Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 315/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 1606) Sec. 6. Right to organize and bargain collectively; exclusive representation; and fair share arrangements. (a) Employees of the State and any political subdivision of the State, excluding employees of the General Assembly of the State of Il…

(5 ILCS 315/6.1) Sec. 6.1. Gubernatorial designation of certain public employment positions as excluded from collective bargaining. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, except subsections (e) and (f) of this Section, the Governor is authorized to designa…

(5 ILCS 315/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Defense to liability. (a) The General Assembly declares that public employees who paid agency or fair share fees as a condition of public employment in accordance with State laws and United States Supreme Court precedent prior to June 27, 2018 had no le…

(5 ILCS 315/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 1607) Sec. 7. Duty to bargain. A public employer and the exclusive representative have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively set forth in this Section. For the purposes of this Act, "to bargain collectively" means the performance of …

(5 ILCS 315/7.5) (This Section was added by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 7.5. Duty to bargain regarding pension amendments. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, employers shall not be required to bargain over matters affected by the changes, t…

(5 ILCS 315/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1608) Sec. 8. Grievance Procedure. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the employer and the exclusive representative shall contain a grievance resolution procedure which shall apply to all employees in the bargaining unit and s…

(5 ILCS 315/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 1609) Sec. 9. Elections; recognition. (a) Whenever in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board a petition has been filed: (1) by a public employee or group of public employees or any labor organization acting in their be…

(5 ILCS 323/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Training Leave of Absence Act. (Source: P.A. 103-220, eff. 1-1-24.)

(5 ILCS 323/10) Sec. 10. Leave of absence for firefighter training. (a) A State employee shall be granted leave from his or her State employment for firefighter training as follows: (1) on one occasion, for up to 200 hours, to participate in training necessary to obtain Basic Ope…

(5 ILCS 323/15) Sec. 15. Rules. The Department of Central Management Services and the Comptroller shall adopt joint rules to develop procedures for the implementation of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-220, eff. 1-1-24.)

(5 ILCS 323/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee, or commission of State government. "Agency" does not include a unit of local government, school district, or board of election commissioners. "State employee" means a…

(5 ILCS 327/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Organ Donor Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)

(5 ILCS 327/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "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. "Blood" means both the liq…

(5 ILCS 327/20) Sec. 20. Administration of Act. (a) 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. (b) An employee may use (i) up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12-month p…

(5 ILCS 327/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. This Act is intended to provide time off with pay for State employees who donate an organ, bone marrow, or blood. (Source: P.A. 98-758, eff. 7-16-14.)

(5 ILCS 327/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2003. (Source: P.A. 92-754, eff. 1-1-03.)

(5 ILCS 335/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 4051) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 87-638.)

(5 ILCS 335/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 4052) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: "State agency" includes all departments, officers, commissions, boards, institutions and bodies politic and corporate of the State, including the offices of Clerk of the Supreme Court and Clerks of…

(5 ILCS 335/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 4053) Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave. An employee of a State agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the Illinois Emergen…

(5 ILCS 340/1) (from Ch. 15, par. 501) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983". (Source: P.A. 83-843.)

(5 ILCS 340/2) (from Ch. 15, par. 502) Sec. 2. Public policy. It is the public policy of this State and the objective of this Act to lessen the burdens of State government and of local communities in meeting needs of human health and welfare; to provide a convenient channel throu…

(5 ILCS 340/3) (from Ch. 15, par. 503) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Employee" means any regular officer or employee who receives salary or wages for personal services rendered to the State of Illinois, and includes an indivi…

(5 ILCS 340/4) (from Ch. 15, par. 504) Sec. 4. Employee withholding. An employee may authorize the withholding of a portion of his or her salary or wages for contribution to a maximum number of 4 organizations described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3 of this Act. A depart…

(5 ILCS 340/4.5) Sec. 4.5. State annuitant withholding. A State annuitant may authorize the withholding of a portion of his or her annuity or disability benefit for contribution to a maximum of 4 organizations described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3 of this Act. Upon wri…

(5 ILCS 340/5) (from Ch. 15, par. 505) Sec. 5. Rules; Advisory Committee. The State Comptroller shall promulgate and issue reasonable rules and regulations as deemed necessary for the administration of this Act. All solicitations of State employees for contributions at their work…

(5 ILCS 340/6) (from Ch. 15, par. 506) Sec. 6. Pursuant to the provision of Section 5, rules shall be promulgated which establish a period between September 1 and November 30 during which all qualified organizations and United Funds shall be permitted to solicit State employees f…

(5 ILCS 340/7) (from Ch. 15, par. 507) Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a participating organization or a United Fund may be denied participation in SECA for willful failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph (9) of subsection (b) of Section 3 of t…

(5 ILCS 340/8) Sec. 8. Reports. (a) The Comptroller shall annually prepare a report on the number of State and university employees and State annuitants who have contributed to qualified organizations and united funds under this Act during the prior calendar year. The report shal…

(5 ILCS 345/0.01) (from Ch. 70, par. 90.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Employee Disability Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 345/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 91) Sec. 1. Disability benefit. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "eligible employee" means any part-time or full-time State correctional officer or any other full or part-time employee of the Department of Corrections, any full or part-time …

(5 ILCS 345/2) Sec. 2. Illness disability benefit. (a) As used in this Section: "Eligible employee" means any full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter, including a full-time paramedic or a firefighter who performs paramedic duties, who is employed by any unit of…

(5 ILCS 347/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Official Safety and Privacy Act. (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26.)

(5 ILCS 347/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Constitutional officers" means the officers established by Section 1 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution. "Governmental agency" includes all agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, institutions, of…

(5 ILCS 347/15) Sec. 15. Publicly posting or displaying a public official's personal information by governmental agencies. (a) Governmental agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a public official's personal information, provided that…

(5 ILCS 347/20) Sec. 20. Publicly posting a public official's personal information on the Internet by persons, businesses, and associations. (a) Prohibited Conduct. (1) All persons, businesses, and associations shall refrain from publicly posting or displaying on the Internet pub…

(5 ILCS 347/25) Sec. 25. Procedure for completing a written request. (a) No governmental agency, person, business, or association shall be found to have violated any provision of this Act if the public official fails to submit a written request calling for the protection of the p…

(5 ILCS 347/30) Sec. 30. Unlawful publication of personal information. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly publicly post on the Internet the personal information of a public official or of the public official's immediate family if the person knows or reasonably should know…

(5 ILCS 347/35) Sec. 35. Exceptions for employees of governmental agencies. Provided that the employee of a governmental agency has complied with the conditions set forth in Sections 20 and 25 of this Act, it is not a violation of Section 30 if an employee of a governmental agenc…

(5 ILCS 347/40) Sec. 40. Construction. (a) This Act and any rules adopted to implement this Act shall be construed broadly to favor the protection of the personal information of public officials. (b) Nothing in this Act is intended to limit the remedies available under any other …

(5 ILCS 347/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to improve the safety and security of Illinois public officials to ensure they are able to administer their public duties without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the cours…

(5 ILCS 347/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 347/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 347/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 347/915) Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 347/995) Sec. 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or del…

(5 ILCS 347/997) Sec. 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26.)

(5 ILCS 347/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 104-443, eff. 1-1-26.)

(5 ILCS 350/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 1300) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Employee Indemnification Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 350/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 1301) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-157) Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act: (a) The term "State" means the State of Illinois, the General Assembly, the court, or any State office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, …

(5 ILCS 350/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 1302) Sec. 2. Representation and indemnification of State employees. (a) In the event that any civil proceeding is commenced against any State employee arising out of any act or omission occurring within the scope of the employee's State employm…