Bill Text: IL HB3870 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to secure for all individuals within Illinois the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of his or her political affiliation.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-22 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason [HB3870 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3870-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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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 Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 1-102 as follows:
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6 | (775 ILCS 5/1-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 1-102. Declaration of Policy. It is the public policy | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of this State:
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9 | (A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for all | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | individuals
within Illinois the freedom from discrimination | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | against any individual because
of his or her race, color, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | protection status,
marital status, physical or mental | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | disability, military
status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | political affiliation, or unfavorable
discharge from military | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | service in connection with employment, real estate
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17 | transactions, access to financial credit, and the availability | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of public
accommodations.
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19 | (B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education.
To prevent sexual | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | harassment in employment and sexual harassment in
elementary, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | secondary, and higher education.
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23 | (C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship |
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1 | Status-Employment.
To prevent discrimination based on | ||||||
2 | citizenship status in employment.
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3 | (D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial | ||||||
4 | Status-Real Estate
Transactions. To prevent discrimination | ||||||
5 | based on familial status in real
estate transactions.
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6 | (E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the | ||||||
7 | public health,
welfare and safety by protecting the interest of | ||||||
8 | all people in Illinois
in maintaining personal dignity, in | ||||||
9 | realizing their full productive
capacities, and in furthering | ||||||
10 | their interests, rights and privileges as
citizens of this | ||||||
11 | State.
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12 | (F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To secure | ||||||
13 | and
guarantee the rights established by Sections 17, 18 and 19 | ||||||
14 | of Article I
of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
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15 | (G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To establish | ||||||
16 | Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the policies of | ||||||
17 | this State in all
of its decisions, programs and activities, | ||||||
18 | and to assure that all State
departments, boards, commissions | ||||||
19 | and instrumentalities rigorously take
affirmative action to | ||||||
20 | provide equality of opportunity and eliminate the
effects of | ||||||
21 | past discrimination in the internal affairs of State
government | ||||||
22 | and in their relations with the public.
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23 | (H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this State | ||||||
24 | against
unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination, sexual | ||||||
25 | harassment in
employment and sexual harassment in elementary, | ||||||
26 | secondary, and higher education, and discrimination
based on |
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1 | citizenship status in employment.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 98-1050, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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