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                                     LRB093 03210 DRJ 17044 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 787

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 787  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section 5.  The Court Reporters Act is amended by adding
 5    Sections 8.2 and 8.5 as follows:

 6        (705 ILCS 70/8.2 new)
 7        Sec.  8.2.  Supreme  Court;  collective  bargaining.  The
 8    Supreme  Court  shall collectively bargain over wages, hours,
 9    and  terms  and  conditions  of  employment  of  all  persons
10    employed as court reporters in this State. The Supreme  Court
11    shall  recognize  an  exclusive  bargaining representative of
12    persons employed as court reporters in this  State,  if  that
13    representative  makes  a  showing,  through  an  election  or
14    otherwise,  that  it  represents  a  majority  of  the  court
15    reporters,   in  accordance  with  procedures  for  verifying
16    majority status established by the Court.

17        (705 ILCS 70/8.5 new)
18        Sec. 8.5.  Advisory arbitration.
19        (a)   All matters concerning wages, hours, and terms  and
20    conditions  of  employment  of court reporters are subject to
21    advisory, non-binding, arbitration.
 
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 1        (b)  Any party to a collective bargaining agreement  with
 2    the  exclusive bargaining representative chosen under Section
 3    8.2 may request that any matter concerning wages,  hours,  or
 4    terms  and  conditions of employment of court reporters shall
 5    be submitted to advisory, non-binding  arbitration  and  that
 6    the  Supreme  Court shall appoint arbitrators. Upon receiving
 7    such a request, the Court shall appoint a  panel  of  one  or
 8    more  arbitrators  and  submit  the  matter  to the panel for
 9    advisory, non-binding arbitration. The  Court  shall  consult
10    with the parties in determining acceptable arbitrators.
11        (c)  Arbitrators  appointed  by  the  Supreme Court under
12    this  Section   are   entitled   to   compensation   and   to
13    reimbursement for their reasonable expenses actually incurred
14    in  performing  their duties, as provided by rules adopted by
15    the Court. Arbitrators' compensation and reimbursement  shall
16    be paid from moneys appropriated for that purpose.
17        (d)  The   Supreme   Court   shall  create  a  roster  of
18    arbitrators who are available and qualified  for  appointment
19    under  this  Section,  as  provided  by  rules adopted by the
20    Court.

21        Section 99.  Effective date. This Act takes  effect  upon
22    becoming law.".