Bill Text: IL HB4743 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that the Director of Corrections shall appoint 60% of the Safety Committee, including the non-bargaining unit members and up to 2 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (instead of providing that the Director of Corrections shall appoint the non-bargaining unit members of the Safety Committee). Provides that that the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the majority of the Department of Corrections employees shall appoint the remaining 40% of the Safety Committee (instead of providing that the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the majority of Department of Corrections employees shall appoint the bargaining unit members of the Safety Committee).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Referred to Assignments [HB4743 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4743-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Christopher | ||||||
| 5 | James Act.
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| 6 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||
| 7 | adding Section 3-2-5.1 as follows:
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| 8 | (730 ILCS 5/3-2-5.1 new) | ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 3-2-5.1. Department to establish a Safety Committee. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) The Department shall establish a Safety Committee | ||||||
| 11 | comprised of bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit | ||||||
| 12 | Department employees. At least 40% of committee members shall | ||||||
| 13 | be bargaining unit employees. The Committee shall assess the | ||||||
| 14 | Department's compliance with the Occupational Safety and | ||||||
| 15 | Health Act and any other applicable workplace health and | ||||||
| 16 | safety laws and shall make recommendations for improvements to | ||||||
| 17 | processes and procedures to improve workplace safety. The | ||||||
| 18 | Committee shall prepare an annual report on the Department's | ||||||
| 19 | workplace safety efforts and plans for the future to further | ||||||
| 20 | promote safety in the workplace. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) The Director of Corrections shall appoint 60% of the | ||||||
| 22 | Safety Committee, including the non-bargaining unit members | ||||||
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