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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6598         </title>
<shortdesc>IPLRA-CONTRACTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David McSweeney-Thomas Morrison</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>115 ILCS 5/10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 1710</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that no collective bargaining agreement shall be reduced to writing by the parties until the provisions of the agreement are substantially complete. Provides that once the agreement is reduced to writing and signed by the parties, it is eligible for ratification by both parties. Provides that upon ratification, changes to the agreement may be made through a technical corrections process. Defines "substantially complete". Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>8/8/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney</action>
<statusdate>8/22/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison</action>
<statusdate>11/2/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>11/2/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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