CURRIE-BERNS-RIGHTER AND DART. (PARKER) 745 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 127, par. 801 745 ILCS 5/1.5 new Amends the State Lawsuit Immunity Act. Provides that an employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 may bring a civil action against the State for legal or equitable relief to effectuate the purposes of those Acts. Provides that an employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 may bring a civil action against the State for legal or equitable relief to effectuate the purposes of that Act. FISCAL NOTE (Office of Attorney General) There would be an annual cost of $260,000 for costs associated with four new Assistant Attorneys General to litigate, as well as an estimated $50,000 annually for court reporting expenses for depositions and trial, expenses of expert witnesses and other litigation expenses. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the civil action against the State based on the laws specified in the introduced bill may be brought in any State or federal court of competent jurisdiction. Also provides that an employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring a civil action in any State or federal court of competent jurisdiction against the State for legal or equitable relief to effectuate the purposes of that Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that an employee (or, where specified, an employee, former employee, or prospective employee) of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of one of the specified Acts if committed by an employer covered by that Act may bring an action under that Act against the State (rather than bringing a civil action in any State or federal court of competent jurisdiction against the State for such legal or equitable relief as will effectuate the purposes of that Act). JAN-10-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-15-2002 H FIRST READING JAN-15-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-23-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW FEB-05-2002 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-05-2002 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW FEB-08-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART FEB-15-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CIVIL LAW H FEB-15-2002 H ADOPTED FEB-15-2002 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUA FEB-15-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-20-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE FEB-20-2002 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL FEB-20-2002 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE MAR-21-2002 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BERNS MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER MAR-21-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE MAR-21-2002 H ADOPTED MAR-21-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-000-000 APR-02-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-02-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-03 APR-02-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR PARKER APR-03-2002 S FIRST READING APR-03-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary