Bill Text: IL SB3104 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Construction Minority and Female Building Trades Act. Provides that the failure to submit required apprenticeship reports is a violation of the Act. Creates penalties for violation of the Act. Provides that an entity that violates the provisions of the act or any rule adopted under the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation found in the first audit by the Department of Labor. Provides that following a first audit, an entity shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each repeat violation found by the Department within a 5-year period. Provides that each violation of the Act for each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation. Provides that in determining the amount of a penalty, the Director of the Department of Labor shall consider the gravity of the violations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0584 [SB3104 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB3104-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0584 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Construction Minority and Female | ||||
Building Trades Act is amended by changing Section 35-10 and by | ||||
adding Section 35-11 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 577/35-10)
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Sec. 35-10. Apprenticeship reports. Each labor | ||||
organization and other entity in Illinois with one or more | ||||
apprenticeship programs for construction trades, whether or | ||||
not recognized and certified by the United States Department of | ||||
Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, must report to | ||||
the Illinois Department of Labor the information required to be | ||||
reported to the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training by labor | ||||
organizations with recognized and certified apprenticeship | ||||
programs that lists the race, gender, ethnicity, and national | ||||
origin of apprentices in that labor organization or entity. The | ||||
information must be submitted to the Illinois Department of | ||||
Labor as provided by rules adopted by the Department. For labor | ||||
organizations with recognized and certified apprentice | ||||
programs, the reporting requirement of this Section may be met | ||||
by providing the Illinois Department of Labor, on a schedule | ||||
adopted by the Department by rule, copies of the reports | ||||
submitted to the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Failure | ||
to submit this report is a violation of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
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(30 ILCS 577/35-11 new) | ||
Sec. 35-11. Penalties. If the Department of Labor | ||
determines that an entity has violated Section 35-10 of this | ||
Act, it shall provide the entity reasonable notice of | ||
noncompliance for a first violation and inform the entity that | ||
it has 45 days to provide the information required under | ||
Section 35-10 of this Act without penalty. If the first | ||
violation is not remedied within 45 days' notice, the entity | ||
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each | ||
day after the 45th day following notice that the entity is in | ||
violation of this Act. | ||
For a second violation, the entity shall be subject to a | ||
civil penalty not to exceed $250 for each day that the entity | ||
is in violation of this Act. | ||
For any violation by an entity after the second violation, | ||
the entity shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed | ||
$500 for each day that the entity is in violation of this Act. | ||
In determining the amount of a penalty, the Director shall | ||
consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the entity.
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