{"data":{"id":"us-il/820-ilcs-14-11","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"820 ILCS 14/11","heading":"Rideshare Workers Support Fund.","body":"(a) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this Act, each covered TNC shall be required to pay a fee equal to 4 cents for each trip originating within this State to the Secretary of State to be deposited into the Rideshare Workers Support Fund. Beginning 30 days after the certification of an exclusive bargaining representative under Section 10, the fee set forth in this subsection shall be increased to an amount equal to 20 cents for each trip originating within this State. Beginning on January 1, 2028, and each January 1 thereafter, the fee set forth in this subsection shall be adjusted to the nearest penny for each trip originating in this State to reflect any increase in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Secretary of State shall calculate and publish the adjusted fee required by this subsection.\n(1) Within 14 days after the start of each month, each covered TNC shall pay to the Secretary of State the fee required under subsection (a) for the previous month and transmit to the Secretary of State a certified report identifying the number of trips originating within this State in the previous month. The covered TNCs shall pay the fee and transmit the certified report to the Secretary of State by electronic means as directed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall create the Rideshare Workers Support Fund and deposit the fees collected under this Section into the fund.\n(b) Subject to appropriation, the Secretary of State shall use the funds in the Rideshare Workers Support Fund as provided in this subsection. The Secretary of State shall use the funds collected in each calendar quarter within 60 days after the close of each quarter as follows:\n(1) The amount equivalent to 3 cents for each trip originating in this State shall be used by the Secretary of State for the purposes of administering its functions under this Act.\n(2) The amount equivalent to 1 cent for each trip originating in this State shall be paid to the Board for the purposes of administering its functions under this Act.\n(3) Effective upon the increase in the fee following the certification of an exclusive bargaining representative under Section 10, and subject to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), the amount equivalent to 16 cents for each trip originating in this State shall be paid as a grant to the exclusive bargaining representative, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in subsection (c). If, for a given period, there is no certified exclusive bargaining representative or the Secretary of State has determined to suspend or terminate disbursements to the exclusive bargaining representative as provided in subsection (c), the funds that would otherwise have been paid to the exclusive bargaining representative for that period shall be used by the Board for the purposes of administering its functions under this Act and for other educational and enforcement purposes consistent with this Act.\nThe amounts set forth in this subsection shall be recalculated proportionally to any increase in the fee under subsection (a). A TNC required to pay a fee under this Section shall not impose the cost of the fee on any consumer, including as an itemized line or surcharge.\n(c) The purpose of the grant to the exclusive bargaining representative provided under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) shall be to ensure that TNDs are educated about their rights under this Act and have the resources, through their exclusive bargaining representative, to enforce their rights under this Act and under any approved sectoral agreement under this Act. The exclusive bargaining representative may use the funds granted under this Section exclusively for the purposes of educating TNDs regarding their rights under this Act, providing assistance in enforcing those rights, negotiating a sectoral agreement, and enforcing the terms of a sectoral agreement approved by the Department under this Act. The exclusive bargaining representative shall not use any portion of the funds granted under this Section for political contributions or lobbying.\n(1) An exclusive bargaining representative shall be eligible to receive funds under this Section only if the Secretary of State determines that the exclusive bargaining representative has the capacity and expertise to fulfill the educational and enforcement functions required by this subsection and the proposed use of the funds is consistent with the purposes of this Act. The Secretary of State may adopt administrative rules for the evaluation of requested grants and to establish the criteria to determine the capacity and expertise of the exclusive bargaining representative required by this subsection.\n(2) The exclusive bargaining representative shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of State in a form to be determined by the Secretary of State setting forth how the exclusive bargaining representative has used the funds received under this Section. The Secretary of State shall review each annual report and certify whether the exclusive bargaining representative is using the funds for appropriate activities permitted by this Section. The Secretary of State shall adopt administrative rules to establish a process by which it may suspend or terminate the payment of funds to the exclusive bargaining representative based on the failure to use funds for the permissible activities set forth in this subsection, the failure to submit the report required by this subsection, or the failure to otherwise comply with this Section. If funding to the exclusive bargaining representative is not granted or is suspended or terminated in any given year, the exclusive bargaining representative may reapply for the payment of funds in the following year.\n(3) The payment of funds to the exclusive bargaining representative shall not be subject to the provisions of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act.\n(d)(1) The Secretary of State may issue administrative subpoenas, propound interrogatories, and conduct audits of covered TNCs and the exclusive bargaining representative to ensure that covered TNCs comply with the payment of fees to the Secretary of State required under subsection (a) and to ensure that the exclusive bargaining representative complies with the use of funds restrictions set forth in subsection (c). The Secretary of State may use the Secretary of State Police Department to conduct the audits. If necessary, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Attorney General, for such action as the Attorney General may deem appropriate, when the responses to the subpoenas, interrogatories, and audits disclose a violation of any of the provisions of this Section.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall have the jurisdiction and authority to enforce the provisions of this Section, including:\n(A) to order a covered TNC to pay the required fees to the Secretary of State;\n(B) to determine the amount of fees required to be paid to the Secretary of State by a covered TNC and to order the fees be paid;\n(C) to determine any delinquency by a covered TNC in the fees to be paid to the Secretary of State and to order such delinquency be remedied;\n(D) to audit the exclusive bargaining representative's use of funds disbursed under subsection (b);\n(E) to deny, suspend, or terminate funding to the exclusive bargaining representative as provided under subsection (c); and\n(F) to order the recoupment of any funds used for purposes not permitted under subsection (c).\nUpon any action, finding, order, suspension, revocation, or denial of one or more benefits or privileges under this Section by the Secretary of State, an aggrieved party, may submit a request to the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of State may petition, to conduct an administrative hearing. The Secretary of State shall establish by rule the procedures, terms, and conditions for the administrative hearing. The findings and decisions made by the Secretary as part of an administrative hearing shall be subject to judicial review in the Circuit Court of Sangamon or Cook County. The Administrative Review Law and any rules adopted under the Administrative Review Law shall apply to and govern all reviewable matters.","path":["CHAPTER 820 EMPLOYMENT","Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4704\u0026ChapterID=68\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:48Z","sha256":"2f5f8d0f845788eef3e43c60f3ebeb47d60b4c147160252db0509ce59eee002c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/820-ilcs-14-10","next":"us-il/820-ilcs-14-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}