EDU LABOR ACT-EMPLOYEE DEFN House SponsorsRep. Will Guzzardi, Celina Villanueva, Luis Arroyo, Theresa Mah, Camille Y. Lilly and Jonathan Carroll Senate Sponsors(Sen. Laura Fine-Ann Gillespie, Christopher Belt and Ram Villivalam) 8/16/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0380 115 ILCS 5/2from Ch. 48, par. 1702 Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that the term "student" within the definition of "educational employee" or "employee" as used in the Act excludes (rather than includes) graduate students who are research assistants primarily performing duties that involve research, graduate assistants primarily performing duties that are pre-professional, graduate students who are teaching assistants primarily performing duties that involve the delivery and support of instruction, or any other graduate assistants. Effective immediately.Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the department.Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 253 amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act in a way that does not affect any pension system.State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) This bill would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.Fiscal Note (Dept of Labor) This legislation has no fiscal impact on the Department of Labor. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandateHome Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill, as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the effective date of the Act to January 1, 2020 (rather than effective immediately). 1/9/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi 1/9/2019HouseFirst Reading 1/9/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/29/2019HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee 2/27/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-010-000 2/28/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/1/2019HouseCorrectional Note Filed 3/4/2019HouseJudicial Note Filed 3/4/2019HousePension Note Filed 3/4/2019HouseState Debt Impact Note Filed 3/4/2019HouseFiscal Note Filed 3/5/2019HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed 3/5/2019HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Grant Wehrli 3/5/2019HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Grant Wehrli 3/5/2019HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Filed 3/6/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/6/2019HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/6/2019HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Filed 3/6/2019HouseHome Rule Note Filed 3/7/2019HouseBalanced Budget Note Filed 3/14/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi 3/14/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/19/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 3/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll 3/21/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/21/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/28/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000 4/3/2019SenateArrive in Senate 4/3/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/3/2019SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 4/3/2019SenateFirst Reading 4/3/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 4/15/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie 4/15/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie 4/24/2019SenateAssigned to Labor 5/7/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 5/7/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 5/8/2019SenateDo Pass Labor; 011-005-000 5/8/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 5/9/2019SenateSecond Reading 5/9/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 5/21/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 035-019-000 5/21/2019HousePassed Both Houses 6/19/2019HouseSent to the Governor 8/16/2019HouseGovernor Approved 8/16/2019HouseEffective Date January 1, 2020 8/16/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0380