Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that it is the goal of the Act to ensure that detention is the last resort and for as short a time as possible. Provides that on and after July 1, 2021, any minor 13 years of age or older arrested under this Act where there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that (i) secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light of a serious threat to the physical safety of a person or persons in the community or to secure the presence of the minor at the next hearing, as evidenced by a demonstrable record of willful failure to appear at a scheduled court hearing within the last 12 months, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility. Provides that a minor must be at least 13 (rather than 10) years of age to be placed in detention. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Modifies the definition of "Local government" or "unit of local government" to include a public safety answering point, 9-1-1 network, 9-1-1 system, or 9-1-1 authority, and any other type of local public safety entity deemed appropriate by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the purpose of receiving funds under the Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (Local CURE) Support Program.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023, a store may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to implement the amendatory Act's provisions.
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a program aimed at facilitating education in advanced manufacturing technical skills. Provides that the program shall be implemented in no less than 12 public high schools, over the span of 3 years, where the youth unemployment rate is at least twice the national average. Specifies program requirements. Provides that the State Board shall ensure that each high school participating in the program has adequate funding for at least one industry coordinator, tutoring, pre-employment and on-the-job mentoring, professional and leadership development, and life and financial management instruction. Provides that the State Board shall use a program provider to help design, build, and accredit the training program. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Requires the State Board of Education to develop and maintain the program beginning with the 2022-2023 (rather than 2021-2022) school year.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $148,043,500; Other State Funds $230,839,000; Federal Funds $1,399,064,600; Total $1,777,947,100.
Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Defines "clinical treatment plan" and "peer recovery coach". Provides that the assessment of the defendant shall include a validated clinical assessment. The clinical assessment shall include, but not be limited to, assessments of substance use and mental and behavioral health needs. The clinical assessment shall be administered by a qualified clinician and used to inform any Clinical Treatment Plans. Provides that the court may establish a mentorship program that provides access and support to program participants by peer recovery coaches. Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Provides that peer recovery coaches shall work to help facilitate participants' independence for continued success once the supports of the court are no longer available to them. Provides for education seminars for Veterans and Servicemembers, court prosecutors, judges, and public defenders. Amends the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that the court may establish a mentorship program that provides access and support to program participants by peer recovery coaches. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 166/15 730 ILCS 166/20 730 ILCS 166/40 730 ILCS 166/45 730 ILCS 166/50 730 ILCS 167/5 730 ILCS 167/15 730 ILCS 167/30 730 ILCS 168/5 730 ILCS 168/15 730 ILCS 168/30 730 ILCS 168/55 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following changes: Further amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Defines "validated clinical assessment". Provides that a defendant may be ordered to complete mental health counseling, comply with physician recommendations regarding medications, and receive follow up treatment for a mental health diagnosis. Provides that the court shall prioritize the least restrictive treatment option when ordering mental health or substance use treatment for participants. Provides that jail-based custodial treatment may be used if it is found to be the least restrictive alternative. Provides that partnerships between the State of Illinois and community mental health or behavioral health centers shall be prioritized whenever possible. Further amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Makes similar changes. Provides that peer recovery coaches should be individuals with lived experience and that they shall work to help facilitate participant experience. Further amends the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Makes similar changes. Provides for education seminars currently offered for Drug Court Treatment Act prosecutors, judges, and public defenders for Veterans and Servicemembers Treatment Court and Mental Health Treatment Court prosecutors, judges, and public defenders. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 166/5 730 ILCS 166/10 730 ILCS 166/15 730 ILCS 166/20 730 ILCS 166/25 730 ILCS 166/30 730 ILCS 166/35 730 ILCS 166/40 730 ILCS 166/45 730 ILCS 166/50 730 ILCS 167/5 730 ILCS 167/10 730 ILCS 167/15 730 ILCS 167/20 730 ILCS 167/25 730 ILCS 167/30 730 ILCS 167/35 730 ILCS 167/40 new 730 ILCS 167/45 new 730 ILCS 167/50 new 730 ILCS 168/5 730 ILCS 168/10 730 ILCS 168/15 730 ILCS 168/20 730 ILCS 168/25 730 ILCS 168/30 730 ILCS 168/35 730 ILCS 168/45 new 730 ILCS 168/50 new 730 ILCS 168/55 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05 was 720 ILCS 5/12-4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Legacy Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a Class 1 felony offense of aggravated battery when the person is over the age of 21 and, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee. Provides that a person commits a Class 2 felony offense of aggravated battery when the person is over the age of 21 and, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee. Provides that "Department of Children and Family Services employee" includes any Department case worker or investigator employed by an agency or organization providing social work, case work, or investigative services under a contract with or a grant from the Department of Children and Family Services.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title by a transferee, an application for a certificate of title pursuant to a court order awarding ownership to the applicant, an application for a junking certificate, or an application for a salvage certificate, shall remove the current owner registration and license plate record on file associated with the vehicle's serial number before issuing a new certificate. Makes changes to provisions regarding: junk vehicle notification format; the types of records required to be kept by specified licensees under the Code; and the information required to be contained on a uniform invoice for essential parts. Makes other changes.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that parcels are considered to be contiguous if they touch or join one another in a reasonably substantial sense. Provides that parcels are also considered to be contiguous if they meet the criteria for annexation under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides the changes and declarative of existing law and are retroactive with regard to pending actions, except to any rights of a party subject to a final judgment entered pursuant to the September 23, 2021 opinion of the Illinois Supreme Court in Board of Education of Richland School District 88A v. City of Crest Hill, 2021 IL 126444. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to recommend new standards for labs that test for COVID-19 and have opened since 2021. Provides that the Department shall ensure that its recommendations do not overregulate established labs that test other samples. Requires the Department to ensure that it maintains an adequately staffed hotline to receive complaints about COVID-19 testing sites and labs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the application of the Act.
Amends the evidence-based funding formula provisions of the School Code to make changes concerning the employee benefit investments calculation and the Adjusted Base Funding Minimum calculation in relation to the employer normal cost of teacher pensions and the Base Funding Minimum calculation in relation to excess State payments. Amends the Downstate and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code to make related changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the amount and nature of medical assistance.
