Makes appropriations and reappropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. Effective immediately .
Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Provides that a person is entitled to compensation under the Act if the person provides certification from a law enforcement agency that the applicant supplied video or audio footage from the person's residential security camera that contributed to the apprehension and prosecution of an assailant. Provides that such an applicant is entitled to compensation in the amount of $100.
Creates the Not-for-Profit Business Enterprise Act. Allows for the certification of and the preference in awarding of State contracts to minority-led not-for-profit organizations, woman-led not-for-profit organizations, and not-for-profit organizations led by a person with a disability under the Act. Provides further requirements concerning the awarding of State contracts and certification. Requires State agencies and institutions of higher education to annually file with the Business Enterprise Council a compliance plan for contracting with minority-led not-for-profit organizations, woman-led not-for-profit organizations, and not-for-profit organizations led by a person with a disability. Provides enforcement provisions. Provides for the adoption of rules necessary to implement and enforce the requirements of the Act. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides the Business Enterprise Council with the authority and responsibility to devise a certification procedure for not-for-profit organizations and to make a list of all not-for-profit organizations legitimately classified as a minority-led not-for-profit organization, a woman-led not-for-profit organization, or a not-for-profit organization led by a person with a disability for purposes of the Not-for-Profit Business Enterprise Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified supplier diversity goal requirements under the Act apply to minority-led not-for-profit organizations, woman-led not-for-profit organizations, and not-for-profit organizations led by a person with a disability. Defines terms. Makes other changes.
Amends the Judicial Privacy Act. Defines "internet data aggregator". Provides that it shall be unlawful for an internet data aggregator to sell, license, trade, purchase, or otherwise provide or make available for consideration a judicial officer's personally identifiable information, regardless of intent, if the judicial officer has properly made a written request to not disclose the personal information.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are employed as law enforcement officers in an amount equal to 100% of the unreimbursed expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for: (1) professional certifications required for the performance of the taxpayer's duties as a law enforcement officer; (2) equipment used by the taxpayer in the performance of his or her duties as a law enforcement officer; and (3) mental health training. Effective immediately.
Declares October 23, 2021 as Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day and declares the month of October 2021 as Hungarian Freedom Month.
Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Provides that, within 3 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall clearly identify the minimum information necessary to establish and document medical necessity in an individual's medical record for each community mental health general rehabilitation option service through the use of the Department's standardized assessment and treatment planning tool required in the integrated assessment and treatment planning process. Requires minimum medical necessity documentation requirements to be publicly available to all community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics. Provides that an individual is immediately eligible to receive any community mental health service upon documentation of the specified medical necessity criteria in his or her medical record, and the provider shall be reimbursed for such delivered services. Provides that the integrated assessment and treatment planning process shall be required no more frequently than annually for specified community mental health services. Contains provisions requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to resolve certain issues identified by the Department with the assessment tool and the integrated assessment and treatment planning process. Requires the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly that outlines the issues and recommendations discussed by the workgroup. Contains provisions concerning the Department's development of a billing code, modifier, or other mechanism to reimburse providers for the full time spent on the integrated assessment and treatment planning process; assessment tool training; and other matters. Requires the Department to seek federal approval, if required to implement the Act. Permits the Department, with input from the Department's workgroup, to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in the definitions Section of the Act.
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Excludes from the scope of the term "employee" individuals performing services as real estate licensees paid by commission only pursuant to a written agreement as required by the Real Estate License Act of 2000.
Appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office for a 2-year pilot program to send electronic text messages to remind victims and surviving family members of upcoming court dates. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. With respect to the substitution of a course required for graduation or graduation requirement with a related vocational or technical education course, removes the provisions that require (i) the vocational or technical education course to contain at least 50% of the content of the required course or graduation requirement for which it is substituted and (ii) a pupil's parent or guardian to request and approve the substitution. Effective July 1, 2022.
Appropriates $350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Illinois Association of Museums. Effective July 1, 2021.
