Bill Text: IL HB3061 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Veto Message
Bill Title: Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that an individual otherwise qualified for and intending to apply for a direct care position who has a disqualifying conviction may initiate a fingerprint-based criminal history record check where a conditional offer of employment has not been made and such a background check has not been previously conducted, and allows those individuals to request a waiver of the prohibition of employment. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-11-01 - Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken [HB3061 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3061-Veto_Message.html
August 23, 2019
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois House,
101st General Assembly:
Today I veto House Bill 3061 from the 101st General Assembly, which would have amended the Health Care Worker Background Check Act to expand access for Illinoisans involved in the criminal justice system to gain employment in the health care industry.
My administration appreciates the hard work of the sponsors of the legislation in the House and the Senate, however, Senate Bill 1965 from the 101st General Assembly contains identical provisions now codified in Public Act 101-0176.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 3061, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation,” with the forgoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
Sincerely,
JB Pritzker
