OSFM-CONTINUING EDUCATION

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Labor shall establish a labor mediation services program to facilitate the settlement of disputes between employers and labor organizations. Provides that, if the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is unable to provide mediation services and the services of the Department have been invoked by a party or have been proffered by the Department, then the Department shall assign a mediator to facilitate a settlement to the dispute. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment of mediators and reporting requirements. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to notify sponsors and donors that any project funded in part through the sale or transfer of specified credits qualifies as a public work under the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Sets forth additional requirements for specified facilities for which a renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed through the Illinois Power Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement plan. Amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act. Sets forth provisions concerning apprenticeship participation prioritization for covered broadband projects. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a mediator or an agency employing a mediator shall not be compelled to disclose in a proceeding any mediation communications or mediation documents received or created during a mediation. Provides that mediation communications and mediation documents shall not be admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Authorizes the Department of Labor to provide mediation services under those Acts. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the vendor portal for the Department of Transportation shall include any locally applicable project labor agreement requirements. Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. In provisions concerning recoverable damages, removes references to "consequential damages". Further amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" also includes: (1) the routine inspection or testing of any fire sprinkler system; and (2) the installation, service, maintenance, programming, configuration, calibration, commissioning, repair, or integration of a building automation system used to monitor or control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, hydronic, steam, or other mechanical building systems. Sets forth exceptions to the definition. Provides that, if a laborer, mechanic, or other worker to whom the prevailing rate of wages is required to be paid is classified under 2 or more prevailing wage classifications in certified payroll on a single public works project, the individual shall be paid the higher applicable prevailing wage rate for all subsequent hours worked on that project. In provisions concerning the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for work on public works, provides that the construction or demolition of public works that laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of a public body are engaged in applies to field mechanics, technicians, or similar positions, including time spent transporting parts, materials, or equipment to and from a site, regardless of whether the person is employed by a contractor, subcontractor, seller, or supplier. Makes changes in provisions concerning certified payroll. Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Excludes from the definition of "employee" an employee employed as a crew member of any towing vessel. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.