IL HB1353

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to require trade unions to provide annual sexual harassment prevention training to all workers using either the Department of Human Rights model program or an equivalent program meeting minimum standards.

Department of Human Rights must create a model sexual harassment prevention training program available online at no cost, covering definition of sexual harassment, examples of unlawful conduct, relevant federal and state statutory provisions, and employer responsibilities.

Trade unions must maintain a log tracking each worker's yearly training status; workers are not required to repeat training when hired for new jobs if they completed training earlier that same calendar year.

Employers are not required to provide sexual harassment training to trade union workers who have already completed union-provided training under the new requirements.

Department of Human Rights enforcement: violations result in a notice to show cause with 30 days to comply; non-compliance triggers petition to Human Rights Commission for civil penalties paid into the Department's Training and Development Fund.