HB5931 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to restrict arbitration panels' consideration of a government unit's financial ability to pay for security employees, peace officers, firefighters, and paramedics.

• Prohibits arbitration panels from considering a unit of government's ability to raise taxes or impose new taxes when determining financial capacity to meet wage and employment cost obligations.

• Limits arbitration panels to only considering existing revenues when assessing a government employer's financial ability to pay.

• Applies to collective bargaining disputes involving security employees, peace officers, firefighters, and paramedics under the arbitration procedures in Section 14 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.