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| Public Act 098-0758 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Organ Donor Leave Act is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 5, 10, and 20 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 327/5)
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Sec. 5. Purpose. This Act is intended to provide time off | ||||
with pay for
State
employees who donate an organ, bone marrow, | ||||
or blood, or blood platelets.
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(Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)
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(5 ILCS 327/10)
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Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee, | ||||
or commission of
State government, but does not include units | ||||
of local government, school
districts, or boards of election | ||||
commissioners.
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"Blood" means both the liquid that circulates in the | ||||
arteries and veins of a human body and any cells or parts | ||||
thereof, including, but not limited to, whole blood, plasma, | ||||
red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Central Management | ||||
Services.
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"Organ" means any biological tissue of the human body that | ||
may be donated by a living donor, including, but not limited | ||
to, the kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, bone, and | ||
skin or any subpart thereof. | ||
"Participating employee" means a permanent full-time or | ||
part-time employee
who has
been employed by an agency for a | ||
period of 6 months or more and who donates an
organ, bone | ||
marrow, or blood, or blood platelets.
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(Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)
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(5 ILCS 327/20)
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Sec. 20. Administration of Act.
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(a) A On request, a participating employee subject to this | ||
Act who wishes to donate blood, an organ, or bone marrow shall | ||
request in advance leave under this Act may be
entitled to | ||
organ donation leave with pay.
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(b) An employee may use
(i) up to 30 days of organ donation | ||
leave in any 12-month period to serve
as a bone marrow donor,
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(ii) up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12-month | ||
period to
serve
as an organ donor,
(iii) up to one hour or more
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to donate blood every 56 days, (iv) up to 1.5 hours to donate | ||
double red cells, and (v) (iv) up to 2 hours
or more to donate | ||
blood platelets. The frequency of the blood donation times | ||
shall be set by rule in accordance with appropriate medical | ||
standards
established by the American Red Cross, America's | ||
Blood Centers, the American Association of Blood Banks, or
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other nationally-recognized standards.
Leave under item (iv) | ||
may not be granted more than 24 times in a
12-month period.
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(c) An employee may use organ donation leave or other leave | ||
authorized in
subsection (b) of this Section only after | ||
obtaining approval
from the employee's agency.
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(d) An employee may not be required to use accumulated sick | ||
or vacation
leave time before being eligible for organ donor | ||
leave.
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(e) The Department must adopt rules governing organ | ||
donation leave,
including rules that (i) establish conditions | ||
and procedures for requesting
and approving leave and (ii) | ||
require medical documentation of the proposed
organ or
bone | ||
marrow donation before leave is approved by the employing | ||
agency.
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(Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06; 95-354, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||