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HB 1720 - General Info

House Bill 1720 proposes to change the definition of "part-time" employees, as currently stated in llinois Appelate Case, No. 4-94-0356, Harper Community College v. Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association. This infamous decision interpreted the public law section, 10 Public Employee Representative, Illinois, par. 1002, No.92-RC-0008-C of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board policy dated, Oct. 26, 1993.

The 1720 bill, in its current form, attempts to change this decision of dubious legality that prohibits adjunct instructors in Illinois from collectively bargaining.

Note that adjunct instructors in Illinois, are currently the only state employees that cannot exercise this fundamental right.

Representative Tom Ryder (R), Jerseyville has proposed an amendment to the bill, now called H.B. 1720, which changes the wording, giving adjuncts more power for bargaining. Representative Larry McKeon (D), Chicago, is the co-sponsor of this amendment.

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