Declares May 28, 2021 as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the State of Illinois.
Rep. Sue Scherer
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Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. Provides that no law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and work place safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment. Provides that these provisions are controlling over home rule powers. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Declares the week of May 9 through 15, 2021 as Food Allergy Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.
Declares March 24, 2021 as Equal Pay Day.
Urges federal and other state lawmakers to enact policies to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Requests the U.S. Department of Education exempt Illinois schools from taking the state mandated standardized tests in the spring of 2021.
Urges President Joe Biden and other federal leaders to designate the 1908 Race Riot Sites in Springfield, Illinois as a national monument to be managed by the National Park Service.
Urges the General Assembly and the Governor's Administration to invest our transportation and infrastructure dollars as promised under Rebuild Illinois to make good on our collective commitment to fix our roads, bridges, and schools while creating jobs and opportunities for all residents of Illinois.
Provides that Public Act 101-237 is named Ta'Naja's Law.
Declares January 13, 2021 as "REALTOR Association of the Fox Valley Day" and congratulates the REALTOR Association of the Fox Valley on its 100th anniversary.