Bill Text: IL HB5459 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to disallow a candidate on the basis of unlawful discrimination to take a required test for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $50,000 fine for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5459 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5459-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5459 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 5/6-103 new
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to disallow a candidate on the basis of unlawful discrimination to take a required test for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $50,000 fine for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
adding Section 6-103 as follows:
(775 ILCS 5/6-103 new)
Sec. 6-103. Government job candidates. It is a civil rights
violation for a vendor to disallow a candidate on the basis of
unlawful discrimination to take a required test for application
or consideration of the government job. If a vendor violates
this Section, then the vendor is subject to a $50,000 fine for
each violation, payable to the State. Any government contract
with a vendor that violates this Section shall be terminated. A
government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year
after a determination that the vendor has violated this
Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.