Bill Title: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Replaces language regarding the qualifications of Commissioners of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission with language requiring each Commissioner appointed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act to be authorized to practice law in this State. Provides that the performance of arbitrators shall be reviewed by the Chairman every other year, or more often at the discretion of the Chairman (rather than on an annual basis). Provides that no arbitrator shall hear cases in any county, other than Cook County, for more than 4 years consecutively (rather than 2 years in each 3-year term). Provides for the dissolution of the Self-Insurers Administration Fund and for the transfer of the moneys in that fund to the Self-Insurers Security Fund. Authorizes expenditures from the Self-Insurers Security Fund for the purposes that were authorized for the Self-Insurers Administration Fund. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0910 [HB1208 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2022-06-02	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2022-04-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2022-03-04	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-02-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2022-03-18	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2022-02-28	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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