IL HB5324

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to require the State and Local Panels to include detailed reporting metrics in annual fiscal year reports, including numbers of unfair labor practice charges filed, resolved, and pending, categorized by duration.

Establishes timeliness goals for the Illinois Labor Relations Board: complete investigations and issue complaints/dismissals within 100 days of charges being filed, schedule hearings within 60 days of complaint issuance, and issue recommended decisions within 120 days of record closure.

Requires the Board to report progress toward meeting timeliness goals, including average days for investigations, appeals decisions, hearing scheduling, and final decisions, with explanations when goals are not met.

Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act to impose identical reporting requirements and timeliness goals on the Educational Labor Relations Board, including detailed case statistics and performance metrics.

Mandates the Board employ a minimum of 16 attorneys and 6 investigators under the Public Labor Relations Act, and a minimum of 8 attorneys and 5 investigators under the Educational Labor Relations Act.