | concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining | ||||||
| 3 | or other mutual aid or protection, free from interference, | ||||||
| 4 | restraint, or coercion by TNCs, and shall also have the right | ||||||
| 5 | to refrain from any of these activities. Nothing contained in | ||||||
| 6 | this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit TNDs from exercising | ||||||
| 7 | the right to confer with TNCs at any time, provided that during | ||||||
| 8 | such conference there is no attempt by such TNC, directly or | ||||||
| 9 | indirectly, to interfere with, restrain, or coerce such | ||||||
| 10 | workers in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act. | ||||||
| 11 | Section 6. Unfair work practices. | ||||||
| 12 | (a) It is an unfair work practice for a TNC to: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) Fail or refuse to provide the Board or a TND | ||||||
| 14 | organization with an accurate list of the names, trips | ||||||
| 15 | made, and contact information for TNDs, as required by | ||||||
| 16 | this Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (2) Fail or refuse to submit the list to the Board | ||||||
| 18 | required by Section 9. | ||||||
| 19 | (3) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a | ||||||
| 20 | TND organization certified as an exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 21 | representative of TNDs engaged with such TNC, concerning | ||||||
| 22 | mandatory subjects of bargaining. | ||||||
| 23 | (4) Fail or refuse to provide a TND organization, | ||||||
| 24 | certified as an exclusive bargaining representative of | ||||||
| 25 | TNDs engaged with such TNC, with information requested by | ||||||
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| 1 | the TND organization that is relevant to, and necessary | ||||||
| 2 | for, purposes of bargaining and the performance of its | ||||||
| 3 | other duties required by this Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (5) Fail or refuse to continue all the terms of a | ||||||
| 5 | sectoral agreement approved by the Department pursuant to | ||||||
| 6 | this Act until a new sectoral agreement is approved, | ||||||
| 7 | unless in accordance with a recognized exception under the | ||||||
| 8 | law. | ||||||
| 9 | (6) Dominate or interfere with the formation, | ||||||
| 10 | existence, or administration of any TND organization, or | ||||||
| 11 | to contribute financial or other support to any such | ||||||
| 12 | organization, directly or indirectly, unless required by | ||||||
| 13 | this Act, by any rules implementing this Act, or by any | ||||||
| 14 | sectoral agreement approved by the Department, including, | ||||||
| 15 | but not limited to, the following: | ||||||
| 16 | (i) by participating or assisting in, supervising, | ||||||
| 17 | or controlling (A) the initiation or creation of any | ||||||
| 18 | such organization or (B) the meetings, management, | ||||||
| 19 | operation, elections, formulation or amendment of | ||||||
| 20 | constitution, rules, or policies, of any such | ||||||
| 21 | organization; | ||||||
| 22 | (ii) by offering incentives to TNDs to join any | ||||||
| 23 | such organization; or | ||||||
| 24 | (iii) by donating free services, equipment, | ||||||
| 25 | materials, office or meeting space or anything else of | ||||||
| 26 | value for the use of any such organization; provided | ||||||
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| 1 | that a TNC may permit TNDs to perform representational | ||||||
| 2 | work protected under this Act during working hours | ||||||
| 3 | without loss of time or pay or allow agents of a TND | ||||||
| 4 | organization that is the exclusive representative of | ||||||
| 5 | its TNDs to meet with TNDs on its premises or | ||||||
| 6 | communicate with TNDs via the TNC's platform; and | ||||||
| 7 | provided further that any activity permitted to be | ||||||
| 8 | performed or conducted by a TNC with respect to a TND | ||||||
| 9 | by paragraphs (1) through (6) of the definition of | ||||||
| 10 | "company union" in Section 3 of this Act shall not be | ||||||
| 11 | deemed an unfair work practice under this paragraph | ||||||
| 12 | (6). | ||||||
| 13 | (7) Require a TND to join any company union or TND | ||||||
| 14 | organization or to require a TND to refrain from forming, | ||||||
| 15 | or joining or assisting a TND organization of their own | ||||||
| 16 | choosing. | ||||||
| 17 | (8) Encourage membership in any company union or | ||||||
| 18 | discourage membership in any TND organization, by | ||||||
| 19 | discrimination in regard to any term or condition of work. | ||||||
| 20 | (9) Deactivate or otherwise discriminate against a TND | ||||||
| 21 | because they have signed or filed any charge, affidavit, | ||||||
| 22 | petition, or complaint or given any information or | ||||||
| 23 | testimony under this Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (10) Distribute or circulate any blacklist of | ||||||
| 25 | individuals exercising any right created or confirmed by | ||||||
| 26 | this Act or of members of a TND organization, or to inform | ||||||
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| 1 | any person of the exercise by any individual of such right | ||||||
| 2 | or of the membership of any individual in a TND | ||||||
| 3 | organization for the purpose of preventing individuals so | ||||||
| 4 | blacklisted or so named from obtaining or retaining | ||||||
| 5 | opportunities for remuneration. | ||||||
| 6 | (11) Perform any acts, other than those already | ||||||
| 7 | enumerated in this Section, which interfere with, | ||||||
| 8 | restrain, or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the rights | ||||||
| 9 | guaranteed by this Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) It is an unfair work practice for a TND organization | ||||||
| 11 | to: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a | ||||||
| 13 | TNC concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining, provided | ||||||
| 14 | that the TND organization is the certified exclusive | ||||||
| 15 | bargaining representative of the TNC's transportation | ||||||
| 16 | network drivers, including by refusing to provide | ||||||
| 17 | information requested by a TNC that is relevant and | ||||||
| 18 | necessary for the purposes of bargaining and the | ||||||
| 19 | performance of its other duties required by this Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (2) Restrain or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the | ||||||
| 21 | rights guaranteed by this Act, provided that this | ||||||
| 22 | paragraph shall not impair the right of a TND organization | ||||||
| 23 | to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition | ||||||
| 24 | or retention of membership in the organization. | ||||||
| 25 | (3) Fail or refuse to fulfill its duty of fair | ||||||
| 26 | representation by intentional misconduct in representing | ||||||
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| 1 | TNDs where it is the certified exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 2 | representative. | ||||||
| 3 | (4) Restrain or coerce a TNC in the selection of its | ||||||
| 4 | representatives for the purpose of bargaining or the | ||||||
| 5 | adjustment of grievances. | ||||||
| 6 | (5) Cause or attempt to cause a TNC to discriminate | ||||||
| 7 | against a TND in violation of paragraph (9) of subsection | ||||||
| 8 | (a) of Section 6. | ||||||
| 9 | (c) For the purposes of this Section, "to negotiate in | ||||||
| 10 | good faith" means the performance of the mutual obligation of | ||||||
| 11 | the transportation network companies or their agents or | ||||||
| 12 | representatives and the exclusive bargaining representative to | ||||||
| 13 | meet at reasonable times and negotiate in good faith with | ||||||
| 14 | respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining, or the | ||||||
| 15 | negotiation of a sectoral agreement under Section 12, or any | ||||||
| 16 | question arising thereunder, and to execute a written contract | ||||||
| 17 | incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either | ||||||
| 18 | party. However, this mutual obligation does not compel the | ||||||
| 19 | transportation network companies or the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 20 | representative to agree to a proposal or require the making of | ||||||
| 21 | a concession. | ||||||
| 22 | Section 7. Prevention of unfair work practices. | ||||||
| 23 | (a) The Board is empowered and directed to prevent any TNC | ||||||
| 24 | and any TND organization from engaging in any unfair work | ||||||
| 25 | practice described in this Act. This power shall not be | ||||||
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| 1 | affected or impaired by any means of adjustment, mediation, or | ||||||
| 2 | conciliation in labor disputes that have been or may hereafter | ||||||
| 3 | be established by law or the approval of a sectoral agreement | ||||||
| 4 | provided for in subsection (i) of Section 12. In order to | ||||||
| 5 | prevent unfair work practices, each TNC shall, at least once | ||||||
| 6 | each year, send a text message and an email to each of its | ||||||
| 7 | active TNDs in a form determined by the Board notifying the | ||||||
| 8 | TNDs of their rights under this Act, and the procedure for | ||||||
| 9 | filing an unfair work practice charge. The TNC shall provide | ||||||
| 10 | the notice in all languages that the Board determines are | ||||||
| 11 | likely spoken by 5% or more of TNC drivers. The Board shall | ||||||
| 12 | also post a copy of this notice on its website. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) No complaint shall issue based upon any unfair work | ||||||
| 14 | practice occurring more than 6 months prior to the filing of a | ||||||
| 15 | charge with the Board and the service of a copy upon the person | ||||||
| 16 | against whom the charge is made. Notwithstanding the | ||||||
| 17 | provisions of this subsection, if the aggrieved party did not | ||||||
| 18 | reasonably have knowledge of the alleged unfair work practice, | ||||||
| 19 | the 6-month filing and service period shall begin to run when | ||||||
| 20 | the charging party knew, or reasonably should have known, of | ||||||
| 21 | the actions which constitute the alleged unfair work practice. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) Whenever it is charged that any person has engaged in, | ||||||
| 23 | or is engaging in, any unfair work practice, the Board, or any | ||||||
| 24 | agent designated by the Board for such purposes, shall conduct | ||||||
| 25 | an investigation of the charge. If after such investigation | ||||||
| 26 | the Board finds that the charge involves a dispositive issue | ||||||
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| 1 | of law or fact, the Board shall issue a complaint and cause to | ||||||
| 2 | be served upon the person a complaint stating the charges, | ||||||
| 3 | accompanied by a notice of hearing before the Board or a member | ||||||
| 4 | designated by the Board, or before a qualified hearing officer | ||||||
| 5 | designated by the Board at the offices of the Board or such | ||||||
| 6 | other location as the Board deems appropriate, not less than 5 | ||||||
| 7 | days after serving of such complaint. Any such complaint may | ||||||
| 8 | be amended by the member or hearing officer conducting the | ||||||
| 9 | hearing for the Board in their discretion at any time prior to | ||||||
| 10 | the issuance of an order based thereon. The person who is the | ||||||
| 11 | subject of the complaint has the right to file an answer to the | ||||||
| 12 | original or amended complaint and to appear in person or by a | ||||||
| 13 | representative and give testimony at the place and time fixed | ||||||
| 14 | in the complaint. In the discretion of the member or hearing | ||||||
| 15 | officer conducting the hearing or the Board, any other person | ||||||
| 16 | may be allowed to intervene in the proceeding and to present | ||||||
| 17 | testimony. In any hearing conducted by the Board, neither the | ||||||
| 18 | Board nor the member or agent conducting the hearing shall be | ||||||
| 19 | bound by the rules of evidence applicable to courts, except as | ||||||
| 20 | to the rules of privilege recognized by law. | ||||||
| 21 | (d) The Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and | ||||||
| 22 | administer oaths. If any party willfully fails or neglects to | ||||||
| 23 | appear or testify or to produce books, papers, and records | ||||||
| 24 | pursuant to the issuance of a subpoena by the Board, the Board | ||||||
| 25 | may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to request that | ||||||
| 26 | such party be ordered to appear before the Board to testify or | ||||||
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| 1 | produce the requested evidence. | ||||||
| 2 | (e) Any testimony taken by the Board, or a member | ||||||
| 3 | designated by the Board or a hearing officer, must be reduced | ||||||
| 4 | to writing and filed with the Board. A full and complete record | ||||||
| 5 | shall be kept of all proceedings before the Board, and all | ||||||
| 6 | proceedings shall be transcribed by a reporter appointed by | ||||||
| 7 | the Board. The party on whom the burden of proof rests shall be | ||||||
| 8 | required to sustain such burden by a preponderance of the | ||||||
| 9 | evidence, and the charging party shall have the burden of | ||||||
| 10 | proving the unfair work practice accordingly. If, upon a | ||||||
| 11 | preponderance of the evidence taken, the Board is of the | ||||||
| 12 | opinion that any person named in the charge has engaged in or | ||||||
| 13 | is engaging in an unfair work practice, then it shall state its | ||||||
| 14 | findings of fact and shall issue and cause to be served upon | ||||||
| 15 | the person an order requiring them to cease and desist from the | ||||||
| 16 | unfair work practice, and to take such affirmative action as | ||||||
| 17 | will effectuate the provisions of this Act including, but not | ||||||
| 18 | limited to: (i) withdrawal of recognition from and refraining | ||||||
| 19 | from sectoral bargaining with any organization or association, | ||||||
| 20 | agency, or plan that is either defined in this Act as a company | ||||||
| 21 | union or established, maintained, or assisted by any action | ||||||
| 22 | defined in this Act as an unfair work practice; (ii) awarding | ||||||
| 23 | of back compensation without any reduction based on the TND's | ||||||
| 24 | interim earnings or failure to earn interim earnings and, upon | ||||||
| 25 | a showing of egregious misconduct, an additional amount as | ||||||
| 26 | liquidated damages equal to 2 times the amount of back | ||||||
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| 1 | compensation awarded; (iii) requiring reengagement or | ||||||
| 2 | reestablishment of the TNC's preexisting relationship with an | ||||||
| 3 | improperly adversely affected TND with or without | ||||||
| 4 | compensation, or maintenance of a preferential list from which | ||||||
| 5 | such TND shall be reengaged or the relationship reestablished, | ||||||
| 6 | and such order may further require such respondent to make | ||||||
| 7 | reports from time to time showing the extent to which the order | ||||||
| 8 | has been complied with; (iv) requiring the TNC to recognize | ||||||
| 9 | and bargain with a TND organization if the Board determines | ||||||
| 10 | that the unfair work practice interfered with the TND's right | ||||||
| 11 | to form or join a TND organization; and (v) requiring the | ||||||
| 12 | respondent to comply with any other obligation of this Act. | ||||||
| 13 | The Board's order may in its discretion also include an | ||||||
| 14 | appropriate sanction, based on the Board's rules, and the | ||||||
| 15 | sanction may include an order to pay the other party or | ||||||
| 16 | parties' reasonable expenses including costs and reasonable | ||||||
| 17 | attorney's fees, if the other party has made allegations or | ||||||
| 18 | denials without reasonable cause and found to be untrue or has | ||||||
| 19 | engaged in frivolous litigation for the purpose of delay or | ||||||
| 20 | needless increase in the cost of litigation. If the Board | ||||||
| 21 | awards back compensation, damages, or monetary sanction, it | ||||||
| 22 | shall also award interest at the rate of 7% per annum. The | ||||||
| 23 | Board's order may further require the person to make reports | ||||||
| 24 | from time to time, and demonstrate the extent to which the | ||||||
| 25 | person has complied with the order. If there is no | ||||||
| 26 | preponderance of evidence to indicate to the Board that the | ||||||
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| 1 | person named in the charge has engaged in or is engaging in the | ||||||
| 2 | unfair work practice, then the Board shall state its findings | ||||||
| 3 | of fact and shall issue an order dismissing the complaint. | ||||||
| 4 | (f) Until the record in a case has been filed in court, the | ||||||
| 5 | Board at any time, upon reasonable notice and in such manner as | ||||||
| 6 | it deems proper, may modify or set aside, in whole or in part, | ||||||
| 7 | any finding or order made or issued by it. | ||||||
| 8 | (g) A charging party or any person aggrieved by a final | ||||||
| 9 | order of the Board granting or denying in whole or in part the | ||||||
| 10 | relief sought may apply for and obtain judicial review of an | ||||||
| 11 | order of the Board entered under this Act, in accordance with | ||||||
| 12 | the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, except that | ||||||
| 13 | such judicial review shall be afforded directly in the | ||||||
| 14 | Appellate Court for the district in which the aggrieved party | ||||||
| 15 | resides or transacts business, and such judicial review shall | ||||||
| 16 | not be available for the purpose of challenging a final order | ||||||
| 17 | issued by the Board pursuant to Section 10 for which judicial | ||||||
| 18 | review has been petitioned pursuant to subsection (f) of | ||||||
| 19 | Section 10. Any direct appeal to the Appellate Court shall be | ||||||
| 20 | filed within 35 days after the date that a copy of the decision | ||||||
| 21 | sought to be reviewed was served upon the party affected by the | ||||||
| 22 | decision. The filing of such an appeal to the Appellate Court | ||||||
| 23 | shall not automatically stay the enforcement of the Board's | ||||||
| 24 | order. An aggrieved party may apply to the Appellate Court for | ||||||
| 25 | a stay of the enforcement of the Board's order after the | ||||||
| 26 | aggrieved party has followed the procedure prescribed by | ||||||
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| 1 | Supreme Court Rule 335. The Board in proceedings under this | ||||||
| 2 | Section shall request and may obtain an order of the court for | ||||||
| 3 | the enforcement of the Board's order. | ||||||
| 4 | (h) Whenever it appears that any person has violated a | ||||||
| 5 | final order of the Board issued pursuant to this Section, the | ||||||
| 6 | Board must commence an action in the name of the People of the | ||||||
| 7 | State of Illinois by petition, alleging the violation, | ||||||
| 8 | attaching a copy of the order of the Board, and praying for the | ||||||
| 9 | issuance of an order directing the person, the person's | ||||||
| 10 | officers, agents, servants, successors, and assigns to comply | ||||||
| 11 | with the order of the Board. The Board shall be represented in | ||||||
| 12 | this action by the Attorney General in accordance with the | ||||||
| 13 | Attorney General Act. The court may grant or refuse, in whole | ||||||
| 14 | or in part, the relief sought, provided that the court may stay | ||||||
| 15 | an order of the Board in accordance with the Administrative | ||||||
| 16 | Review Law, pending disposition of the proceedings. The court | ||||||
| 17 | may punish a violation of its order as in civil contempt. The | ||||||
| 18 | proceedings provided in this paragraph shall be commenced in | ||||||
| 19 | the Appellate Court for the district where the unfair work | ||||||
| 20 | practice which is the subject of the Board's order was | ||||||
| 21 | committed, or where a person required to cease and desist by | ||||||
| 22 | such order resides or transacts business. In case of the | ||||||
| 23 | enforcement of an order of the Board, the Appellate Court | ||||||
| 24 | shall have the power to issue any injunctive or equitable | ||||||
| 25 | remedy it finds appropriate, and in the case of a Board order | ||||||
| 26 | which requires the payment of money, the Appellate Court shall | ||||||
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| 1 | have the power to enter judgment for the amount justified by | ||||||
| 2 | the record and for costs, which judgment may be enforced as | ||||||
| 3 | other judgments for the recovery of money. | ||||||
| 4 | (i)(1) A party filing an unfair work practice charge under | ||||||
| 5 | this Section may petition the Board to obtain injunctive | ||||||
| 6 | relief, pending a decision on the merits of the charge by the | ||||||
| 7 | Board, a member designated by the Board, or a hearing officer | ||||||
| 8 | designated by the Board, upon a showing that: (i) it is likely | ||||||
| 9 | to succeed on the merits; (ii) it is likely to suffer | ||||||
| 10 | irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief; (iii) | ||||||
| 11 | the balance of equities tips in its favor; and (iv) an | ||||||
| 12 | injunction is in the public interest. The immediate and | ||||||
| 13 | irreparable harm may include the chilling of TNDs in the | ||||||
| 14 | exercise of rights provided or protected by this Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (2) Within 60 days after the receipt by the Board of such | ||||||
| 16 | petition for injunctive relief, if the Board determines that a | ||||||
| 17 | charging party has made a sufficient showing pursuant to | ||||||
| 18 | paragraph (1), the Board, through the Attorney General, shall | ||||||
| 19 | petition the circuit court where the alleged unfair work | ||||||
| 20 | practice was allegedly committed, or where a person required | ||||||
| 21 | to cease and desist from such alleged unfair work practice | ||||||
| 22 | resides or transacts business, for appropriate temporary | ||||||
| 23 | relief or restraining order. The Board shall be represented in | ||||||
| 24 | such action by the Attorney General in accordance with the | ||||||
| 25 | Attorney General Act. If the Board fails to act within 60 days, | ||||||
| 26 | the Board shall be deemed to have made a final order | ||||||
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| 1 | determining not to seek injunctive relief. If the Board | ||||||
| 2 | determines not to seek injunctive relief, or if the Board, | ||||||
| 3 | through the Attorney General, does not petition the circuit | ||||||
| 4 | court for such injunctive relief within 60 days after the | ||||||
| 5 | filing of the charging party's petition with the Board, the | ||||||
| 6 | charging party may seek injunctive relief by petition to the | ||||||
| 7 | circuit court, in which case the Board must be joined as a | ||||||
| 8 | necessary party. | ||||||
| 9 | (3) Upon the filing of any petition for injunctive relief | ||||||
| 10 | as provided in the preceding paragraph, such injunctive relief | ||||||
| 11 | may be granted by the court, after hearing all parties, if it | ||||||
| 12 | determines that there is a sufficient showing under paragraph | ||||||
| 13 | (1). The relief shall expire on decision by the Board, a member | ||||||
| 14 | designated by the Board, or a hearing officer designated by | ||||||
| 15 | the Board finding no unfair work practice to have occurred, | ||||||
| 16 | successful appeal of the grant of injunctive relief, or | ||||||
| 17 | successful motion to vacate or modify such injunctive relief | ||||||
| 18 | pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure. Any injunctive relief | ||||||
| 19 | in effect pending a decision by the Board (i) shall expire upon | ||||||
| 20 | a decision by the Board finding no unfair work practice to have | ||||||
| 21 | occurred, of which the Board shall notify the court | ||||||
| 22 | immediately, or (ii) shall remain in effect only to the extent | ||||||
| 23 | it implements any remedial order issued by the Board in its | ||||||
| 24 | decision, of which the Board shall notify the court | ||||||
| 25 | immediately. | ||||||
| 26 | (4) A decision on the merits of the unfair work practice | ||||||
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| 1 | charge by the Board finding an unfair work practice to have | ||||||
| 2 | occurred shall continue the injunctive relief until either (i) | ||||||
| 3 | the respondent implements the remedy, or (ii) the Board's | ||||||
| 4 | order is set aside in an action for review of the Board's order | ||||||
| 5 | pursuant to the Administrative Review Law as set forth in | ||||||
| 6 | subsection (g). | ||||||
| 7 | (5) The appeal of any order granting, denying, modifying, | ||||||
| 8 | or vacating injunctive relief ordered by the court pursuant to | ||||||
| 9 | this subsection shall be made in accordance with the Code of | ||||||
| 10 | Civil Procedure and Supreme Court Rules. | ||||||
| 11 | (6) The Board or, where applicable, the charging party, | ||||||
| 12 | shall not be required to give any undertakings or bond and | ||||||
| 13 | shall not be liable for any damages or costs which may have | ||||||
| 14 | been sustained by reason of any injunctive relief ordered. In | ||||||
| 15 | the case of a TNC's failure to provide an accurate list of | ||||||
| 16 | names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing | ||||||
| 17 | addresses of TNDs, immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or | ||||||
| 18 | damage shall be presumed. | ||||||
| 19 | (j) In addition to, and without limiting, any other | ||||||
| 20 | procedure provided in this Section, the Board is empowered and | ||||||
| 21 | directed to enforce, and prevent violations of paragraph (2) | ||||||
| 22 | of subsection (a) of Section 6 as follows. | ||||||
| 23 | (1) Upon the failure or refusal of a TNC to timely | ||||||
| 24 | submit the list to the Board required by Section 9, the | ||||||
| 25 | Board shall promptly issue a complaint charging the TNC | ||||||
| 26 | with an unfair work practice and, through the Attorney | ||||||
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| 1 | General, petition a court of competent jurisdiction for | ||||||
| 2 | temporary relief to compel production of the list, | ||||||
| 3 | consistent with the procedures in subsection (i), except | ||||||
| 4 | that the Board shall have a mandatory, non-discretionary | ||||||
| 5 | duty to seek such injunctive relief. The Board shall be | ||||||
| 6 | represented in such action by the Attorney General in | ||||||
| 7 | accordance with the Attorney General Act. In the case of a | ||||||
| 8 | TNC's failure to provide the list to the Board required by | ||||||
| 9 | Section 9, immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or | ||||||
| 10 | damage shall be presumed. | ||||||
| 11 | (2) In addition to any other remedy provided by this | ||||||
| 12 | Act, a TNC found to have committed an unfair work practice | ||||||
| 13 | in violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
| 14 | 6 shall be subject to a civil penalty, payable to the | ||||||
| 15 | Board, not to exceed $10,000 per day for each day after the | ||||||
| 16 | deadline that the list was not provided. The amount of the | ||||||
| 17 | penalty shall be determined by the Board through | ||||||
| 18 | application of the following criteria: (i) the size of the | ||||||
| 19 | TNC; (ii) the severity of the violation; and (iii) any | ||||||
| 20 | history of violations by the TNC. A TNC found to have | ||||||
| 21 | committed an unfair work practice in violation of | ||||||
| 22 | paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 6 shall also be | ||||||
| 23 | required by the Board to pay the Board's or charging | ||||||
| 24 | party's attorney's fees and costs for any court proceeding | ||||||
| 25 | initiated by the Board or charging party to compel | ||||||
| 26 | production of the list. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 8. Determination of active TNDs. | ||||||
| 2 | (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
| 3 | and once each calendar quarter thereafter, each covered | ||||||
| 4 | transportation network company shall provide the Board, in an | ||||||
| 5 | electronic format determined by the Board, with information | ||||||
| 6 | that identifies all transportation network drivers who | ||||||
| 7 | completed 10 or more rides that originate in the State on the | ||||||
| 8 | covered TNC's platform in the previous 6 months. | ||||||
| 9 | (b) Each covered TNC shall provide this information within | ||||||
| 10 | 2 weeks after the end of each calendar quarter (by April 14 | ||||||
| 11 | provide TND information from rides originating between October | ||||||
| 12 | 1 and March 31, by July 14 provide TND information from rides | ||||||
| 13 | originating between January 1 and June 30, by October 14 | ||||||
| 14 | provide TND information from rides originating between April 1 | ||||||
| 15 | and September 30, by January 14 provide TND information from | ||||||
| 16 | rides originating between July 1 and December 31). | ||||||
| 17 | (c) The information shall include only the name of the | ||||||
| 18 | TND, the TND driver's license number, and to the extent known | ||||||
| 19 | by a TNC, the TND's mobile phone number, mailing address, | ||||||
| 20 | email address, preferred language, and the number of rides the | ||||||
| 21 | TND completed through the covered TNC's platform in the | ||||||
| 22 | previous 6 months. A TND organization may use the information | ||||||
| 23 | in the list only for the purposes authorized by this Act, and | ||||||
| 24 | shall not provide the information to any third party unless | ||||||
| 25 | that party is acting as the TND organization's agent for the | ||||||
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| 1 | purposes authorized by this Act. A covered TNC shall not be | ||||||
| 2 | liable for any damages caused by the TND organization's or the | ||||||
| 3 | Board's failure to safeguard the list as provided in Section | ||||||
| 4 | 16 from a data or security breach. | ||||||
| 5 | (d) Within 14 days after the deadline for submission of | ||||||
| 6 | the information from covered TNCs required in this Section, | ||||||
| 7 | the Board shall combine the data provided by all covered TNCs | ||||||
| 8 | to determine the distribution of the number of rides completed | ||||||
| 9 | by all TNDs for which data has been submitted, and then shall | ||||||
| 10 | determine the median number of rides across TNDs for whom data | ||||||
| 11 | has been submitted in the previous 6 months. Any TND who | ||||||
| 12 | completed greater than or equal to the median number of rides | ||||||
| 13 | shall be considered an active transportation network driver in | ||||||
| 14 | the rideshare industry. The information required to be | ||||||
| 15 | provided to the Board in this Section shall be produced in a | ||||||
| 16 | manipulable electronic format, such as a spreadsheet program | ||||||
| 17 | consisting of cells organized by lettered columns and numbered | ||||||
| 18 | rows with each data point in a separate cell that allows users | ||||||
| 19 | to sort and perform calculations and analysis. The Board may | ||||||
| 20 | require that the information be provided in a specified | ||||||
| 21 | software program. The records and information provided to the | ||||||
| 22 | Board by transportation network companies are exempt from | ||||||
| 23 | disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. | ||||||
| 24 | Section 9. Determination of covered TNCs. | ||||||
| 25 | (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
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| 1 | and within 2 weeks after the end of each calendar quarter, each | ||||||
| 2 | TNC shall electronically submit to the Board a single | ||||||
| 3 | statewide total of the rides performed during the prior | ||||||
| 4 | quarter by transportation network drivers on its | ||||||
| 5 | online-enabled application or platform. For the purposes of | ||||||
| 6 | this Section, all digital networks or software application | ||||||
| 7 | services that any related corporate entities under common | ||||||
| 8 | control maintain shall be considered a single TNC. | ||||||
| 9 | (b) The information required by subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
| 10 | produced in a manipulable electronic format, such as a | ||||||
| 11 | spreadsheet program consisting of cells organized by lettered | ||||||
| 12 | columns and numbered rows with each data point in a separate | ||||||
| 13 | cell that allows users to sort and perform calculations and | ||||||
| 14 | analysis. The Board may require that the information be | ||||||
| 15 | provided in a specified software program. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) Within 14 days after the deadline set forth in | ||||||
| 17 | subsection (a), the Board shall designate the covered TNCs | ||||||
| 18 | through the following procedure. | ||||||
| 19 | (1) The Board shall total all rides reported pursuant | ||||||
| 20 | to subsection (a). | ||||||
| 21 | (2) The Board shall then rank all TNCs by rideshare | ||||||
| 22 | volume in descending order. The Board shall begin with the | ||||||
| 23 | highest ranked TNC and continue down the list until the | ||||||
| 24 | Board has identified the TNCs whose rides collectively | ||||||
| 25 | equal or exceed 95% of the statewide total for the | ||||||
| 26 | preceding quarter. These TNCs shall be deemed covered TNCs | ||||||
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| 1 | for the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (3) For the purposes of this Section, all TNCs under | ||||||
| 3 | common ownership or control shall be considered to be a | ||||||
| 4 | single TNC. The Board shall publish the list of covered | ||||||
| 5 | TNCs and noncovered TNCs and rideshare volume information | ||||||
| 6 | on its website. The Board shall notify each TNC as to | ||||||
| 7 | whether the TNC is a covered TNC. | ||||||
| 8 | (d) The failure of a TNC to submit the list required by | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (a) shall not prevent the Board from providing a | ||||||
| 10 | list of covered and noncovered TNCs to the extent the Board | ||||||
| 11 | concludes that the missing information cannot reasonably be | ||||||
| 12 | expected to change whether those TNCs are covered or | ||||||
| 13 | noncovered TNCs. | ||||||
| 14 | (e) A TNC that was not a covered TNC when a sectoral | ||||||
| 15 | agreement took effect but whose rideshare volume in a later | ||||||
| 16 | quarter brings it within the 95% threshold identified in | ||||||
| 17 | paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall become a covered TNC, | ||||||
| 18 | and be bound by all terms of the sectoral agreement | ||||||
| 19 | immediately. | ||||||
| 20 | (f) A TNC that becomes a covered TNC pursuant to this | ||||||
| 21 | Section shall remain a covered TNC for the remaining term of a | ||||||
| 22 | sectoral agreement. | ||||||
| 23 | (g) When a sectoral agreement is in effect, any TNC that is | ||||||
| 24 | not a covered TNC for the purposes of this Section may choose | ||||||
| 25 | to become bound to the sectoral agreement by providing written | ||||||
| 26 | notice to the Board, the certified exclusive bargaining | ||||||
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| 1 | representative, and the covered TNCs. A TNC that chooses to | ||||||
| 2 | become bound to a sectoral agreement pursuant to this Section | ||||||
| 3 | shall be bound for the remaining term of the agreement. Such a | ||||||
| 4 | TNC shall not, on account of its exercise of the option | ||||||
| 5 | provided by this Section, become a covered TNC for the | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of negotiation of subsequent sectoral agreements or | ||||||
| 7 | coverage by subsequent sectoral agreements. | ||||||
| 8 | (h) It is unlawful for any TNC that is not a covered TNC or | ||||||
| 9 | voluntarily bound by the terms of the sectoral agreement as | ||||||
| 10 | provided by this Section to make any statement, advertisement, | ||||||
| 11 | or imply in any official communication that such TNC is bound | ||||||
| 12 | by the terms of the sectoral agreement. | ||||||
| 13 | (i) During the time that a noncovered TNC is bound by the | ||||||
| 14 | terms of the sectoral agreement pursuant to this Section, the | ||||||
| 15 | certified exclusive bargaining representative shall represent | ||||||
| 16 | the TNC drivers who drive for the noncovered TNC for the | ||||||
| 17 | purposes of this Act. The noncovered TNC shall have the same | ||||||
| 18 | obligations as a covered TNC to provide information to the | ||||||
| 19 | Board necessary to administer this Act and to provide | ||||||
| 20 | information to the exclusive bargaining representative | ||||||
| 21 | necessary for representation of the TNC drivers. | ||||||
| 22 | Section 10. Designation of bargaining representatives. | ||||||
| 23 | (a) For the purposes of this Act, each TND performing TNC | ||||||
| 24 | services for a covered TNC shall be included in one statewide | ||||||
| 25 | bargaining unit. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) A TND organization may demonstrate that it has been | ||||||
| 2 | designated as a bargaining representative by presenting to the | ||||||
| 3 | Board cards, petitions, or other evidence, which may be in | ||||||
| 4 | electronic form, sufficient to show the TND has authorized the | ||||||
| 5 | TND organization to act as the worker's bargaining | ||||||
| 6 | representative. A TND may demonstrate that TNDs do not wish to | ||||||
| 7 | be represented by a TND organization by presenting to the | ||||||
| 8 | Board cards, petitions, or other evidence, which may be in | ||||||
| 9 | electronic form, sufficient to show the TND does not authorize | ||||||
| 10 | any TND organization to act as the worker's exclusive | ||||||
| 11 | bargaining representative. The Board shall deem valid any such | ||||||
| 12 | card, petition, or other evidence that includes (i) the | ||||||
| 13 | signature of the TND, (ii) the date of execution, (iii) a | ||||||
| 14 | statement indicating the TND's authorization of the TND | ||||||
| 15 | organization to act as the TND's exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 16 | representative or alternatively the TND's wish to not be | ||||||
| 17 | represented by a TND organization, and (iv) the name of at | ||||||
| 18 | least one TNC for whom the TND performs services. In order to | ||||||
| 19 | be valid, such card, petition, or other evidence must have | ||||||
| 20 | been executed by the TND within one year of the date that the | ||||||
| 21 | TND organization, or TND, submits the evidence to the Board. | ||||||
| 22 | The authorizations or designations of representatives may be | ||||||
| 23 | evidenced by electronic records or electronic signatures as | ||||||
| 24 | provided under Sections 7 and 8 of the Uniform Electronic | ||||||
| 25 | Transactions Act. The Board shall accept electronic signatures | ||||||
| 26 | as a means to support such authorizations or designations of | ||||||
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| 1 | representatives where, as with handwritten signatures, the | ||||||
| 2 | electronic signature method chosen by the party provides the | ||||||
| 3 | Board with prima facie evidence (1) that a TND has | ||||||
| 4 | electronically signed a document purporting to state the TND's | ||||||
| 5 | views regarding representation and (2) that the petitioner has | ||||||
| 6 | accurately transmitted that document to the Board. The | ||||||
| 7 | authorizations or designations of representative shall be | ||||||
| 8 | presumed to be valid unless called into question by the | ||||||
| 9 | presence of objective evidence. The Board may adopt rules for | ||||||
| 10 | verification of electronic signatures to effectuate this | ||||||
| 11 | Section consistent with the following: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) Submissions supported by electronic signature must | ||||||
| 13 | contain the following: (i) the signer's name; (ii) the | ||||||
| 14 | signer's email address or other known contact information, | ||||||
| 15 | such as a social media account; (iii) the signer's | ||||||
| 16 | telephone number; (iv) the authorization language to which | ||||||
| 17 | the signer has agreed; (v) the date the electronic | ||||||
| 18 | signature was submitted; and (vi) the name of at least one | ||||||
| 19 | TNC for whom the TND performs services. The Board shall | ||||||
| 20 | not require any additional TND identifying information to | ||||||
| 21 | be submitted for the signature and authorization to be | ||||||
| 22 | presumed valid. If the submission does not identify at | ||||||
| 23 | least one TNC for whom the TND performs services, then at | ||||||
| 24 | the time the submission is provided to the Board, the | ||||||
| 25 | petitioner may attest, in writing, that the TND currently | ||||||
| 26 | provides services for at least one identified TNC. | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) A party submitting either electronic or digital | ||||||
| 2 | signatures must submit a declaration: (i) identifying what | ||||||
| 3 | electronic or digital signature technology was used and | ||||||
| 4 | explaining how its controls ensure that the electronic or | ||||||
| 5 | digital signature is that of the signatory TND and that | ||||||
| 6 | the TND signed the document; and (ii) that the | ||||||
| 7 | electronically transmitted information regarding what and | ||||||
| 8 | when the TNDs signed is the same information seen and | ||||||
| 9 | signed by the TND. | ||||||
| 10 | (3) When the electronic signature technology being | ||||||
| 11 | used does not support digital signatures that can be | ||||||
| 12 | independently verified by a third party, the submitting | ||||||
| 13 | party must submit evidence that, after the electronic | ||||||
| 14 | signature was obtained, the submitting party promptly | ||||||
| 15 | transmitted a communication stating and confirming all the | ||||||
| 16 | information listed in paragraph (1) (the "Confirmation | ||||||
| 17 | Transmission"). The Confirmation Transmission must be sent | ||||||
| 18 | to an individual account, such as an email address, text | ||||||
| 19 | message via mobile phone, or social media account provided | ||||||
| 20 | by the signer. If any responses to the Confirmation | ||||||
| 21 | Transmission are received by the time of submission to the | ||||||
| 22 | Board, those responses must also be provided to the Board. | ||||||
| 23 | (c) The Board shall not adopt or impose any requirements | ||||||
| 24 | for designations or authorizations of representative in | ||||||
| 25 | addition to those specified in subsection (b), unless based on | ||||||
| 26 | objective evidence of fraud, the Board determines that | ||||||
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| 1 | additional technical requirements are necessary to prevent | ||||||
| 2 | such fraud. Any such additional requirements shall be | ||||||
| 3 | consistent with the purpose of subsection (b) and shall not | ||||||
| 4 | require additional TND identifying information to be submitted | ||||||
| 5 | for the signature and authorization to be presumed valid. A | ||||||
| 6 | designation or authorization of representative shall not be | ||||||
| 7 | invalidated for typographical or other errors or omissions if | ||||||
| 8 | the intent of the signer is clear and the signer's identity can | ||||||
| 9 | be determined based on the totality of the information | ||||||
| 10 | presented. | ||||||
| 11 | (d)(1) Within 30 days after the petition of any TND | ||||||
| 12 | organization, the Board shall make a determination that such | ||||||
| 13 | organization has been designated as bargaining representative | ||||||
| 14 | by at least 10% of active TNDs in the bargaining unit. For the | ||||||
| 15 | purposes of this paragraph, the operative list of active TNDs | ||||||
| 16 | shall be based on the most recent quarterly list provided by | ||||||
| 17 | the covered TNCs to the Board in accordance with Section 8. | ||||||
| 18 | (2) Within 30 days after the Board's determination that a | ||||||
| 19 | TND organization has been designated as the bargaining | ||||||
| 20 | representative of at least 10% of active TNDs in the | ||||||
| 21 | bargaining unit, the Board shall: (i) require each covered TNC | ||||||
| 22 | to send a notice, in a form determined by the Board, that the | ||||||
| 23 | TND organization is seeking to represent TNDs for the purpose | ||||||
| 24 | of initiating a bargaining process in order to establish terms | ||||||
| 25 | and conditions for the industry; and (ii) provide the TND | ||||||
| 26 | organization with a complete list of names, phone numbers, | ||||||
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| 1 | mailing address, email addresses, and preferred language for | ||||||
| 2 | all active TNDs in the bargaining unit. The TNC shall provide | ||||||
| 3 | the notice in all languages that the Board determines are | ||||||
| 4 | likely spoken by 5% or more of TNC drivers. The Board will | ||||||
| 5 | provide the TND organization with an updated list each quarter | ||||||
| 6 | for the following 4 quarters. For 6 months from the date of the | ||||||
| 7 | Board's determination that a TND organization has met the 10% | ||||||
| 8 | threshold in a bargaining unit, and where such TND | ||||||
| 9 | organization is the first TND organization to meet such | ||||||
| 10 | threshold, no other TND organization may be certified as the | ||||||
| 11 | exclusive bargaining representative of those workers without | ||||||
| 12 | an election. | ||||||
| 13 | (e)(1) A TND organization that provides evidence to the | ||||||
| 14 | Board that it has been designated as bargaining representative | ||||||
| 15 | by 30% of active TNDs in the bargaining unit shall be certified | ||||||
| 16 | as the exclusive bargaining representative of all TNDs in the | ||||||
| 17 | bargaining unit. The Board shall make such determination of | ||||||
| 18 | exclusive bargaining representative status within 30 days | ||||||
| 19 | after the petition. In the alternative, a TND organization | ||||||
| 20 | that has been designated as the bargaining representative of | ||||||
| 21 | at least 10% of active TNDs in the bargaining unit, pursuant to | ||||||
| 22 | a petition filed under subsections (d) or (e), may petition | ||||||
| 23 | the Board to conduct an election. The TND organization may | ||||||
| 24 | petition for such election at any time within one year of the | ||||||
| 25 | Board's determination that it has been designated as the | ||||||
| 26 | bargaining representative of at least 10% of active TNDs. The | ||||||
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| 1 | election shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, but | ||||||
| 2 | in no event more than 60 days after the TND organization's | ||||||
| 3 | petition for election. If the TND organization receives a | ||||||
| 4 | majority of valid votes cast in such election, the Board shall | ||||||
| 5 | certify the TND organization as the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 6 | representative. For the purposes of this paragraph and for | ||||||
| 7 | petitions filed by a TND organization within 6 months of | ||||||
| 8 | having been designated as a representative by 10% of active | ||||||
| 9 | TNDs pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (d), the | ||||||
| 10 | operative list of active TNDs shall be based on the first list | ||||||
| 11 | of active TNDs provided to the TND organization by the Board | ||||||
| 12 | pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (d). For the purposes | ||||||
| 13 | of all other petitions under this paragraph, the operative | ||||||
| 14 | list of active TNDs shall be the most recent quarterly list | ||||||
| 15 | provided by the covered TNCs in accordance with Section 8. | ||||||
| 16 | (2) If a TND organization seeking certification as the | ||||||
| 17 | exclusive bargaining representative without an election | ||||||
| 18 | provides evidence that shows that less than a majority of | ||||||
| 19 | active TNDs have designated the TND organization as their | ||||||
| 20 | bargaining representative, the Board shall wait 7 days before | ||||||
| 21 | certifying the TND organization as exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 22 | representative. If, during those 7 days, another TND | ||||||
| 23 | organization provides evidence that at least 20% of active | ||||||
| 24 | TNDs in the bargaining unit have designated it as their | ||||||
| 25 | bargaining representative, then the Board shall hold an | ||||||
| 26 | election among all active TNDs in the bargaining unit. Such | ||||||
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| 1 | election shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, but | ||||||
| 2 | in no event more than 60 days after the petition of the | ||||||
| 3 | original TND seeking certification as exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 4 | representative. For the purposes of such election and for | ||||||
| 5 | petitions filed by a TND organization within 6 months of | ||||||
| 6 | having been designated as representative by 10% of active TNDs | ||||||
| 7 | pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (d), the operative | ||||||
| 8 | list of active TNDs shall be based on the first list of active | ||||||
| 9 | TNDs provided to the TND organization by the Board pursuant to | ||||||
| 10 | paragraph (2) of subsection (d). For the purposes of all other | ||||||
| 11 | elections under this paragraph, the operative list of active | ||||||
| 12 | TNDs shall be the most recent quarterly list provided by the | ||||||
| 13 | covered TNCs in accordance with Section 8. A TND organization | ||||||
| 14 | receiving a majority of the valid votes cast shall be | ||||||
| 15 | certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of all | ||||||
| 16 | TNDs in the bargaining unit. When 2 or more TND organizations | ||||||
| 17 | are on the ballot and none of the choices (the TND | ||||||
| 18 | organizations or "no worker organization") receives a majority | ||||||
| 19 | of the valid votes cast, there shall be a runoff election | ||||||
| 20 | between the 2 choices receiving the largest and second largest | ||||||
| 21 | number of votes, to be conducted within 45 days after the | ||||||
| 22 | determination that no choice had received a majority of valid | ||||||
| 23 | votes cast. The TNDs eligible to vote in the runoff election | ||||||
| 24 | shall be the same TNDs eligible to vote in the initial | ||||||
| 25 | election. A TND organization receiving a majority of the valid | ||||||
| 26 | votes cast in the runoff election shall be certified as the | ||||||
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| 1 | exclusive bargaining representative of all TNDs in the | ||||||
| 2 | bargaining unit. If a majority of the valid votes cast are for | ||||||
| 3 | "no worker organization", then the Board will not certify any | ||||||
| 4 | worker organization as the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 5 | representative. | ||||||
| 6 | (3) A TND organization certified as the exclusive | ||||||
| 7 | bargaining representative shall have the exclusive authority | ||||||
| 8 | to represent the TNDs in the bargaining unit, without | ||||||
| 9 | challenge by another TND organization, and not subject to | ||||||
| 10 | decertification by the procedures in this subsection, for the | ||||||
| 11 | greater of (i) one year following certification or (ii) the | ||||||
| 12 | length of time that a sectoral agreement approved by the | ||||||
| 13 | Department under subsection (i) of Section 12 is in effect, | ||||||
| 14 | provided that such period shall not be longer than 3 years | ||||||
| 15 | following the date of the Department's approval of the | ||||||
| 16 | sectoral agreement. During the times when an exclusive | ||||||
| 17 | bargaining representative is subject to challenge, TNDs may | ||||||
| 18 | file for a decertification election upon a showing that at | ||||||
| 19 | least 25% of the active TNDs in the bargaining unit have | ||||||
| 20 | demonstrated support for the decertification. The Board will | ||||||
| 21 | then schedule an election to determine whether the TND | ||||||
| 22 | organization has retained its status as exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 23 | representative. The TND organization shall retain its status | ||||||
| 24 | as exclusive bargaining representative if it receives a | ||||||
| 25 | majority of valid votes cast by active TNDs in the bargaining | ||||||
| 26 | unit. For the purposes of this paragraph, the operative list | ||||||
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| 1 | of active TNDs shall be based on the most recent quarterly list | ||||||
| 2 | provided by the covered TNCs in accordance with Section 8. | ||||||
| 3 | (4) If a TND organization has been certified as the | ||||||
| 4 | exclusive bargaining representative with respect to the | ||||||
| 5 | bargaining unit, only that TND organization shall be entitled | ||||||
| 6 | to: (i) immediately upon certification, and, quarterly | ||||||
| 7 | thereafter, receive from the Board the data provided by the | ||||||
| 8 | covered TNCs to the Board pursuant to Section 8, to be used | ||||||
| 9 | solely for the purposes of bargaining and the performance of | ||||||
| 10 | its other duties as the TND's bargaining representative; and | ||||||
| 11 | (ii) to engage in bargaining with the covered TNCs for a | ||||||
| 12 | sectoral agreement to be recommended to the Department | ||||||
| 13 | concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining. | ||||||
| 14 | (5) A TND organization that has been certified as the | ||||||
| 15 | exclusive bargaining representative with respect to the | ||||||
| 16 | bargaining unit shall have a right to voluntary deduction of | ||||||
| 17 | dues, initiation fees, assessments, and other payments to the | ||||||
| 18 | TND organization, from payments to TNDs by a covered TNC, upon | ||||||
| 19 | presentation of deduction authorizations signed by individual | ||||||
| 20 | TNDs, which may be in electronic form. A covered TNC shall | ||||||
| 21 | commence making such deductions in accordance with the terms | ||||||
| 22 | of the deduction authorization as soon as practicable, but in | ||||||
| 23 | no case later than 30 days after receiving proof of a signed | ||||||
| 24 | deduction authorization, and amounts deducted shall be | ||||||
| 25 | submitted to the TND organization within 30 days after the | ||||||
| 26 | deduction. A covered TNC shall accept a signed deduction | ||||||
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| 1 | authorization evidenced by electronic records or electronic | ||||||
| 2 | signatures as provided under Sections 7 and 8 of the Uniform | ||||||
| 3 | Electronic Transactions Act. The right to such deductions | ||||||
| 4 | shall remain in full force and effect until an individual TND | ||||||
| 5 | revokes the deduction authorization in writing in accordance | ||||||
| 6 | with the terms of the authorization. | ||||||
| 7 | (f) An order of the Board dismissing a representation | ||||||
| 8 | petition or determining, certifying, or decertifying a TND | ||||||
| 9 | organization as an exclusive bargaining representative is a | ||||||
| 10 | final order. Any person aggrieved by any such final order may | ||||||
| 11 | apply for and obtain judicial review in accordance with the | ||||||
| 12 | provisions of the Administrative Review Law, except that such | ||||||
| 13 | review shall be afforded directly in the Appellate Court for | ||||||
| 14 | the district in which the aggrieved party resides or transacts | ||||||
| 15 | business. Any direct appeal to the Appellate Court shall be | ||||||
| 16 | filed within 35 days after the date that a copy of the decision | ||||||
| 17 | sought to be reviewed was served upon the party affected by the | ||||||
| 18 | decision. | ||||||
| 19 | (g) Upon agreement by a TND organization seeking such | ||||||
| 20 | determination or petition or a TND seeking such determination, | ||||||
| 21 | and the relevant covered TNC or TNCs, any of the numerical | ||||||
| 22 | thresholds or any of the elections in this Section shall be | ||||||
| 23 | determined or conducted by a neutral body, in accordance with | ||||||
| 24 | the provisions of this Act. The fees of the neutral body shall | ||||||
| 25 | be paid by the Board. The neutral body shall report the results | ||||||
| 26 | of such determination or election to the Board, which shall | ||||||
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| 1 | certify the results if it is satisfied that the determination | ||||||
| 2 | was made or election was conducted in accordance with the | ||||||
| 3 | provisions of this Act. If no neutral body has been agreed to | ||||||
| 4 | within 10 days after a TND organization's or TND's notice of | ||||||
| 5 | its request for a determination or its petition, the Board may | ||||||
| 6 | designate a neutral body or perform such functions itself. | ||||||
| 7 | Section 11. Rideshare Workers Support Fund. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
| 9 | Act, each covered TNC shall be required to pay a fee equal to 4 | ||||||
| 10 | cents per trip originating within the State to the Secretary | ||||||
| 11 | of State for the Rideshare Workers Support Fund. Beginning 30 | ||||||
| 12 | days after the certification of an exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 13 | representative pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, the fee in | ||||||
| 14 | this subsection shall be increased to an amount equal to 20 | ||||||
| 15 | cents per trip originating within the State. Beginning on | ||||||
| 16 | January 1, 2028, and each January 1 thereafter, the fee | ||||||
| 17 | amounts in this subsection shall be adjusted to the nearest | ||||||
| 18 | penny per trip originating in the State to reflect any | ||||||
| 19 | increase in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index | ||||||
| 20 | for All Urban Consumers published by the United States Bureau | ||||||
| 21 | of Labor Statistics. The Secretary of State shall calculate | ||||||
| 22 | and publish the adjusted fee required by this subsection. | ||||||
| 23 | (1) Within 14 days of the start of each month, each | ||||||
| 24 | covered TNC shall pay to the Secretary of State the fee | ||||||
| 25 | owing based on the trips originating within the State in | ||||||
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| 1 | the previous month, and transmit to the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 2 | a certified report identifying the number of trips | ||||||
| 3 | originating within the State in the previous month. The | ||||||
| 4 | covered TNCs shall pay the fee and transmit the certified | ||||||
| 5 | report to the Secretary of State by electronic means as | ||||||
| 6 | directed by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
| 7 | (2) The Secretary of State shall create, and deposit | ||||||
| 8 | the fees collected pursuant to this Section in, the | ||||||
| 9 | Rideshare Workers Support Fund. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Secretary of State shall | ||||||
| 11 | pay the funds in the Rideshare Workers Support Fund as | ||||||
| 12 | provided in this subsection. The Secretary of State shall pay | ||||||
| 13 | the funds collected in each calendar quarter within 60 days | ||||||
| 14 | after the close of each quarter. | ||||||
| 15 | (1) The amount equivalent to 3 cents per trip | ||||||
| 16 | originating in the State shall be used by the Secretary of | ||||||
| 17 | State for the purposes of administering its functions | ||||||
| 18 | under this Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (2) The amount equivalent to 1 cent per trip | ||||||
| 20 | originating in the State shall be paid to the Board for the | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of administering its functions under this Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (3) Effective upon the increase in the fee following | ||||||
| 23 | the certification of an exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 24 | representative pursuant to subsection (a), and subject to | ||||||
| 25 | paragraphs (b)(1) and (2), the amount equivalent to 16 | ||||||
| 26 | cents per trip shall be paid as a grant to the exclusive | ||||||
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| 1 | bargaining representative, subject to the conditions and | ||||||
| 2 | restrictions set forth in subsection (c). If, for a given | ||||||
| 3 | period, there is no certified exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 4 | representative, or the Secretary of State has determined | ||||||
| 5 | to suspend or terminate disbursements to the exclusive | ||||||
| 6 | bargaining representative as provided in subsection (c), | ||||||
| 7 | the funds that would otherwise have been paid to the | ||||||
| 8 | exclusive bargaining representative for that period shall | ||||||
| 9 | be used by the Board for the purposes of administering its | ||||||
| 10 | functions under the Act, for other educational and | ||||||
| 11 | enforcement purposes consistent with this Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (4) The amounts in this subsection (b) shall be | ||||||
| 13 | increased proportionally to any increase in the fee | ||||||
| 14 | pursuant to subsection (a). | ||||||
| 15 | (c) The purpose of the grant to the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 16 | representative is to ensure that TNDs are educated about their | ||||||
| 17 | rights under the Act and have the resources, through their | ||||||
| 18 | exclusive bargaining representative, to enforce their rights | ||||||
| 19 | under the Act and under any approved sectoral agreement | ||||||
| 20 | pursuant to this Act, and thereby to effectuate the purposes | ||||||
| 21 | of this Act set forth in Section 2. The exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 22 | representative may use the funds granted pursuant to this | ||||||
| 23 | Section exclusively for the purposes of educating TNDs | ||||||
| 24 | regarding their rights under this Act, providing assistance in | ||||||
| 25 | enforcing those rights, negotiating a sectoral agreement, and | ||||||
| 26 | enforcing the terms of a sectoral agreement approved by the | ||||||
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| 1 | Department under this Act. The exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 2 | representative shall not use any portion of the funds granted | ||||||
| 3 | pursuant to this Section for political contributions or | ||||||
| 4 | lobbying. | ||||||
| 5 | (1) An exclusive bargaining representative shall be | ||||||
| 6 | eligible to receive funds pursuant to this Section only if | ||||||
| 7 | the Secretary of State determines that the exclusive | ||||||
| 8 | bargaining representative has the capacity and expertise | ||||||
| 9 | to fulfill the educational and enforcement functions | ||||||
| 10 | required by this subsection and the proposed use of the | ||||||
| 11 | funds is consistent with the purposes of the Act. The | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary of State may adopt administrative rules for the | ||||||
| 13 | evaluation of requested grants and to establish the | ||||||
| 14 | criteria to determine the capacity and expertise of the | ||||||
| 15 | exclusive bargaining representative required by this | ||||||
| 16 | subsection. | ||||||
| 17 | (2) The exclusive bargaining representative shall | ||||||
| 18 | submit an annual report to the Secretary of State in a form | ||||||
| 19 | to be determined by the Secretary of State setting forth | ||||||
| 20 | how the exclusive bargaining representative has utilized | ||||||
| 21 | the funds received pursuant to this Section. The Secretary | ||||||
| 22 | of State shall review each annual report and certify | ||||||
| 23 | whether the exclusive bargaining representative is | ||||||
| 24 | utilizing the funds for appropriate activities permitted | ||||||
| 25 | by this Section. The Secretary of State shall adopt | ||||||
| 26 | administrative rules to establish a process by which it | ||||||
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| 1 | may suspend or terminate the payment of funds to the | ||||||
| 2 | exclusive bargaining representative based on the failure | ||||||
| 3 | to utilize funds for the permissible activities set forth | ||||||
| 4 | in this subsection, the failure to submit the report | ||||||
| 5 | required by this subsection, or the failure to otherwise | ||||||
| 6 | comply with this Section. If funding to the exclusive | ||||||
| 7 | bargaining representative is not granted, or is suspended | ||||||
| 8 | or terminated, in any given year, the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 9 | representative may reapply for the payment of funds in the | ||||||
| 10 | following year. | ||||||
| 11 | (3) The payment of funds to the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 12 | representative shall not be subject to the provisions of | ||||||
| 13 | the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (d) Secretary of State Enforcement Powers: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) The Secretary of State shall have the power to | ||||||
| 16 | issue administrative subpoenas, propound interrogatories, | ||||||
| 17 | and to conduct audits of covered TNCs and the exclusive | ||||||
| 18 | bargaining representative to ensure covered TNC compliance | ||||||
| 19 | with the payment of fees to the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 20 | required by subsection (a), and to ensure the exclusive | ||||||
| 21 | bargaining representative's compliance with the use of | ||||||
| 22 | funds restrictions set forth in subsection (c). The | ||||||
| 23 | Secretary of State may utilize the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 24 | Police Department to conduct such audits. If necessary, | ||||||
| 25 | the Secretary of State shall certify to the Attorney | ||||||
| 26 | General, for such action as the Attorney General may deem | ||||||
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| 1 | appropriate, when the responses to the subpoenas, | ||||||
| 2 | interrogatories, and audits disclose a violation of any of | ||||||
| 3 | the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 4 | (2) The Secretary of State shall have the jurisdiction | ||||||
| 5 | and authority to enforce the provisions of this Section, | ||||||
| 6 | including (i) to order a covered TNC to pay the required | ||||||
| 7 | fees to the Secretary of State; (ii) to determine the | ||||||
| 8 | amount of fees required to be paid to the Secretary of | ||||||
| 9 | State by a covered TNC and to order such fees be paid; | ||||||
| 10 | (iii) to determine any delinquency by a covered TNC in the | ||||||
| 11 | fees to be paid to the Secretary of State and to order such | ||||||
| 12 | delinquency be remedied; (iv) to audit the exclusive | ||||||
| 13 | bargaining representative's use of funds disbursed under | ||||||
| 14 | subsection (b); (v) to deny, suspend, or terminate funding | ||||||
| 15 | to the exclusive bargaining representative as provided in | ||||||
| 16 | subsection (c); and (vi) to order the recoupment of any | ||||||
| 17 | funds used for purposes not permitted pursuant to | ||||||
| 18 | subsection (c). Upon any action, finding, order, | ||||||
| 19 | suspension, revocation or denial of one or more benefits | ||||||
| 20 | or privileges of Section 11 by the Secretary of State, an | ||||||
| 21 | aggrieved party, may submit a request to the Secretary of | ||||||
| 22 | State, or the Secretary of State may petition, to conduct | ||||||
| 23 | an administrative hearing. The Secretary of State shall | ||||||
| 24 | establish by rule the procedures, terms, and conditions | ||||||
| 25 | for such administrative hearing. The findings and | ||||||
| 26 | decisions upon an administrative hearing of the Secretary | ||||||
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| 1 | shall be subject to judicial review in the Circuit Court | ||||||
| 2 | of the County of Sangamon or the County of Cook, and the | ||||||
| 3 | provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all | ||||||
| 4 | amendments and modifications thereof and rules adopted | ||||||
| 5 | pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all such reviewable | ||||||
| 6 | matters. | ||||||
| 7 | Section 12. Bargaining, impasse resolution procedures, and | ||||||
| 8 | approval of sectoral agreement by the Department. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) Once the Board certifies that a TND organization is | ||||||
| 10 | the exclusive bargaining representative for the bargaining | ||||||
| 11 | unit, the Board shall notify all covered TNCs, and all covered | ||||||
| 12 | TNCs shall be required to bargain with the exclusive | ||||||
| 13 | bargaining representative concerning mandatory subjects of | ||||||
| 14 | bargaining. The covered TNCs and TND organization may bargain | ||||||
| 15 | concerning other subjects agreed to by the parties. To | ||||||
| 16 | facilitate negotiations, the covered TNCs may form an industry | ||||||
| 17 | association to negotiate on their behalf. If the covered TNCs | ||||||
| 18 | choose not to form an association, any recommended agreement | ||||||
| 19 | must be approved by (i) at least 2 industry member covered TNCs | ||||||
| 20 | and (ii) member covered TNCs representing at least 80% of the | ||||||
| 21 | market share of that industry in the State, with votes | ||||||
| 22 | determined in proportion to the number of rides completed by | ||||||
| 23 | TNDs contracting directly with the covered TNC in the 2 | ||||||
| 24 | calendar quarters preceding the certification of the exclusive | ||||||
| 25 | bargaining representative. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) Each individual covered TNC shall retain exclusive | ||||||
| 2 | control over the development, maintenance, design, pricing, | ||||||
| 3 | and implementation of its product and product features, | ||||||
| 4 | software, contract terms, algorithm, and operations and areas | ||||||
| 5 | of service. | ||||||
| 6 | (c) A sectoral agreement submitted to the Department for | ||||||
| 7 | approval pursuant to subsection (i) shall address, at minimum, | ||||||
| 8 | the following subjects, each of which must be set forth | ||||||
| 9 | separately in the sectoral agreement, unless a subject is | ||||||
| 10 | expressly waived by mutual agreement of the exclusive | ||||||
| 11 | bargaining representative and the covered TNCs: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) Compensation. | ||||||
| 13 | (2) Benefits. | ||||||
| 14 | (3) Appeals process for deactivations. | ||||||
| 15 | (4) Representation of TNC drivers in deactivation | ||||||
| 16 | appeals. | ||||||
| 17 | (5) Paid leave. | ||||||
| 18 | (6) Information disclosed to TNC drivers about trips | ||||||
| 19 | on per-trip, weekly, and monthly earnings receipts and | ||||||
| 20 | summaries, and on initial ride offers. | ||||||
| 21 | (7) Grievance and arbitration procedures to resolve | ||||||
| 22 | disputes arising under the sectoral agreement. Such | ||||||
| 23 | arbitration provisions shall be subject to the Illinois | ||||||
| 24 | Uniform Arbitration Act unless otherwise provided in the | ||||||
| 25 | sectoral agreement. | ||||||
| 26 | (8) Safety mandates imposed by the covered TNCs that | ||||||
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| 1 | require TNC drivers to purchase safety equipment or | ||||||
| 2 | purchase safety software, and safety features or protocols | ||||||
| 3 | proposed by the exclusive bargaining representative that | ||||||
| 4 | have a demonstrable purpose of reducing the risk of | ||||||
| 5 | physical assault or injury to TNC drivers. For the | ||||||
| 6 | purposes of this paragraph, "purchase" includes an | ||||||
| 7 | automatic withdrawal from TNC driver earnings. | ||||||
| 8 | (9) Labor-management committees. | ||||||
| 9 | (10) Reasonable access by the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 10 | representative to covered TNC-to-TNC driver communication | ||||||
| 11 | systems. | ||||||
| 12 | (11) Deduction of voluntary fees and dues from | ||||||
| 13 | payments to TNC drivers. | ||||||
| 14 | (12) Duration of the sectoral agreement, which shall | ||||||
| 15 | be between 3 and 5 years. | ||||||
| 16 | (13) Insurance coverage for occupational accidents or | ||||||
| 17 | injuries. | ||||||
| 18 | (14) Compensation or supplemental insurance for job | ||||||
| 19 | loss. | ||||||
| 20 | (15) Deactivation process requirements. Such | ||||||
| 21 | deactivation process requirements shall include, but not | ||||||
| 22 | be limited to, the right of TNDs to a written notice | ||||||
| 23 | stating the specific reason for deactivation, advanced | ||||||
| 24 | notice prior to deactivation, except where immediate | ||||||
| 25 | safety risks to passengers or the public require emergency | ||||||
| 26 | action, in which case the driver shall receive notice | ||||||
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| 1 | promptly upon deactivation, and a meaningful opportunity | ||||||
| 2 | to respond. | ||||||
| 3 | (16) Earnings transparency requirements. Such earnings | ||||||
| 4 | transparency requirements shall include, but not be | ||||||
| 5 | limited to, the right of TNDs to (a) a weekly earnings | ||||||
| 6 | summary disclosing the total fares collected from | ||||||
| 7 | passengers, the total amount earned by the driver, | ||||||
| 8 | third-party expenses, refunds, tips, and service fees | ||||||
| 9 | charged by a TNC, and (b) within 24 hours of each completed | ||||||
| 10 | ride, an itemized per-trip receipt accessible through the | ||||||
| 11 | application, disclosing the total amount paid by the | ||||||
| 12 | passenger, all fees applied to the trip, the portion of | ||||||
| 13 | the fare paid to the driver, and the tip amount, if any. | ||||||
| 14 | (17) Portable benefits contributions, such as | ||||||
| 15 | contributions for health, disability, or retirement | ||||||
| 16 | benefits that would accrue to the TND. | ||||||
| 17 | (d) A sectoral agreement, including an agreement | ||||||
| 18 | recommended by an arbitrator pursuant to paragraph (6) of | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (h), shall not contain a provision that prevents an | ||||||
| 20 | individual covered TNC from exercising its autonomy pursuant | ||||||
| 21 | to subsection (b). | ||||||
| 22 | (e) The negotiated sectoral agreement shall be submitted | ||||||
| 23 | by the TND organization to a vote by all TNDs who have | ||||||
| 24 | completed at least 100 trips in the previous calendar quarter. | ||||||
| 25 | Such vote shall be conducted by the TND organization pursuant | ||||||
| 26 | to procedures determined at the discretion of the TND | ||||||
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| 1 | organization. If approved by a majority of TNDs who vote, the | ||||||
| 2 | sectoral agreement shall be submitted to the Department for | ||||||
| 3 | approval. If a majority of valid votes cast by the TNDs are not | ||||||
| 4 | in favor of the sectoral agreement, the TND organization and | ||||||
| 5 | the covered TNCs will resume negotiating. | ||||||
| 6 | (f) For the purposes of this Section, an impasse may be | ||||||
| 7 | deemed to exist if the covered TNCs and exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 8 | representative fail to achieve agreement by the end of a | ||||||
| 9 | 210-day period from the date a TND organization has been | ||||||
| 10 | certified as the exclusive bargaining representative. | ||||||
| 11 | Bargaining for a successor sectoral agreement shall begin | ||||||
| 12 | either at the request of the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 13 | representative or covered TNCs at least 60 days before the | ||||||
| 14 | expiration date of the prior approved sectoral agreement. In | ||||||
| 15 | the case of bargaining for a successor sectoral agreement, an | ||||||
| 16 | impasse may be deemed to exist if the covered TNCs and | ||||||
| 17 | exclusive bargaining representative fail to achieve agreement | ||||||
| 18 | by the end of the 60-day period of negotiations preceding the | ||||||
| 19 | expiration date of the prior approved sectoral agreement. | ||||||
| 20 | (g) Upon impasse, any of the affected covered TNCs or the | ||||||
| 21 | exclusive bargaining representative may request the Board to | ||||||
| 22 | render assistance as provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 23 | (h) Upon receiving a timely request from an exclusive | ||||||
| 24 | bargaining representative or covered TNC for commencement of | ||||||
| 25 | an impasse proceeding, the Board shall aid the parties as | ||||||
| 26 | follows: | ||||||
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| 1 | (1) To assist the parties to effect a voluntary | ||||||
| 2 | resolution of the dispute, the Board shall provide the | ||||||
| 3 | parties with a list of qualified mediators as maintained | ||||||
| 4 | by the Board within 7 days after the request for | ||||||
| 5 | commencement of impasse proceedings. Within 7 days after | ||||||
| 6 | receipt of such list, the parties shall either select a | ||||||
| 7 | mediator from the Board's list or select another mutually | ||||||
| 8 | agreed mediator. Each of the affected parties (affected | ||||||
| 9 | covered TNCs and the exclusive bargaining representative) | ||||||
| 10 | shall have an equal say in the selection of the mediator | ||||||
| 11 | and each of the affected parties shall share equally the | ||||||
| 12 | cost of the mediator. If the parties fail to select a | ||||||
| 13 | mediator and notify the Board of their selection, within 7 | ||||||
| 14 | days after the date the Board provided the list of | ||||||
| 15 | mediators, the Board shall appoint a mediator from the | ||||||
| 16 | list. The Board shall make such an appointment and notify | ||||||
| 17 | the parties within 7 days. If the mediator is unable to | ||||||
| 18 | achieve agreement between the parties concerning an | ||||||
| 19 | appropriate resolution within 60 days after the Board has | ||||||
| 20 | provided the parties the list of mediators, any party may | ||||||
| 21 | petition the Board to refer the dispute to an arbitrator. | ||||||
| 22 | (2) Upon timely petition of either party, the Board | ||||||
| 23 | shall refer the dispute to an arbitrator as provided. | ||||||
| 24 | (3) Each of the affected parties (affected covered | ||||||
| 25 | TNCs and the exclusive bargaining representative) shall | ||||||
| 26 | have an equal say in the selection of the arbitrator and | ||||||
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| 1 | each of the affected parties shall share equally the cost | ||||||
| 2 | of the arbitrator. If the parties are unable to agree upon | ||||||
| 3 | the arbitrator within 7 days after the Board notifies the | ||||||
| 4 | covered TNCs of the need to appoint an arbitrator, the | ||||||
| 5 | Board shall submit to the parties a list of qualified, | ||||||
| 6 | disinterested persons for the selection of an arbitrator. | ||||||
| 7 | A representative of each of the parties shall alternately | ||||||
| 8 | strike from the list one of the names with the order of | ||||||
| 9 | striking determined by lot, until the remaining one person | ||||||
| 10 | shall be designated as the arbitrator. Each party shall | ||||||
| 11 | select its representative for this purpose as it sees fit. | ||||||
| 12 | A party's failure to agree upon the designation of its | ||||||
| 13 | representative shall result in the failure of the striking | ||||||
| 14 | procedure, but shall not impede the Board's appointment of | ||||||
| 15 | the arbitrator upon such failure. The striking process | ||||||
| 16 | shall be completed within 5 days after receipt of the | ||||||
| 17 | Board's list. The representatives who undertake the | ||||||
| 18 | striking shall notify the Board of the designated | ||||||
| 19 | arbitrator. If the parties are unable to select the | ||||||
| 20 | arbitrator within 5 days following receipt of this list, | ||||||
| 21 | the Board shall appoint the arbitrator. | ||||||
| 22 | (4) The arbitrator shall hold hearings on all matters | ||||||
| 23 | related to the dispute, concerning mandatory subjects of | ||||||
| 24 | bargaining, and any other subject agreed to be submitted | ||||||
| 25 | by the covered TNCs and the TND organization. The parties | ||||||
| 26 | may be heard either in person, by counsel, or by other | ||||||
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| 1 | representatives, as they may respectively designate. The | ||||||
| 2 | arbitrator shall determine the order of presentation by | ||||||
| 3 | the parties, and shall have discretion and authority to | ||||||
| 4 | decide all procedural issues that may be raised. | ||||||
| 5 | (5) The parties may present, either orally or in | ||||||
| 6 | writing, or both, statements of fact, supporting witnesses | ||||||
| 7 | and other evidence, and argument of their respective | ||||||
| 8 | positions with respect to each case. The arbitrator shall | ||||||
| 9 | have authority to require the production of such | ||||||
| 10 | additional evidence, either oral or written as they may | ||||||
| 11 | desire from the parties and shall provide at the request | ||||||
| 12 | of either party that a full and complete record be kept of | ||||||
| 13 | any such hearings, the cost of such record to be borne by | ||||||
| 14 | the requesting party. If such a record is created, it | ||||||
| 15 | shall be shared with all parties regardless of which party | ||||||
| 16 | paid for it. | ||||||
| 17 | (6) The arbitrator shall make a just and reasonable | ||||||
| 18 | determination of the matters in dispute, set forth in | ||||||
| 19 | paragraph (4) of subsection (h), and within 90 days after | ||||||
| 20 | the arbitrator's appointment shall issue a determination | ||||||
| 21 | that shall apply to all covered TNCs and the exclusive | ||||||
| 22 | bargaining representative. The time period for the | ||||||
| 23 | arbitrator's determination may be extended by the | ||||||
| 24 | arbitrator upon good cause shown, or by agreement by the | ||||||
| 25 | parties. In arriving at such determination, the arbitrator | ||||||
| 26 | shall specify the basis for the arbitrator's findings, | ||||||
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| 1 | taking into consideration, in addition to any factors | ||||||
| 2 | recommended by the parties that the arbitrator finds to be | ||||||
| 3 | consistent with this Act, the following: | ||||||
| 4 | (i) whether the compensation, benefits, and | ||||||
| 5 | conditions of work of the TNDs achieve the policy | ||||||
| 6 | goals set forth in Section 2; such compensation and | ||||||
| 7 | benefits must take into account the real cost of | ||||||
| 8 | living, and may substantially exceed any statutory | ||||||
| 9 | minimum wage, and should be a sufficient amount such | ||||||
| 10 | that the TNDs do not need to rely upon any public | ||||||
| 11 | benefits; | ||||||
| 12 | (ii) whether the most efficient way to provide | ||||||
| 13 | benefits is through a portable benefits fund, and if | ||||||
| 14 | so, how to best assess each covered TNC a portion of | ||||||
| 15 | the costs of providing those benefits; | ||||||
| 16 | (iii) the financial ability of the affected | ||||||
| 17 | covered TNCs to pay for the compensation and benefits | ||||||
| 18 | in question and the impact on the delivery of services | ||||||
| 19 | provided by the covered TNCs; | ||||||
| 20 | (iv) the establishment of a reasonable | ||||||
| 21 | deactivation appeals process that will allow TNDs a | ||||||
| 22 | reasonable expectation of uninterrupted work; and | ||||||
| 23 | (v) comparison of particularities in regard to | ||||||
| 24 | other trades or professions, including specifically, | ||||||
| 25 | hazards of work, physical qualifications, educational | ||||||
| 26 | qualifications, mental qualifications, job training, | ||||||
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| 1 | and skills. | ||||||
| 2 | (i) Any sectoral agreement, whether agreed upon between | ||||||
| 3 | covered TNCs and the exclusive bargaining representative of | ||||||
| 4 | TNDs in the bargaining unit or as determined by an arbitrator, | ||||||
| 5 | under this Act shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved | ||||||
| 6 | by the Department. In deciding whether to grant approval to | ||||||
| 7 | such sectoral agreement, the Department's decision shall be | ||||||
| 8 | based on the factors specified in subsection (c) and in | ||||||
| 9 | paragraph (6) of subsection (h), and the policies set forth in | ||||||
| 10 | Section 2. Within 60 days after submission of the recommended | ||||||
| 11 | sectoral agreement, the Department shall approve or disapprove | ||||||
| 12 | the sectoral agreement. Upon approval by the Department, the | ||||||
| 13 | terms of the sectoral agreement shall be the effective | ||||||
| 14 | regulations of covered TNCs, the exclusive bargaining | ||||||
| 15 | representative, and TNDs in the bargaining unit, with respect | ||||||
| 16 | to TND standards, enforceable through the provisions of the | ||||||
| 17 | sectoral agreement and this Act. If the Department disapproves | ||||||
| 18 | of the sectoral agreement, the Department may make | ||||||
| 19 | recommendations for amendments to the sectoral agreement that | ||||||
| 20 | would cause the Department to approve the sectoral agreement. | ||||||
| 21 | Any new terms for the bargaining unit shall be set in | ||||||
| 22 | accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. | ||||||
| 23 | (j) The exclusive bargaining representative and the | ||||||
| 24 | covered TNCs may mutually agree to recommend changes to an | ||||||
| 25 | approved sectoral agreement. Such recommended changes to an | ||||||
| 26 | approved sectoral agreement must be submitted to the | ||||||
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| 1 | Department for approval or disapproval pursuant to subsection | ||||||
| 2 | (i). | ||||||
| 3 | (k) After the exhaustion of any arbitration required by a | ||||||
| 4 | sectoral agreement, suits for violation of a sectoral | ||||||
| 5 | agreement approved by the Department may be brought by a | ||||||
| 6 | covered TNC or exclusive bargaining representative in the | ||||||
| 7 | circuit court in the county in which the covered TNC transacts | ||||||
| 8 | business or has its principal office. | ||||||
| 9 | Section 13. Compliance with other laws. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) Notwithstanding any other law, with respect to | ||||||
| 11 | transportation network company services performed by | ||||||
| 12 | transportation network drivers for a covered TNC, the | ||||||
| 13 | obligations imposed by the Illinois Secure Choice Savings | ||||||
| 14 | Program Act, the Minimum Wage Law, the Equal Wage Act, the | ||||||
| 15 | Equal Pay Act of 2003, the Illinois Wage Payment and | ||||||
| 16 | Collection Act, the Sales Representative Act, the Prevailing | ||||||
| 17 | Wage Act, the Burial Rights Act, the One Day Rest In Seven Act, | ||||||
| 18 | the Eight Hour Work Day Act, the School Visitation Rights Act, | ||||||
| 19 | the Civil Air Patrol Leave Act, the Employee Blood and Organ | ||||||
| 20 | Donation Leave Act, the Employee Medical Contribution Act, the | ||||||
| 21 | Military Leave Act, the Family Bereavement Leave Act, the | ||||||
| 22 | Employer as Lessee Bond Act, the Child Extended Bereavement | ||||||
| 23 | Leave Act, the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act, the | ||||||
| 24 | Employee Benefit Contribution Act, the Personal Service Wage | ||||||
| 25 | Refund Act, the Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act, the | ||||||
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| 1 | Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, the Victims' Economic | ||||||
| 2 | Security and Safety Act, the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights | ||||||
| 3 | Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Illinois Fringe | ||||||
| 4 | Benefit Portability and Continuity Act, the Employee Sick | ||||||
| 5 | Leave Act, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, the Workers' | ||||||
| 6 | Compensation Act, the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, and | ||||||
| 7 | the Unemployment Insurance Act shall be deemed satisfied and | ||||||
| 8 | not separately enforceable if the covered TNC is in good-faith | ||||||
| 9 | compliance with this Act or with any sectoral agreement | ||||||
| 10 | approved pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) Compliance with this Act or with an approved sectoral | ||||||
| 12 | agreement shall not establish or give rise to a presumption of | ||||||
| 13 | an employment relationship between a TNC and a TND for any | ||||||
| 14 | purpose under State or local law. | ||||||
| 15 | (c) With respect to transportation network company | ||||||
| 16 | services performed by a transportation network driver for a | ||||||
| 17 | covered transportation network company, the benefits, earnings | ||||||
| 18 | provisions, leave, or standards in an approved sectoral | ||||||
| 19 | agreement, if any, shall be enforceable exclusively pursuant | ||||||
| 20 | to the terms of the sectoral agreement or the provisions of | ||||||
| 21 | this Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (d) This Section is inoperative 5 years after the | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of this Act, unless prior to that date a | ||||||
| 24 | sectoral agreement has been approved by the Department | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to the Act, in which case this Section shall not be | ||||||
| 26 | inoperative. If this Section is inoperative, no claims covered | ||||||
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| 1 | by this Section shall have their statutes of limitations | ||||||
| 2 | tolled during the period this Section is operative. | ||||||
| 3 | Section 14. Home rule. | ||||||
| 4 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
| 5 | regulation of transportation network driver labor relations is | ||||||
| 6 | an exclusive power and function of the State. A unit of local | ||||||
| 7 | government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate | ||||||
| 8 | transportation network driver labor relations. This subsection | ||||||
| 9 | is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions | ||||||
| 10 | under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) Upon approval of a sectoral agreement pursuant to this | ||||||
| 13 | Act, the regulation of transportation network driver earnings, | ||||||
| 14 | benefits, or other conditions of work set forth in subsection | ||||||
| 15 | (c) of Section 12 is an exclusive power and function of the | ||||||
| 16 | State. Upon approval of a sectoral agreement pursuant to this | ||||||
| 17 | Act, a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, | ||||||
| 18 | may not regulate transportation network driver earnings, | ||||||
| 19 | benefits, or other conditions of work set forth in subsection | ||||||
| 20 | (c) of Section 12, and any such existing ordinance, | ||||||
| 21 | regulation, or measure shall be preempted by the approved | ||||||
| 22 | sectoral agreement. This subsection is a denial and limitation | ||||||
| 23 | of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of | ||||||
| 24 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 15. Applicability of other labor standards. Other | ||||||
| 2 | than as established in this Act, no arbitrator's determination | ||||||
| 3 | or sectoral agreement approved by the Department shall | ||||||
| 4 | diminish or erode any minimum labor standard that would | ||||||
| 5 | otherwise apply to a TND. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 16. Rulemaking. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) The Board, the Department, and the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 8 | shall make such rules as may be appropriate to effectuate the | ||||||
| 9 | purposes and provisions of this Act. In order to provide for | ||||||
| 10 | the expeditious and timely implementation of the provisions of | ||||||
| 11 | this Act, such rules may be adopted by the Board, the | ||||||
| 12 | Department, or the Secretary of State as emergency rules | ||||||
| 13 | pursuant to Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
| 14 | Procedure Act within 6 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
| 15 | Act. The adoption of those emergency rules shall be considered | ||||||
| 16 | an emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety, | ||||||
| 17 | and welfare. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The Board may apply, in its discretion, applicable | ||||||
| 19 | rules adopted under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to | ||||||
| 20 | the extent those procedures are not inconsistent with the | ||||||
| 21 | procedures specified in this Act. To effect that purpose, the | ||||||
| 22 | Board may, in its discretion, and to the extent doing so is not | ||||||
| 23 | inconsistent with the procedures specified in this Act, | ||||||
| 24 | interpret rules adopted under the Illinois Public Labor | ||||||
| 25 | Relations Act, referencing "employer" to include a | ||||||
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| 1 | transportation network company, referencing "employee" to | ||||||
| 2 | include a transportation network driver, and referencing a | ||||||
| 3 | "labor organization" to include a transportation network | ||||||
| 4 | driver organization. | ||||||
| 5 | (c) The rules shall establish the obligations and | ||||||
| 6 | procedures for the Board and TND organizations to protect TND | ||||||
| 7 | data from public disclosure and unauthorized use, including: | ||||||
| 8 | (i) minimization of data collected to what is necessary under | ||||||
| 9 | this Act; (ii) encryption standards adhering to recognized | ||||||
| 10 | security protocols; (iii) access controls to ensure that only | ||||||
| 11 | authorized persons can view or process driver data; (iv) data | ||||||
| 12 | retention policy; (v) auditing and compliance monitoring; (vi) | ||||||
| 13 | data breach protocol; (vii) limitations on data use; and | ||||||
| 14 | (viii) limiting the disclosure of driver personal identifying | ||||||
| 15 | information to the confidential uses necessary to effectuate | ||||||
| 16 | this Act and not for the purpose of enforcing federal | ||||||
| 17 | immigration law or providing it to an agency that primarily | ||||||
| 18 | enforces immigration law, unless the Board is provided with a | ||||||
| 19 | lawful court order or judicial warrant signed by a judge | ||||||
| 20 | appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States | ||||||
| 21 | Constitution, a federal grand jury or trial subpoena, or as | ||||||
| 22 | otherwise required by federal law. | ||||||
| 23 | Section 17. Public records. Any record furnished to the | ||||||
| 24 | Board, Department, or other state agency by a TNC pursuant to | ||||||
| 25 | this Act including, but not limited to, TND records, shall not | ||||||
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| 1 | be considered a public record as defined in subsection (c) of | ||||||
| 2 | Section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act. Such records are | ||||||
| 3 | confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Board or any | ||||||
| 4 | persons who may be authorized by the Board to process them | ||||||
| 5 | solely for the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 900. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | ||||||
| 7 | amended by adding Section 5-45.71 as follows: | ||||||
| 8 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.71 new) | ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 5-45.71. Emergency rulemaking; Transportation Network | ||||||
| 10 | Driver Labor Relations Act. To provide for the expeditious and | ||||||
| 11 | timely implementation of the Transportation Network Driver | ||||||
| 12 | Labor Relations Act, emergency rules implementing the | ||||||
| 13 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act may be | ||||||
| 14 | adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Illinois Labor | ||||||
| 15 | Relations Board, or the Department of Labor, or the Secretary | ||||||
| 16 | of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by | ||||||
| 17 | Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the | ||||||
| 18 | public interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
| 19 | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date | ||||||
| 20 | of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. | ||||||
| 21 | Section 905. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by | ||||||
| 22 | changing Section 7.5 as follows: | ||||||
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| 1 | (5 ILCS 140/7.5) | ||||||
| 2 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-441 and | ||||||
| 3 | 104-457) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | ||||||
| 5 | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be | ||||||
| 6 | exempt from inspection and copying: | ||||||
| 7 | (a) All information determined to be confidential | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | ||||||
| 9 | Development Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | ||||||
| 11 | library users with specific materials under the Library | ||||||
| 12 | Records Confidentiality Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | ||||||
| 14 | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 15 | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other | ||||||
| 16 | records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 17 | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | ||||||
| 18 | has received. | ||||||
| 19 | (d) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 20 | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | ||||||
| 21 | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted | ||||||
| 22 | infection or any information the disclosure of which is | ||||||
| 23 | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted | ||||||
| 24 | Infection Control Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
| 26 | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | ||||||
| 2 | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | ||||||
| 3 | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 5 | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | ||||||
| 6 | Tuition Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
| 8 | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | ||||||
| 9 | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | ||||||
| 10 | general's office that would be exempt if created or | ||||||
| 11 | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | ||||||
| 12 | that Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | ||||||
| 14 | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a | ||||||
| 15 | local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 17 | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | ||||||
| 18 | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers | ||||||
| 19 | under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | ||||||
| 21 | or driver identification information compiled by a law | ||||||
| 22 | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 23 | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 24 | (l) Records and information provided to a residential | ||||||
| 25 | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | ||||||
| 26 | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Prevention Review Team Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | ||||||
| 3 | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | ||||||
| 4 | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 5 | authorized under that Article. | ||||||
| 6 | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | ||||||
| 7 | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | ||||||
| 8 | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the | ||||||
| 9 | Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection | ||||||
| 10 | (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the | ||||||
| 11 | case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the | ||||||
| 12 | death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. | ||||||
| 13 | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 14 | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | ||||||
| 15 | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | ||||||
| 17 | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | ||||||
| 18 | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the | ||||||
| 19 | Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and | ||||||
| 20 | 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the | ||||||
| 21 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional | ||||||
| 22 | Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the | ||||||
| 23 | Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair | ||||||
| 24 | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | ||||||
| 25 | Act (repealed). | ||||||
| 26 | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Personnel Record Review Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois School Student Records Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 5 | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (t) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | ||||||
| 8 | team of experts under the Developmental Disability and | ||||||
| 9 | Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). | ||||||
| 10 | (v) Names and information of people who have applied | ||||||
| 11 | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | ||||||
| 12 | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | ||||||
| 13 | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | ||||||
| 14 | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the | ||||||
| 15 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | ||||||
| 16 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed | ||||||
| 17 | Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed | ||||||
| 18 | Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | ||||||
| 19 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
| 21 | Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under | ||||||
| 22 | Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | ||||||
| 24 | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | ||||||
| 25 | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | ||||||
| 2 | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | ||||||
| 4 | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | ||||||
| 5 | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | ||||||
| 6 | information about the identity and administrative finding | ||||||
| 7 | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | ||||||
| 8 | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of | ||||||
| 9 | an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | ||||||
| 10 | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | ||||||
| 12 | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory | ||||||
| 13 | Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | ||||||
| 14 | Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
| 17 | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from | ||||||
| 18 | disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 19 | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | ||||||
| 20 | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 21 | authorized under that Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 23 | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | ||||||
| 24 | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 26 | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 2 | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (gg) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 4 | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
| 5 | Code. | ||||||
| 6 | (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 7 | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | ||||||
| 8 | (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 9 | under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of | ||||||
| 10 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 11 | (jj) Information and reports that are required to be | ||||||
| 12 | submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day | ||||||
| 13 | and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from | ||||||
| 14 | disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day | ||||||
| 15 | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the | ||||||
| 17 | Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 19 | and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 20 | Aid Code. | ||||||
| 21 | (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 22 | Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 24 | Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports | ||||||
| 26 | arising out of a peer support counseling session | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders | ||||||
| 2 | Suicide Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to | ||||||
| 4 | an employee of an emergency services provider or law | ||||||
| 5 | enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide | ||||||
| 6 | Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (qq) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 8 | Public Health and its authorized representatives collected | ||||||
| 9 | under the Reproductive Health Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 11 | the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of | ||||||
| 13 | Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy | ||||||
| 16 | Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that | ||||||
| 17 | Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 19 | Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 21 | subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 23 | (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 24 | Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or | ||||||
| 26 | information that shall not be made public under the | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 2 | (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 3 | the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 7 | under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. | ||||||
| 8 | (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure | ||||||
| 9 | by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State | ||||||
| 10 | Police Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 12 | 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | ||||||
| 13 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 14 | (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 15 | under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for | ||||||
| 16 | Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human | ||||||
| 17 | Trafficking, or Stalking Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 19 | under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic | ||||||
| 20 | Violence Fatality Review Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera | ||||||
| 22 | Act and all automated license plate reader (ALPR) | ||||||
| 23 | information used and collected by the Illinois State | ||||||
| 24 | Police. "ALPR information" means information gathered by | ||||||
| 25 | an ALPR or created from the analysis of data generated by | ||||||
| 26 | an ALPR. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | July 1, 2028. | ||||||
| 2 | (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under | ||||||
| 3 | paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse | ||||||
| 4 | Agency Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State | ||||||
| 6 | Police in an affidavit or application for an assault | ||||||
| 7 | weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, | ||||||
| 8 | .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge | ||||||
| 9 | endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card | ||||||
| 10 | Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of | ||||||
| 12 | the School Safety Drill Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 14 | 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. | ||||||
| 15 | (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited | ||||||
| 16 | from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship | ||||||
| 17 | Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 19 | 2-3.196 of the School Code. | ||||||
| 20 | (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 21 | under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Power Agency Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce | ||||||
| 24 | and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the | ||||||
| 25 | Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (ooo) Data or information provided pursuant to Section | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (ppp) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 3 | Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (qqq) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 5 | Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (rrr) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 7 | under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money Transmission | ||||||
| 8 | Modernization Act. | ||||||
| 9 | (sss) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 10 | 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (ttt) Audio recordings made under Section 30 of the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois State Police Act, except to the extent authorized | ||||||
| 13 | under that Section. | ||||||
| 14 | (uuu) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 15 | under Section 30-5 of the Digital Assets Regulation Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (vvv) Information prohibited or exempt from being | ||||||
| 17 | disclosed under the Transportation Network Driver Labor | ||||||
| 18 | Relations Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; | ||||||
| 20 | 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. | ||||||
| 21 | 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, | ||||||
| 22 | eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; | ||||||
| 23 | 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786, eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. | ||||||
| 24 | 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1081, | ||||||
| 25 | eff. 3-21-25; 104-10, eff. 6-16-25; 104-18, eff. 6-30-25; | ||||||
| 26 | 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-428, eff. 8-18-25; revised | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | 9-10-25.) | ||||||
| 2 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457 but | ||||||
| 3 | before 104-441) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | ||||||
| 5 | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be | ||||||
| 6 | exempt from inspection and copying: | ||||||
| 7 | (a) All information determined to be confidential | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | ||||||
| 9 | Development Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | ||||||
| 11 | library users with specific materials under the Library | ||||||
| 12 | Records Confidentiality Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | ||||||
| 14 | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 15 | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other | ||||||
| 16 | records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 17 | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | ||||||
| 18 | has received. | ||||||
| 19 | (d) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 20 | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | ||||||
| 21 | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted | ||||||
| 22 | infection or any information the disclosure of which is | ||||||
| 23 | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted | ||||||
| 24 | Infection Control Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | ||||||
| 3 | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | ||||||
| 4 | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 6 | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | ||||||
| 7 | Tuition Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
| 9 | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | ||||||
| 10 | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | ||||||
| 11 | general's office that would be exempt if created or | ||||||
| 12 | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | ||||||
| 13 | that Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | ||||||
| 15 | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a | ||||||
| 16 | local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted | ||||||
| 17 | under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | ||||||
| 19 | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers | ||||||
| 20 | under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | ||||||
| 22 | or driver identification information compiled by a law | ||||||
| 23 | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 24 | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 25 | (l) Records and information provided to a residential | ||||||
| 26 | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | ||||||
| 2 | Prevention Review Team Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | ||||||
| 4 | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | ||||||
| 5 | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 6 | authorized under that Article. | ||||||
| 7 | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | ||||||
| 8 | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | ||||||
| 9 | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the | ||||||
| 10 | Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection | ||||||
| 11 | (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the | ||||||
| 12 | case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the | ||||||
| 13 | death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. | ||||||
| 14 | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 15 | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | ||||||
| 16 | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | ||||||
| 18 | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | ||||||
| 19 | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and | ||||||
| 21 | 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the | ||||||
| 22 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Northern | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Transit Authority under Section 2.11 of the | ||||||
| 24 | Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, or the St. Clair | ||||||
| 25 | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | ||||||
| 26 | Act (repealed). | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| 2 | Personnel Record Review Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois School Student Records Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 6 | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (t) (Blank). | ||||||
| 8 | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | ||||||
| 9 | team of experts under the Developmental Disability and | ||||||
| 10 | Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). | ||||||
| 11 | (v) Names and information of people who have applied | ||||||
| 12 | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | ||||||
| 13 | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | ||||||
| 14 | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | ||||||
| 15 | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the | ||||||
| 16 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | ||||||
| 17 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed | ||||||
| 18 | Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed | ||||||
| 19 | Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | ||||||
| 20 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
| 22 | Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under | ||||||
| 23 | Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | ||||||
| 25 | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | ||||||
| 26 | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 2 | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | ||||||
| 3 | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 4 | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | ||||||
| 5 | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | ||||||
| 6 | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | ||||||
| 7 | information about the identity and administrative finding | ||||||
| 8 | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | ||||||
| 9 | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of | ||||||
| 10 | an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | ||||||
| 11 | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | ||||||
| 13 | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory | ||||||
| 14 | Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | ||||||
| 15 | Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 17 | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from | ||||||
| 19 | disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 20 | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | ||||||
| 21 | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 22 | authorized under that Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 24 | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | ||||||
| 25 | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 3 | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (gg) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 5 | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
| 6 | Code. | ||||||
| 7 | (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 8 | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 10 | under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of | ||||||
| 11 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 12 | (jj) Information and reports that are required to be | ||||||
| 13 | submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day | ||||||
| 14 | and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from | ||||||
| 15 | disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day | ||||||
| 16 | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the | ||||||
| 18 | Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 20 | and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 21 | Aid Code. | ||||||
| 22 | (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 23 | Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 25 | Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | arising out of a peer support counseling session | ||||||
| 2 | prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders | ||||||
| 3 | Suicide Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to | ||||||
| 5 | an employee of an emergency services provider or law | ||||||
| 6 | enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide | ||||||
| 7 | Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (qq) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 9 | Public Health and its authorized representatives collected | ||||||
| 10 | under the Reproductive Health Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 12 | the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of | ||||||
| 14 | Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy | ||||||
| 17 | Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that | ||||||
| 18 | Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 20 | Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 22 | subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 24 | (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 25 | Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | information that shall not be made public under the | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 4 | the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure | ||||||
| 10 | by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State | ||||||
| 11 | Police Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 13 | 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | ||||||
| 14 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 15 | (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for | ||||||
| 17 | Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human | ||||||
| 18 | Trafficking, or Stalking Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 20 | under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic | ||||||
| 21 | Violence Fatality Review Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera | ||||||
| 23 | Act and all automated license plate reader (ALPR) | ||||||
| 24 | information used and collected by the Illinois State | ||||||
| 25 | Police. "ALPR information" means information gathered by | ||||||
| 26 | an ALPR or created from the analysis of data generated by | ||||||
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| 1 | an ALPR. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after | ||||||
| 2 | July 1, 2028. | ||||||
| 3 | (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under | ||||||
| 4 | paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse | ||||||
| 5 | Agency Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State | ||||||
| 7 | Police in an affidavit or application for an assault | ||||||
| 8 | weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, | ||||||
| 9 | .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge | ||||||
| 10 | endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card | ||||||
| 11 | Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of | ||||||
| 13 | the School Safety Drill Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 15 | 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. | ||||||
| 16 | (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited | ||||||
| 17 | from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship | ||||||
| 18 | Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 20 | 2-3.196 of the School Code. | ||||||
| 21 | (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 22 | under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Power Agency Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce | ||||||
| 25 | and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the | ||||||
| 26 | Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (ooo) Data or information provided pursuant to Section | ||||||
| 2 | 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (ppp) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 4 | Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (qqq) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 6 | Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (rrr) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money Transmission | ||||||
| 9 | Modernization Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (sss) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 11 | 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (ttt) Audio recordings made under Section 30 of the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois State Police Act, except to the extent authorized | ||||||
| 14 | under that Section. | ||||||
| 15 | (uuu) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 30-5 of the Digital Assets Regulation Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (www) Information prohibited or exempt from being | ||||||
| 18 | disclosed under the Transportation Network Driver Labor | ||||||
| 19 | Relations Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; | ||||||
| 21 | 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. | ||||||
| 22 | 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, | ||||||
| 23 | eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; | ||||||
| 24 | 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786, eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. | ||||||
| 25 | 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1081, | ||||||
| 26 | eff. 3-21-25; 104-10, eff. 6-16-25; 104-18, eff. 6-30-25; | ||||||
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| 1 | 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-428, eff. 8-18-25; 104-457, eff. | ||||||
| 2 | 6-1-26; revised 1-7-26.) | ||||||
| 3 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-441) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for | ||||||
| 5 | by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be | ||||||
| 6 | exempt from inspection and copying: | ||||||
| 7 | (a) All information determined to be confidential | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and | ||||||
| 9 | Development Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) Library circulation and order records identifying | ||||||
| 11 | library users with specific materials under the Library | ||||||
| 12 | Records Confidentiality Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (c) Applications, related documents, and medical | ||||||
| 14 | records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 15 | Procedures Board and any and all documents or other | ||||||
| 16 | records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation | ||||||
| 17 | Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it | ||||||
| 18 | has received. | ||||||
| 19 | (d) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 20 | Public Health and its authorized representatives relating | ||||||
| 21 | to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted | ||||||
| 22 | infection or any information the disclosure of which is | ||||||
| 23 | restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted | ||||||
| 24 | Infection Control Act. | ||||||
| 25 | (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
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| 1 | under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of | ||||||
| 3 | the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying | ||||||
| 4 | Qualifications Based Selection Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 6 | and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid | ||||||
| 7 | Tuition Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted | ||||||
| 9 | under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and | ||||||
| 10 | records of any lawfully created State or local inspector | ||||||
| 11 | general's office that would be exempt if created or | ||||||
| 12 | obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under | ||||||
| 13 | that Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy | ||||||
| 15 | plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a | ||||||
| 16 | local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted | ||||||
| 17 | under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (j) Information and data concerning the distribution | ||||||
| 19 | of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers | ||||||
| 20 | under the Emergency Telephone System Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (k) Law enforcement officer identification information | ||||||
| 22 | or driver identification information compiled by a law | ||||||
| 23 | enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 24 | under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 25 | (l) Records and information provided to a residential | ||||||
| 26 | health care facility resident sexual assault and death | ||||||
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| 1 | review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse | ||||||
| 2 | Prevention Review Team Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (m) Information provided to the predatory lending | ||||||
| 4 | database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential | ||||||
| 5 | Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 6 | authorized under that Article. | ||||||
| 7 | (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of | ||||||
| 8 | compensation and expenses for court appointed trial | ||||||
| 9 | counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the | ||||||
| 10 | Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection | ||||||
| 11 | (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the | ||||||
| 12 | case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the | ||||||
| 13 | death penalty prior to trial or sentencing. | ||||||
| 14 | (o) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 15 | disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and | ||||||
| 16 | Hazardous Substances Registry Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, | ||||||
| 18 | investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or | ||||||
| 19 | information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and | ||||||
| 21 | 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the | ||||||
| 22 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Northern | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Transit Authority under Section 2.11 of the | ||||||
| 24 | Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, or the St. Clair | ||||||
| 25 | County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety | ||||||
| 26 | Act (repealed). | ||||||
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| 1 | (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| 2 | Personnel Record Review Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois School Student Records Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 6 | under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (t) (Blank). | ||||||
| 8 | (u) Records and information provided to an independent | ||||||
| 9 | team of experts under the Developmental Disability and | ||||||
| 10 | Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). | ||||||
| 11 | (v) Names and information of people who have applied | ||||||
| 12 | for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under | ||||||
| 13 | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for | ||||||
| 14 | or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm | ||||||
| 15 | Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the | ||||||
| 16 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the | ||||||
| 17 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed | ||||||
| 18 | Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed | ||||||
| 19 | Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the | ||||||
| 20 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
| 22 | Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under | ||||||
| 23 | Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (w) Personally identifiable information which is | ||||||
| 25 | exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section | ||||||
| 26 | 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 2 | under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section | ||||||
| 3 | 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 4 | (y) Confidential information under the Adult | ||||||
| 5 | Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling | ||||||
| 6 | statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including | ||||||
| 7 | information about the identity and administrative finding | ||||||
| 8 | against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated | ||||||
| 9 | decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of | ||||||
| 10 | an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established | ||||||
| 11 | under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (z) Records and information provided to a fatality | ||||||
| 13 | review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory | ||||||
| 14 | Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services | ||||||
| 15 | Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 17 | under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from | ||||||
| 19 | disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | ||||||
| 20 | (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement | ||||||
| 21 | Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent | ||||||
| 22 | authorized under that Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (dd) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 24 | disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common | ||||||
| 25 | Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
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| 1 | under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 3 | under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (gg) Information that is prohibited from being | ||||||
| 5 | disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
| 6 | Code. | ||||||
| 7 | (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 8 | Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure | ||||||
| 10 | under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of | ||||||
| 11 | the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 12 | (jj) Information and reports that are required to be | ||||||
| 13 | submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day | ||||||
| 14 | and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from | ||||||
| 15 | disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day | ||||||
| 16 | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the | ||||||
| 18 | Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted | ||||||
| 20 | and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 21 | Aid Code. | ||||||
| 22 | (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 23 | Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 25 | Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports | ||||||
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| 1 | arising out of a peer support counseling session | ||||||
| 2 | prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders | ||||||
| 3 | Suicide Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 4 | (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to | ||||||
| 5 | an employee of an emergency services provider or law | ||||||
| 6 | enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide | ||||||
| 7 | Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (qq) Information and records held by the Department of | ||||||
| 9 | Public Health and its authorized representatives collected | ||||||
| 10 | under the Reproductive Health Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 12 | the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of | ||||||
| 14 | Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy | ||||||
| 17 | Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that | ||||||
| 18 | Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 20 | Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. | ||||||
| 21 | (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 22 | subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 24 | (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 25 | Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or | ||||||
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| 1 | information that shall not be made public under the | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Insurance Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 4 | the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure | ||||||
| 10 | by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State | ||||||
| 11 | Police Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 13 | 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | ||||||
| 14 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 15 | (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for | ||||||
| 17 | Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human | ||||||
| 18 | Trafficking, or Stalking Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 20 | under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic | ||||||
| 21 | Violence Fatality Review Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera | ||||||
| 23 | Act and all automated license plate reader (ALPR) | ||||||
| 24 | information used and collected by the Illinois State | ||||||
| 25 | Police. "ALPR information" means information gathered by | ||||||
| 26 | an ALPR or created from the analysis of data generated by | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | an ALPR. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after | ||||||
| 2 | July 1, 2028. | ||||||
| 3 | (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under | ||||||
| 4 | paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse | ||||||
| 5 | Agency Licensing Act. | ||||||
| 6 | (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State | ||||||
| 7 | Police in an affidavit or application for an assault | ||||||
| 8 | weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, | ||||||
| 9 | .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge | ||||||
| 10 | endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card | ||||||
| 11 | Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of | ||||||
| 13 | the School Safety Drill Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 15 | 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. | ||||||
| 16 | (kkk) Confidential business information prohibited | ||||||
| 17 | from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship | ||||||
| 18 | Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 20 | 2-3.196 of the School Code. | ||||||
| 21 | (mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 22 | under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Power Agency Act. | ||||||
| 24 | (nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce | ||||||
| 25 | and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the | ||||||
| 26 | Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (ooo) Data or information provided pursuant to Section | ||||||
| 2 | 20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment Act. | ||||||
| 3 | (ppp) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 4 | Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (qqq) Information that is exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 6 | Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (rrr) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money Transmission | ||||||
| 9 | Modernization Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (sss) Information exempt from disclosure under Section | ||||||
| 11 | 40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. | ||||||
| 12 | (ttt) Audio recordings made under Section 30 of the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois State Police Act, except to the extent authorized | ||||||
| 14 | under that Section. | ||||||
| 15 | (uuu) Information prohibited from being disclosed | ||||||
| 16 | under Section 30-5 of the Digital Assets Regulation Act. | ||||||
| 17 | (vvv) (uuu) Information exempt from disclosure under | ||||||
| 18 | Section 70 of the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill | ||||||
| 19 | Patients Act. | ||||||
| 20 | (www) Information prohibited or exempt from being | ||||||
| 21 | disclosed under the Transportation Network Driver Labor | ||||||
| 22 | Relations Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; | ||||||
| 24 | 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. | ||||||
| 25 | 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, | ||||||
| 26 | eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; | ||||||
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| 1 | 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786, eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. | ||||||
| 2 | 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1081, | ||||||
| 3 | eff. 3-21-25; 104-10, eff. 6-16-25; 104-18, eff. 6-30-25; | ||||||
| 4 | 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-428, eff. 8-18-25; 104-441, eff. | ||||||
| 5 | 9-12-26; 104-457, eff. 6-1-26; revised 1-7-26.) | ||||||
| 6 | Section 908. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||
| 7 | changing Section 1-10 as follows: | ||||||
| 8 | (30 ILCS 500/1-10) | ||||||
| 9 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-458) | ||||||
| 10 | Sec. 1-10. Application. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which | ||||||
| 12 | bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were | ||||||
| 13 | first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not | ||||||
| 14 | be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any | ||||||
| 15 | provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation | ||||||
| 16 | prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in | ||||||
| 17 | Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant | ||||||
| 18 | entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar | ||||||
| 19 | instruments. All procurements for which contracts are | ||||||
| 20 | solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and | ||||||
| 21 | July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this | ||||||
| 22 | Code and its intent. | ||||||
| 23 | (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the | ||||||
| 24 | funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal | ||||||
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| 1 | assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to: | ||||||
| 2 | (1) Contracts between the State and its political | ||||||
| 3 | subdivisions or other governments, or between State | ||||||
| 4 | governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in | ||||||
| 5 | this Code. | ||||||
| 6 | (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of | ||||||
| 7 | Section 20-80. | ||||||
| 8 | (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section | ||||||
| 9 | 5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section. | ||||||
| 10 | (4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as | ||||||
| 11 | an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an | ||||||
| 12 | employment code or policy or by contract directly with | ||||||
| 13 | that individual. | ||||||
| 14 | (5) Collective bargaining contracts. | ||||||
| 15 | (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of | ||||||
| 16 | this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 | ||||||
| 17 | must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10 | ||||||
| 18 | calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of | ||||||
| 19 | jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate | ||||||
| 20 | purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the | ||||||
| 21 | value of the contract, and the effective date of the | ||||||
| 22 | contract. | ||||||
| 23 | (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated | ||||||
| 24 | litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations, | ||||||
| 25 | provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor | ||||||
| 26 | shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring | ||||||
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| 1 | agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, | ||||||
| 2 | and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other | ||||||
| 3 | procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or | ||||||
| 4 | her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one | ||||||
| 5 | subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
| 6 | (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 7 | (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used. | ||||||
| 9 | (10) (Blank). | ||||||
| 10 | (11) Public-private agreements entered into according | ||||||
| 11 | to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the | ||||||
| 12 | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and | ||||||
| 13 | design-build agreements entered into according to the | ||||||
| 14 | procurement requirements of Section 25 of the | ||||||
| 15 | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other | ||||||
| 17 | professional and artistic services entered into by the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through | ||||||
| 20 | a competitive process authorized by the members of the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections | ||||||
| 22 | 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, | ||||||
| 23 | as well as the final approval by the members of the | ||||||
| 24 | Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 25 | (B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered | ||||||
| 26 | into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in | ||||||
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| 1 | connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State | ||||||
| 2 | of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be | ||||||
| 3 | awarded through a competitive process authorized by the | ||||||
| 4 | members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and | ||||||
| 5 | are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, | ||||||
| 6 | and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by | ||||||
| 7 | the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority | ||||||
| 8 | of the terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 9 | (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and | ||||||
| 10 | equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic | ||||||
| 11 | science services in consultation with and subject to the | ||||||
| 12 | approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of | ||||||
| 14 | Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections | ||||||
| 15 | 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this | ||||||
| 16 | Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in | ||||||
| 17 | writing with justification, waive any certification | ||||||
| 18 | required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts | ||||||
| 19 | for services which are currently provided by members of a | ||||||
| 20 | collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of | ||||||
| 21 | the collective bargaining agreement concerning | ||||||
| 22 | subcontracting shall be followed. | ||||||
| 23 | On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13), | ||||||
| 24 | except for this sentence, is inoperative. | ||||||
| 25 | (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required | ||||||
| 26 | by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of | ||||||
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| 1 | an exhibitor, member, or sponsor. | ||||||
| 2 | (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that | ||||||
| 3 | requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities | ||||||
| 4 | for the relocation of utilities for construction or other | ||||||
| 5 | public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph | ||||||
| 6 | (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those | ||||||
| 7 | associated with: relocations, crossings, installations, | ||||||
| 8 | and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15), | ||||||
| 9 | "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground | ||||||
| 10 | transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic | ||||||
| 11 | guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as | ||||||
| 12 | defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2) | ||||||
| 13 | telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202 | ||||||
| 14 | of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as | ||||||
| 15 | defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4) | ||||||
| 16 | telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in | ||||||
| 17 | Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural | ||||||
| 18 | water or wastewater waste water systems with 10,000 | ||||||
| 19 | connections or less, (6) a holder as defined in Section | ||||||
| 20 | 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities | ||||||
| 21 | owning or operating utility systems consisting of public | ||||||
| 22 | utilities as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of | ||||||
| 23 | the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 24 | (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of | ||||||
| 26 | timely newborn screening services in accordance with the | ||||||
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| 1 | Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 3 | Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and | ||||||
| 4 | Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services, | ||||||
| 5 | and the Department of Public Health to implement the | ||||||
| 6 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid | ||||||
| 7 | Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access | ||||||
| 8 | to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical | ||||||
| 9 | conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of | ||||||
| 10 | Medical Cannabis Program Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements | ||||||
| 12 | necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the | ||||||
| 14 | Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce | ||||||
| 15 | and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public | ||||||
| 16 | Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if | ||||||
| 17 | the applicable agency has made a good faith determination | ||||||
| 18 | that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure | ||||||
| 19 | to fall within this exemption and if the process is | ||||||
| 20 | conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the | ||||||
| 21 | requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5, | ||||||
| 22 | 50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35, | ||||||
| 23 | 50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for | ||||||
| 24 | Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or | ||||||
| 25 | subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract | ||||||
| 26 | entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to | ||||||
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| 1 | the procurement of goods and services identified in | ||||||
| 2 | paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be | ||||||
| 3 | published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar | ||||||
| 4 | days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 5 | Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the | ||||||
| 6 | notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 7 | Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content | ||||||
| 8 | prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of | ||||||
| 9 | contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and | ||||||
| 10 | services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this | ||||||
| 11 | report shall include the name of the contractor, a | ||||||
| 12 | description of the supply or service provided, the total | ||||||
| 13 | amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the | ||||||
| 14 | exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of | ||||||
| 15 | these contracts shall be made available to the Chief | ||||||
| 16 | Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief | ||||||
| 17 | Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor | ||||||
| 18 | and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year | ||||||
| 19 | that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the | ||||||
| 20 | monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 21 | Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after | ||||||
| 22 | June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27). | ||||||
| 23 | (19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments, | ||||||
| 24 | limited to assistive technology devices and assistive | ||||||
| 25 | technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and | ||||||
| 26 | replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i) | ||||||
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| 1 | that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to | ||||||
| 2 | complete the job application process and be considered for | ||||||
| 3 | the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that | ||||||
| 4 | modify or adjust the work environment to enable a | ||||||
| 5 | qualified current employee with a disability to perform | ||||||
| 6 | the essential functions of the position held by that | ||||||
| 7 | employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee | ||||||
| 8 | with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges | ||||||
| 9 | of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated | ||||||
| 10 | employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a | ||||||
| 11 | customer, client, claimant, or member of the public | ||||||
| 12 | seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and | ||||||
| 13 | access to its programs, services, or benefits. | ||||||
| 14 | For purposes of this paragraph (19): | ||||||
| 15 | "Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece | ||||||
| 16 | of equipment, or product system, whether acquired | ||||||
| 17 | commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that | ||||||
| 18 | is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional | ||||||
| 19 | capabilities of individuals with disabilities. | ||||||
| 20 | "Assistive technology services" means any service that | ||||||
| 21 | directly assists an individual with a disability in | ||||||
| 22 | selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology | ||||||
| 23 | device. | ||||||
| 24 | "Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided | ||||||
| 25 | under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when | ||||||
| 26 | describing an individual with a disability. | ||||||
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| 1 | (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party | ||||||
| 3 | facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18 | ||||||
| 4 | of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to | ||||||
| 5 | Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a | ||||||
| 6 | facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public | ||||||
| 7 | Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section | ||||||
| 8 | 16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act. | ||||||
| 9 | (21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase, | ||||||
| 10 | renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or | ||||||
| 11 | software maintenance agreements that support the efforts | ||||||
| 12 | of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and | ||||||
| 13 | administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the | ||||||
| 14 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining | ||||||
| 15 | Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, | ||||||
| 16 | the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the | ||||||
| 17 | Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification | ||||||
| 18 | Act, the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act, and | ||||||
| 19 | the Gun Trafficking Information Act, or establish or | ||||||
| 20 | maintain record management systems necessary to conduct | ||||||
| 21 | human trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or | ||||||
| 22 | other stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21) | ||||||
| 23 | applies to contracts entered into on or after January 10, | ||||||
| 24 | 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) and the | ||||||
| 25 | renewal of contracts that are in effect on January 10, | ||||||
| 26 | 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116). | ||||||
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| 1 | (22) Contracts for project management services and | ||||||
| 2 | system integration services required for the completion of | ||||||
| 3 | the State's enterprise resource planning project. This | ||||||
| 4 | exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after June 7, 2023 | ||||||
| 5 | (the effective date of the changes made to this Section by | ||||||
| 6 | Public Act 103-8). This paragraph (22) applies to | ||||||
| 7 | contracts entered into on or after June 7, 2023 (the | ||||||
| 8 | effective date of the changes made to this Section by | ||||||
| 9 | Public Act 103-8) and the renewal of contracts that are in | ||||||
| 10 | effect on June 7, 2023 (the effective date of the changes | ||||||
| 11 | made to this Section by Public Act 103-8). | ||||||
| 12 | (23) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 13 | Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits | ||||||
| 14 | Exchange Law if the Department of Insurance has made a | ||||||
| 15 | good faith determination that it is necessary and | ||||||
| 16 | appropriate for the expenditure to fall within this | ||||||
| 17 | exemption. The procurement process shall be conducted in a | ||||||
| 18 | manner substantially in accordance with the requirements | ||||||
| 19 | of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A | ||||||
| 20 | copy of these contracts shall be made available to the | ||||||
| 21 | Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. This | ||||||
| 22 | paragraph is inoperative 5 years after June 27, 2023 (the | ||||||
| 23 | effective date of Public Act 103-103). | ||||||
| 24 | (24) Contracts for public education programming, | ||||||
| 25 | noncommercial sustaining announcements, public service | ||||||
| 26 | announcements, and public awareness and education | ||||||
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| 1 | messaging with the nonprofit trade associations of the | ||||||
| 2 | providers of those services that inform the public on | ||||||
| 3 | immediate and ongoing health and safety risks and hazards. | ||||||
| 4 | (25) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 5 | Early Childhood to implement the Department of Early | ||||||
| 6 | Childhood Act if the Department has made a good faith | ||||||
| 7 | determination that it is necessary and appropriate for the | ||||||
| 8 | expenditure to fall within this exemption. This exemption | ||||||
| 9 | shall only be used for products and services procured | ||||||
| 10 | solely for use by the Department of Early Childhood. The | ||||||
| 11 | procurements may include those necessary to design and | ||||||
| 12 | build integrated, operational systems of programs and | ||||||
| 13 | services. The procurements may include, but are not | ||||||
| 14 | limited to, those necessary to align and update program | ||||||
| 15 | standards, integrate funding systems, design and establish | ||||||
| 16 | data and reporting systems, align and update models for | ||||||
| 17 | technical assistance and professional development, design | ||||||
| 18 | systems to manage grants and ensure compliance, design and | ||||||
| 19 | implement management and operational structures, and | ||||||
| 20 | establish new means of engaging with families, educators, | ||||||
| 21 | providers, and stakeholders. The procurement processes | ||||||
| 22 | shall be conducted in a manner substantially in accordance | ||||||
| 23 | with the requirements of Article 50 (ethics) and Sections | ||||||
| 24 | 5-5 (Procurement Policy Board), 5-7 (Commission on Equity | ||||||
| 25 | and Inclusion), 20-80 (contract files), 20-120 | ||||||
| 26 | (subcontractors), 20-155 (paperwork), 20-160 | ||||||
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| 1 | (ethics/campaign contribution prohibitions), 25-60 | ||||||
| 2 | (prevailing wage), and 25-90 (prohibited and authorized | ||||||
| 3 | cybersecurity) of this Code. Beginning January 1, 2025, | ||||||
| 4 | the Department of Early Childhood shall provide a | ||||||
| 5 | quarterly report to the General Assembly detailing a list | ||||||
| 6 | of expenditures and contracts for which the Department | ||||||
| 7 | uses this exemption. This paragraph is inoperative on and | ||||||
| 8 | after July 1, 2027. | ||||||
| 9 | (26) Procurements that are necessary for increasing | ||||||
| 10 | the recruitment and retention of State employees, | ||||||
| 11 | particularly minority candidates for employment, | ||||||
| 12 | including: | ||||||
| 13 | (A) procurements related to registration fees for | ||||||
| 14 | job fairs and other outreach and recruitment events; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) production of recruitment materials; and | ||||||
| 16 | (C) other services related to recruitment and | ||||||
| 17 | retention of State employees. | ||||||
| 18 | The exemption under this paragraph (26) applies only | ||||||
| 19 | if the State agency has made a good faith determination | ||||||
| 20 | that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure | ||||||
| 21 | to fall within this paragraph (26). The procurement | ||||||
| 22 | process under this paragraph (26) shall be conducted in a | ||||||
| 23 | manner substantially in accordance with the requirements | ||||||
| 24 | of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A | ||||||
| 25 | copy of these contracts shall be made available to the | ||||||
| 26 | Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. | ||||||
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| 1 | Nothing in this paragraph (26) authorizes the replacement | ||||||
| 2 | or diminishment of State responsibilities in hiring or the | ||||||
| 3 | positions that effectuate that hiring. This paragraph (26) | ||||||
| 4 | is inoperative on and after June 30, 2029. | ||||||
| 5 | (27) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 6 | Healthcare and Family Services to implement changes to the | ||||||
| 7 | State's Integrated Eligibility System to ensure the | ||||||
| 8 | system's compliance with federal implementation mandates | ||||||
| 9 | and deadlines, if the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 10 | Services has made a good faith determination that it is | ||||||
| 11 | necessary and appropriate for the procurement to fall | ||||||
| 12 | within this exemption. | ||||||
| 13 | (28) Procurements necessary for the Illinois Labor | ||||||
| 14 | Relations Board to contract with a neutral body to provide | ||||||
| 15 | any of the data or information collection, storage, | ||||||
| 16 | management, manipulation, analysis, certification, and | ||||||
| 17 | election services required under the Transportation | ||||||
| 18 | Network Driver Labor Relations Act, and to contract for | ||||||
| 19 | court reporting services, required under the | ||||||
| 20 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act or the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, where the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Labor Relations Board determines in good faith such | ||||||
| 23 | services are necessary to carry out its statutory duties. | ||||||
| 24 | The procurement process shall be conducted in a manner | ||||||
| 25 | substantially in accordance with the requirements of | ||||||
| 26 | Sections 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code. A copy of any | ||||||
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| 1 | contract entered into under this paragraph shall be made | ||||||
| 2 | available to the Chief Procurement Officer upon request. | ||||||
| 3 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts | ||||||
| 4 | with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or | ||||||
| 5 | after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2), | ||||||
| 7 | or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate | ||||||
| 8 | procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description | ||||||
| 9 | of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the | ||||||
| 10 | contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the | ||||||
| 11 | Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a | ||||||
| 12 | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | ||||||
| 13 | November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an | ||||||
| 14 | annual summary of the monthly information reported to the | ||||||
| 15 | chief procurement officer. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power | ||||||
| 17 | procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public | ||||||
| 19 | Utilities Act. This Code does not apply to the procurement of | ||||||
| 20 | technical and policy experts pursuant to Section 1-129 of the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Power Agency Act. | ||||||
| 22 | (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code, | ||||||
| 23 | and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 24 | Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the | ||||||
| 25 | procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the | ||||||
| 26 | Illinois Lottery Law. | ||||||
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| 1 | (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the | ||||||
| 2 | Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to | ||||||
| 3 | assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related | ||||||
| 4 | to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield | ||||||
| 5 | facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power | ||||||
| 6 | Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 | ||||||
| 7 | of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range | ||||||
| 8 | of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance | ||||||
| 9 | costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the | ||||||
| 10 | construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the | ||||||
| 11 | full duration of construction. | ||||||
| 12 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
| 13 | (g) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 | (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or | ||||||
| 15 | contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and | ||||||
| 16 | 11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 17 | (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records | ||||||
| 18 | necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other | ||||||
| 19 | expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this | ||||||
| 20 | Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client | ||||||
| 21 | privilege. | ||||||
| 22 | (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the | ||||||
| 23 | Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works | ||||||
| 24 | of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development | ||||||
| 25 | Board Act. | ||||||
| 26 | (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure | ||||||
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| 1 | contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of | ||||||
| 2 | Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers | ||||||
| 3 | appointed pursuant to the Election Code. | ||||||
| 4 | (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and | ||||||
| 6 | services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private | ||||||
| 8 | funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon. | ||||||
| 10 | (m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of | ||||||
| 11 | funds with which contracts are paid, including federal | ||||||
| 12 | assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this | ||||||
| 13 | Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures | ||||||
| 14 | necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the | ||||||
| 15 | Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of | ||||||
| 16 | the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the | ||||||
| 17 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-103, eff. 6-27-23; | ||||||
| 19 | 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-594, eff. | ||||||
| 20 | 6-25-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 104-2, | ||||||
| 21 | eff. 6-16-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25) | ||||||
| 22 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-458) | ||||||
| 23 | Sec. 1-10. Application. | ||||||
| 24 | (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which | ||||||
| 25 | bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were | ||||||
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| 1 | first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not | ||||||
| 2 | be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any | ||||||
| 3 | provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation | ||||||
| 4 | prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in | ||||||
| 5 | Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant | ||||||
| 6 | entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar | ||||||
| 7 | instruments. All procurements for which contracts are | ||||||
| 8 | solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and | ||||||
| 9 | July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this | ||||||
| 10 | Code and its intent. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the | ||||||
| 12 | funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal | ||||||
| 13 | assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) Contracts between the State and its political | ||||||
| 15 | subdivisions or other governments, or between State | ||||||
| 16 | governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in | ||||||
| 17 | this Code. | ||||||
| 18 | (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of | ||||||
| 19 | Section 20-80. | ||||||
| 20 | (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section | ||||||
| 21 | 5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section. | ||||||
| 22 | (4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as | ||||||
| 23 | an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an | ||||||
| 24 | employment code or policy or by contract directly with | ||||||
| 25 | that individual. | ||||||
| 26 | (5) Collective bargaining contracts. | ||||||
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| 1 | (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of | ||||||
| 2 | this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000 | ||||||
| 3 | must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10 | ||||||
| 4 | calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of | ||||||
| 5 | jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate | ||||||
| 6 | purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the | ||||||
| 7 | value of the contract, and the effective date of the | ||||||
| 8 | contract. | ||||||
| 9 | (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated | ||||||
| 10 | litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations, | ||||||
| 11 | provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor | ||||||
| 12 | shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring | ||||||
| 13 | agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor, | ||||||
| 14 | and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other | ||||||
| 15 | procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or | ||||||
| 16 | her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one | ||||||
| 17 | subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
| 18 | (8) (Blank). | ||||||
| 19 | (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used. | ||||||
| 21 | (10) (Blank). | ||||||
| 22 | (11) Public-private agreements entered into according | ||||||
| 23 | to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the | ||||||
| 24 | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and | ||||||
| 25 | design-build agreements entered into according to the | ||||||
| 26 | procurement requirements of Section 25 of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. | ||||||
| 2 | (12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other | ||||||
| 3 | professional and artistic services entered into by the | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through | ||||||
| 6 | a competitive process authorized by the members of the | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections | ||||||
| 8 | 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, | ||||||
| 9 | as well as the final approval by the members of the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 11 | (B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered | ||||||
| 12 | into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in | ||||||
| 13 | connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State | ||||||
| 14 | of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be | ||||||
| 15 | awarded through a competitive process authorized by the | ||||||
| 16 | members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and | ||||||
| 17 | are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, | ||||||
| 18 | and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by | ||||||
| 19 | the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority | ||||||
| 20 | of the terms of the contract. | ||||||
| 21 | (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and | ||||||
| 22 | equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic | ||||||
| 23 | science services in consultation with and subject to the | ||||||
| 24 | approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of | ||||||
| 26 | Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections | ||||||
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| 1 | 20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this | ||||||
| 2 | Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in | ||||||
| 3 | writing with justification, waive any certification | ||||||
| 4 | required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts | ||||||
| 5 | for services which are currently provided by members of a | ||||||
| 6 | collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of | ||||||
| 7 | the collective bargaining agreement concerning | ||||||
| 8 | subcontracting shall be followed. | ||||||
| 9 | On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13), | ||||||
| 10 | except for this sentence, is inoperative. | ||||||
| 11 | (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required | ||||||
| 12 | by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of | ||||||
| 13 | an exhibitor, member, or sponsor. | ||||||
| 14 | (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that | ||||||
| 15 | requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities | ||||||
| 16 | for the relocation of utilities for construction or other | ||||||
| 17 | public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph | ||||||
| 18 | (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those | ||||||
| 19 | associated with: relocations, crossings, installations, | ||||||
| 20 | and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15), | ||||||
| 21 | "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground | ||||||
| 22 | transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic | ||||||
| 23 | guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as | ||||||
| 24 | defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2) | ||||||
| 25 | telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202 | ||||||
| 26 | of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as | ||||||
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| 1 | defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4) | ||||||
| 2 | telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in | ||||||
| 3 | Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural | ||||||
| 4 | water or wastewater waste water systems with 10,000 | ||||||
| 5 | connections or less, (6) a holder as defined in Section | ||||||
| 6 | 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities | ||||||
| 7 | owning or operating utility systems consisting of public | ||||||
| 8 | utilities as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of | ||||||
| 9 | the Illinois Municipal Code. | ||||||
| 10 | (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 11 | Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of | ||||||
| 12 | timely newborn screening services in accordance with the | ||||||
| 13 | Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and | ||||||
| 16 | Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services, | ||||||
| 17 | and the Department of Public Health to implement the | ||||||
| 18 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid | ||||||
| 19 | Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access | ||||||
| 20 | to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical | ||||||
| 21 | conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of | ||||||
| 22 | Medical Cannabis Program Act. | ||||||
| 23 | (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements | ||||||
| 24 | necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the | ||||||
| 25 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the | ||||||
| 26 | Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce | ||||||
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| 1 | and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public | ||||||
| 2 | Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if | ||||||
| 3 | the applicable agency has made a good faith determination | ||||||
| 4 | that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure | ||||||
| 5 | to fall within this exemption and if the process is | ||||||
| 6 | conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the | ||||||
| 7 | requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5, | ||||||
| 8 | 50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35, | ||||||
| 9 | 50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for | ||||||
| 10 | Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or | ||||||
| 11 | subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract | ||||||
| 12 | entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to | ||||||
| 13 | the procurement of goods and services identified in | ||||||
| 14 | paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be | ||||||
| 15 | published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar | ||||||
| 16 | days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 17 | Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the | ||||||
| 18 | notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 19 | Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content | ||||||
| 20 | prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of | ||||||
| 21 | contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and | ||||||
| 22 | services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this | ||||||
| 23 | report shall include the name of the contractor, a | ||||||
| 24 | description of the supply or service provided, the total | ||||||
| 25 | amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the | ||||||
| 26 | exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of | ||||||
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| 1 | these contracts shall be made available to the Chief | ||||||
| 2 | Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief | ||||||
| 3 | Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor | ||||||
| 4 | and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year | ||||||
| 5 | that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the | ||||||
| 6 | monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement | ||||||
| 7 | Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after | ||||||
| 8 | June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27). | ||||||
| 9 | (19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments, | ||||||
| 10 | limited to assistive technology devices and assistive | ||||||
| 11 | technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and | ||||||
| 12 | replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i) | ||||||
| 13 | that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to | ||||||
| 14 | complete the job application process and be considered for | ||||||
| 15 | the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that | ||||||
| 16 | modify or adjust the work environment to enable a | ||||||
| 17 | qualified current employee with a disability to perform | ||||||
| 18 | the essential functions of the position held by that | ||||||
| 19 | employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee | ||||||
| 20 | with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges | ||||||
| 21 | of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated | ||||||
| 22 | employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a | ||||||
| 23 | customer, client, claimant, or member of the public | ||||||
| 24 | seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and | ||||||
| 25 | access to its programs, services, or benefits. | ||||||
| 26 | For purposes of this paragraph (19): | ||||||
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| 1 | "Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece | ||||||
| 2 | of equipment, or product system, whether acquired | ||||||
| 3 | commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that | ||||||
| 4 | is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional | ||||||
| 5 | capabilities of individuals with disabilities. | ||||||
| 6 | "Assistive technology services" means any service that | ||||||
| 7 | directly assists an individual with a disability in | ||||||
| 8 | selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology | ||||||
| 9 | device. | ||||||
| 10 | "Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided | ||||||
| 11 | under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when | ||||||
| 12 | describing an individual with a disability. | ||||||
| 13 | (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party | ||||||
| 15 | facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18 | ||||||
| 16 | of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to | ||||||
| 17 | Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act, a | ||||||
| 18 | facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public | ||||||
| 19 | Utilities Act, a grid auditor pursuant to Section | ||||||
| 20 | 16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act, a facilitator, | ||||||
| 21 | expert, or consultant pursuant to Sections 16-126.2 and | ||||||
| 22 | 16-202 of the Public Utilities Act, a procurement monitor | ||||||
| 23 | pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, | ||||||
| 24 | an ombudsperson pursuant to Section 20-145 of the Public | ||||||
| 25 | Utilities Act, or consultants and experts pursuant to | ||||||
| 26 | Section 5-15 of the Utility Data Access Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase, | ||||||
| 2 | renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or | ||||||
| 3 | software maintenance agreements that support the efforts | ||||||
| 4 | of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and | ||||||
| 5 | administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the | ||||||
| 6 | Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining | ||||||
| 7 | Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, | ||||||
| 8 | the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the | ||||||
| 9 | Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification | ||||||
| 10 | Act, the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act, and | ||||||
| 11 | the Gun Trafficking Information Act, or establish or | ||||||
| 12 | maintain record management systems necessary to conduct | ||||||
| 13 | human trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or | ||||||
| 14 | other stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21) | ||||||
| 15 | applies to contracts entered into on or after January 10, | ||||||
| 16 | 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) and the | ||||||
| 17 | renewal of contracts that are in effect on January 10, | ||||||
| 18 | 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116). | ||||||
| 19 | (22) Contracts for project management services and | ||||||
| 20 | system integration services required for the completion of | ||||||
| 21 | the State's enterprise resource planning project. This | ||||||
| 22 | exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after June 7, 2023 | ||||||
| 23 | (the effective date of the changes made to this Section by | ||||||
| 24 | Public Act 103-8). This paragraph (22) applies to | ||||||
| 25 | contracts entered into on or after June 7, 2023 (the | ||||||
| 26 | effective date of the changes made to this Section by | ||||||
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| 1 | Public Act 103-8) and the renewal of contracts that are in | ||||||
| 2 | effect on June 7, 2023 (the effective date of the changes | ||||||
| 3 | made to this Section by Public Act 103-8). | ||||||
| 4 | (23) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 5 | Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits | ||||||
| 6 | Exchange Law if the Department of Insurance has made a | ||||||
| 7 | good faith determination that it is necessary and | ||||||
| 8 | appropriate for the expenditure to fall within this | ||||||
| 9 | exemption. The procurement process shall be conducted in a | ||||||
| 10 | manner substantially in accordance with the requirements | ||||||
| 11 | of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A | ||||||
| 12 | copy of these contracts shall be made available to the | ||||||
| 13 | Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. This | ||||||
| 14 | paragraph is inoperative 5 years after June 27, 2023 (the | ||||||
| 15 | effective date of Public Act 103-103). | ||||||
| 16 | (24) Contracts for public education programming, | ||||||
| 17 | noncommercial sustaining announcements, public service | ||||||
| 18 | announcements, and public awareness and education | ||||||
| 19 | messaging with the nonprofit trade associations of the | ||||||
| 20 | providers of those services that inform the public on | ||||||
| 21 | immediate and ongoing health and safety risks and hazards. | ||||||
| 22 | (25) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 23 | Early Childhood to implement the Department of Early | ||||||
| 24 | Childhood Act if the Department has made a good faith | ||||||
| 25 | determination that it is necessary and appropriate for the | ||||||
| 26 | expenditure to fall within this exemption. This exemption | ||||||
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| 1 | shall only be used for products and services procured | ||||||
| 2 | solely for use by the Department of Early Childhood. The | ||||||
| 3 | procurements may include those necessary to design and | ||||||
| 4 | build integrated, operational systems of programs and | ||||||
| 5 | services. The procurements may include, but are not | ||||||
| 6 | limited to, those necessary to align and update program | ||||||
| 7 | standards, integrate funding systems, design and establish | ||||||
| 8 | data and reporting systems, align and update models for | ||||||
| 9 | technical assistance and professional development, design | ||||||
| 10 | systems to manage grants and ensure compliance, design and | ||||||
| 11 | implement management and operational structures, and | ||||||
| 12 | establish new means of engaging with families, educators, | ||||||
| 13 | providers, and stakeholders. The procurement processes | ||||||
| 14 | shall be conducted in a manner substantially in accordance | ||||||
| 15 | with the requirements of Article 50 (ethics) and Sections | ||||||
| 16 | 5-5 (Procurement Policy Board), 5-7 (Commission on Equity | ||||||
| 17 | and Inclusion), 20-80 (contract files), 20-120 | ||||||
| 18 | (subcontractors), 20-155 (paperwork), 20-160 | ||||||
| 19 | (ethics/campaign contribution prohibitions), 25-60 | ||||||
| 20 | (prevailing wage), and 25-90 (prohibited and authorized | ||||||
| 21 | cybersecurity) of this Code. Beginning January 1, 2025, | ||||||
| 22 | the Department of Early Childhood shall provide a | ||||||
| 23 | quarterly report to the General Assembly detailing a list | ||||||
| 24 | of expenditures and contracts for which the Department | ||||||
| 25 | uses this exemption. This paragraph is inoperative on and | ||||||
| 26 | after July 1, 2027. | ||||||
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| 1 | (26) Procurements that are necessary for increasing | ||||||
| 2 | the recruitment and retention of State employees, | ||||||
| 3 | particularly minority candidates for employment, | ||||||
| 4 | including: | ||||||
| 5 | (A) procurements related to registration fees for | ||||||
| 6 | job fairs and other outreach and recruitment events; | ||||||
| 7 | (B) production of recruitment materials; and | ||||||
| 8 | (C) other services related to recruitment and | ||||||
| 9 | retention of State employees. | ||||||
| 10 | The exemption under this paragraph (26) applies only | ||||||
| 11 | if the State agency has made a good faith determination | ||||||
| 12 | that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure | ||||||
| 13 | to fall within this paragraph (26). The procurement | ||||||
| 14 | process under this paragraph (26) shall be conducted in a | ||||||
| 15 | manner substantially in accordance with the requirements | ||||||
| 16 | of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A | ||||||
| 17 | copy of these contracts shall be made available to the | ||||||
| 18 | Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. | ||||||
| 19 | Nothing in this paragraph (26) authorizes the replacement | ||||||
| 20 | or diminishment of State responsibilities in hiring or the | ||||||
| 21 | positions that effectuate that hiring. This paragraph (26) | ||||||
| 22 | is inoperative on and after June 30, 2029. | ||||||
| 23 | (27) Procurements necessary for the Department of | ||||||
| 24 | Healthcare and Family Services to implement changes to the | ||||||
| 25 | State's Integrated Eligibility System to ensure the | ||||||
| 26 | system's compliance with federal implementation mandates | ||||||
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| 1 | and deadlines, if the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 2 | Services has made a good faith determination that it is | ||||||
| 3 | necessary and appropriate for the procurement to fall | ||||||
| 4 | within this exemption. | ||||||
| 5 | (28) Procurements necessary for the Illinois Labor | ||||||
| 6 | Relations Board to contract with a neutral body to provide | ||||||
| 7 | any of the data or information collection, storage, | ||||||
| 8 | management, manipulation, analysis, certification, and | ||||||
| 9 | election services required under the Transportation | ||||||
| 10 | Network Driver Labor Relations Act, and to contract for | ||||||
| 11 | court reporting services, required under the | ||||||
| 12 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act or the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, where the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Labor Relations Board determines in good faith such | ||||||
| 15 | services are necessary to carry out its statutory duties. | ||||||
| 16 | The procurement process shall be conducted in a manner | ||||||
| 17 | substantially in accordance with the requirements of | ||||||
| 18 | Sections 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code. A copy of any | ||||||
| 19 | contract entered into under this paragraph shall be made | ||||||
| 20 | available to the Chief Procurement Officer upon request. | ||||||
| 21 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts | ||||||
| 22 | with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or | ||||||
| 23 | after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any | ||||||
| 24 | paragraph of this subsection (b), except paragraph (1), (2), | ||||||
| 25 | or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate | ||||||
| 26 | procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description | ||||||
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| 1 | of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the | ||||||
| 2 | contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the | ||||||
| 3 | Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a | ||||||
| 4 | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | ||||||
| 5 | November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an | ||||||
| 6 | annual summary of the monthly information reported to the | ||||||
| 7 | chief procurement officer. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power | ||||||
| 9 | procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public | ||||||
| 11 | Utilities Act. This Code does not apply to the procurement of | ||||||
| 12 | technical and policy experts pursuant to Section 1-129 of the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois Power Agency Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code, | ||||||
| 15 | and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the | ||||||
| 17 | procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Lottery Law. | ||||||
| 19 | (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the | ||||||
| 20 | Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to | ||||||
| 21 | assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related | ||||||
| 22 | to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield | ||||||
| 23 | facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power | ||||||
| 24 | Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220 | ||||||
| 25 | of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range | ||||||
| 26 | of capital costs, the range of operating and maintenance | ||||||
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| 1 | costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the | ||||||
| 2 | construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the | ||||||
| 3 | full duration of construction. | ||||||
| 4 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
| 5 | (g) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 | (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or | ||||||
| 7 | contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and | ||||||
| 8 | 11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records | ||||||
| 10 | necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other | ||||||
| 11 | expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this | ||||||
| 12 | Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client | ||||||
| 13 | privilege. | ||||||
| 14 | (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the | ||||||
| 15 | Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works | ||||||
| 16 | of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development | ||||||
| 17 | Board Act. | ||||||
| 18 | (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure | ||||||
| 19 | contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of | ||||||
| 20 | Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers | ||||||
| 21 | appointed pursuant to the Election Code. | ||||||
| 22 | (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and | ||||||
| 24 | services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private | ||||||
| 26 | funds" means funds derived from deposits paid into the | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon. | ||||||
| 2 | (m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of | ||||||
| 3 | funds with which contracts are paid, including federal | ||||||
| 4 | assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this | ||||||
| 5 | Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures | ||||||
| 6 | necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the | ||||||
| 7 | Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of | ||||||
| 8 | the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the | ||||||
| 9 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
| 10 | (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-103, eff. 6-27-23; | ||||||
| 11 | 103-570, eff. 1-1-24; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-594, eff. | ||||||
| 12 | 6-25-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-865, eff. 1-1-25; 104-2, | ||||||
| 13 | eff. 6-16-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-458, eff. 6-1-26; | ||||||
| 14 | revised 1-12-26.) | ||||||
| 15 | Section 910. The Labor Dispute Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 16 | Section 1.3 as follows: | ||||||
| 17 | (820 ILCS 5/1.3) | ||||||
| 18 | Sec. 1.3. Definitions. As used in Section 1.2 through 1.5: | ||||||
| 19 | "Employee" means any individual permitted to work by an | ||||||
| 20 | employer in an occupation. "Employee" includes any | ||||||
| 21 | transportation network driver, as that term is defined in the | ||||||
| 22 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 23 | "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, | ||||||
| 24 | corporation, business trust, governmental or | ||||||
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| 1 | quasi-governmental body, or any person or group of persons | ||||||
| 2 | that employs any person to work, labor, or exercise skill in | ||||||
| 3 | connection with the operation of any business, industry, | ||||||
| 4 | vocation, or occupation. "Employer" includes any | ||||||
| 5 | transportation network company, as defined in the | ||||||
| 6 | Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act, with | ||||||
| 7 | respect to its engagement or contracting of transportation | ||||||
| 8 | network drivers. With respect to transportation network | ||||||
| 9 | drivers and transportation network companies, "employment" | ||||||
| 10 | includes the engagement or contracting of a transportation | ||||||
| 11 | network driver by a transportation network company to provide | ||||||
| 12 | transportation network company services, as those terms are | ||||||
| 13 | defined in the Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations | ||||||
| 14 | Act. | ||||||
| 15 | "Picketing" means the stationing of a person for an | ||||||
| 16 | organization to apprise the public by signs or other means of | ||||||
| 17 | the existence of a dispute pursuant to the National Labor | ||||||
| 18 | Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq., and the Labor Management | ||||||
| 19 | Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et seq., and the Transportation | ||||||
| 20 | Network Driver Labor Relations Act. | ||||||
| 21 | "Dispute" includes any controversy concerning terms or | ||||||
| 22 | conditions of employment, or concerning the association or | ||||||
| 23 | representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, | ||||||
| 24 | changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of | ||||||
| 25 | employment or other protest, regardless of whether or not the | ||||||
| 26 | disputants stand in the proximate relationship of employer and | ||||||
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| 1 | employee. | ||||||
| 2 | "Public right of way" means that portion of the highway or | ||||||
| 3 | street adjacent to the roadway for accommodating stopped | ||||||
| 4 | vehicles or for emergency use; or that portion of a street | ||||||
| 5 | between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and | ||||||
| 6 | the adjacent property lines. | ||||||
| 7 | "Temporary sign" means a sign or other display or device | ||||||
| 8 | that is not permanently affixed and is capable of being | ||||||
| 9 | removed at the end of each day or shift. | ||||||
| 10 | "Temporary shelter" means a tent or shelter that is not | ||||||
| 11 | permanently affixed and is capable of being removed at the end | ||||||
| 12 | of each day or shift, not to exceed 300 square feet in size. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 94-321, eff. 1-1-06.) | ||||||
| 14 | Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act | ||||||
| 15 | makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by | ||||||
| 16 | text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a | ||||||
| 17 | Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that | ||||||
| 18 | text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the | ||||||
| 19 | changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any | ||||||
| 20 | other Public Act. | ||||||
| 21 | Section 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act | ||||||
| 22 | shall be severable as provided in Section 1.31 of the Statute | ||||||
| 23 | on Statutes; notwithstanding that, if the definition of the | ||||||
| 24 | "transportation network driver" is held to be preempted by the | ||||||
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| 1 | National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et seq., by a court | ||||||
| 2 | of competent jurisdiction and such determination is not | ||||||
| 3 | reversed after exhaustion of all appeals, no provision of this | ||||||
| 4 | Act shall be deemed valid or given force of law. | ||||||
| 5 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 6 | becoming law.". | ||||||
