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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2542   </title>
<shortdesc>UNEMPLOY INS-MISCONDUCT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kyle McCarter and Wm. Sam McCann</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>820 ILCS 405/602</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 432</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning ineligibility for benefits after a discharge for misconduct. Provides that "misconduct" means the violation (rather than the deliberate and willful violation) of a reasonable rule or policy of the employing unit governing the individual's behavior in performance of his or her work, provided the violation has harmed the employing unit or other employees or has been repeated by the individual despite a warning or other instruction (rather than explicit instruction) from the employing unit.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/13/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter</action>
<statusdate>12/13/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>12/13/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>12/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Labor Subcommittee on Special Issues</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Executive Subcommittee on State Government Operations</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Executive;  Subcommittee on State Government Operations</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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