REFUND OF FAIR SHARE FEES

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that if an employer and an employee organization have entered into a fair share agreement that applies to the employees of a bargaining unit, then the exclusive representative of the employees in that unit shall annually provide, not more than 90 days after the end of the exclusive representative's fiscal year, a financial disclosure report to the Illinois Labor Relations Board, for posting on its internet website, and to each employee of the bargaining unit. Sets forth requirements for the report. Provides that if an exclusive representative fails or refuses to prepare the report for a fiscal year, then the exclusive representative shall immediately refund all fair share payments that it has collected for that fiscal year to the persons who made those payments. Provides that if, for a second or subsequent fiscal year, an exclusive representative fails or refuses to prepare the report, then the exclusive representative shall immediately refund all fair share payments that it has collected for that fiscal year to the persons who made those payments and an election shall be held to determine whether the labor organization shall continue to be the exclusive representative. Makes these provisions applicable to fair share agreements entered into, modified, or renewed on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.