Bill Title: Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that upon the occurrence of circumstances which would hinder the physical recovery from an injury of an eligible employee within the one-year period as required under the Act, the eligible employee shall be entitled to an extension of no longer than 60 days by which he or she shall continue to be paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as he or she was paid before the injury. Provides that the employing public entity may require proof of the circumstances hindering an eligible employee's physical recovery before granting the extension. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that, as a condition of obtaining an organization gaming license under the Act, an entity that has at least 10 employees on average over the 12 months preceding application for the license must negotiate and enter into a labor agreement with labor organizations that seek to represent the entity's employees. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that battery of a merchant is aggravated battery: (i) when the merchant is performing his or her duties, including, but not limited to, relaying directions for healthcare or safety from his or her supervisor or employer or relaying health or safety guidelines, recommendations, regulations, or rules from a federal, State, or local public health agency; and (ii) during a disaster declared by the Governor, or a state of emergency declared by the mayor of the municipality in which the merchant is located, due to a public health emergency and for a period of 6 months after such declaration. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0651 [SB0471 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2020-08-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2020-05-23	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2019-05-01	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2019-01-31	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 003	2020-05-22	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2020-05-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2020-05-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 002	2019-04-10	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2019-04-05	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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