Bill Text: IL HB1135 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Whistleblower Act. Adds to the definition of "employee" any person licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-01 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson [HB1135 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1135-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Whistleblower Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (740 ILCS 174/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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8 | "Employer" means: an individual, sole proprietorship, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | partnership, firm,
corporation, association, and any other | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | entity that has one or more
employees in this State, including | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | a political subdivision of the State; a unit of local | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | government; a school district, combination of school | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | formed by two or more school districts; a community college | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | district, State college or university, or any State agency | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | whose major function is providing educational services; any | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | authority including a department, division, bureau, board, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | commission, or other agency of these entities; and any person | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | acting within the scope of his or her authority express or
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20 | implied on behalf of those entities in dealing with its | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | employees.
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22 | "Employee" means any individual who is employed on a | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | full-time,
part-time, or contractual basis by an employer. |
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1 | "Employee" also includes, but is not limited to, a licensed | ||||||
2 | physician who practices his or her profession, in whole or in | ||||||
3 | part, at a hospital, nursing home, clinic, or any medical | ||||||
4 | facility that is a health care facility funded, in whole or in | ||||||
5 | part, by the State. "Employee" also includes, but is not | ||||||
6 | limited to, any person licensed by the Department of Financial | ||||||
7 | and Professional Regulation.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 95-128, eff. 1-1-08; 96-1253, eff. 1-1-11.)
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