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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2715         </title>
<shortdesc>WORK COMP SAFETY PROGRAMS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Thaddeus Jones and Reginald Phillips</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 305/29.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that employers may file safety and return to work programs with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Authorizes the Commission to certify the programs upon review for certain minimum requirements. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall direct any workers' compensation rate setting advisory organization to recalculate rates with respect to employers that file safety and return to work programs. Provides for the Director of Insurance to waive the Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund fee with respect to self-insured employers that file the plans.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor &amp; Commerce Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Workers Compensation Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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