HUM RTS-FELONY CONVICT-INQUIRY House SponsorsRep. Esther Golar 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 775 ILCS 5/2-103from Ch. 68, par. 2-103 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a civil rights violation for any employer, employment agency or labor organization to inquire into or to use the fact of a felony conviction that was entered more than 7 years earlier as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment. This Section does not prohibit a State agency, unit of local government or school district, or private organization from requesting or utilizing sealed felony conviction information obtained from the Department of State Police under State or federal laws or regulations that require criminal background checks in evaluating the qualifications and character of an employee or a prospective employee. 2/24/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar 2/24/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/24/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/17/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die