Bill Text: IL SB2210 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Creates the Mass Transportation Safety Act. Provides that a mass transportation carrier shall provide to a person operating a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of providing mass transportation a rest period of not less than 10 minutes for every segment of 4 hours, or major part thereof, to use the nearest convenient restroom without deduction from the employee's pay. Provides that the Act does not prohibit employers and employees from establishing, under a collective bargaining agreement, appropriate rest periods different from those provided in the Act. Defines terms.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2210 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2210-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mass | ||||||
5 | Transportation Safety Act.
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6 | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide | ||||||
7 | for the health of mass transportation employees and the safety | ||||||
8 | of transit passengers, other commercial and non-commercial | ||||||
9 | motor vehicle operators, and pedestrians.
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10 | Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
11 | "Appropriate rest period" means a period of rest of not | ||||||
12 | less than 10 minutes for every segment of 4 hours, or major | ||||||
13 | part thereof, worked in one work period. | ||||||
14 | "Carrier" means any corporation, authority, partnership, | ||||||
15 | association, person, or district authorized to provide mass | ||||||
16 | transportation within this State. | ||||||
17 | "Mass transportation" means transportation provided within | ||||||
18 | this State by rail, bus, or other conveyance and available to | ||||||
19 | the general public on a regular and continuing basis, including | ||||||
20 | the transportation of elderly persons or persons with a | ||||||
21 | disability, as defined in Section 2705-310 of the Department of | ||||||
22 | Transportation Law.
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1 | Section 15. Rest period requirements. | ||||||
2 | (a) A mass transportation carrier shall provide to a person | ||||||
3 | operating a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of | ||||||
4 | providing mass transportation an appropriate rest period to | ||||||
5 | utilize the nearest convenient restroom without deduction from | ||||||
6 | the employee's pay. | ||||||
7 | (b) Nothing in this Act prohibits employers and employees | ||||||
8 | from establishing, pursuant to a collective bargaining | ||||||
9 | agreement, appropriate rest periods different from those | ||||||
10 | provided in this Act.
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