Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sale of a leased or rented motor vehicle.
Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall not, for the purpose of establishing overhead rates in any contract entered into between the Department and an engineering firm, consider any loans forgiven under the federal Paycheck Protection Program as a credit to the government in a way that would result in a reduced payment amount owed to the engineering firm under the contract. Provides for the adoption of rules. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Department of Transportation shall not, for the purpose of establishing overhead rates in any contract entered into between the Department and a firm (rather than an engineering firm), consider any loans forgiven under the federal Paycheck Protection Program as a credit to the government in a way that would result in a reduced payment amount owed to the firm under the contract.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Procurement Policy Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $527,000.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Adds the Nursing Facility Oversight Committee Article to the Code. Provides that a Nursing Facility Oversight Committee shall be named by the 4 legislative leaders to oversee, assess, and provide direction to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services as it relates to long-term care services, including, but not limited to, Medicaid reimbursement, bed assessments, managed long-term care, and Medicaid long-term care eligibility. Provides that the Committee shall be expressly charged with overseeing, assessing, and providing leadership to the Department on issues related to nursing facilities and to provide ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of any related policies, regulatory rules, and State Plan amendments. Provides that the Committee shall be comprised of 12 voting members with each legislative leader appointing 2 legislative members and a member of the general public recommended by membership-based nursing home trade associations. Requires the co-chairs to call the first meeting within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, but no later than 10 business days prior to the Department's initial submission of any State Plan amendment related to nursing facilities. Requires the Department to provide copies of all documents at least 10 days in advance of a meeting at which the Department is asking the Committee to give comment or approval. Contains provisions concerning scheduled meetings and proxies; administrative support from the Department; and annual open forums held by the Committee to accept comments on the implementation of policies, regulatory rules, and State Plan amendments concerning nursing facilities. Requires the Department to seek the Committee's advice and consent prior to filing emergency or permanent administrative rules with the Secretary of State or submitting Medicaid State Plan amendments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Amends the Charitable Games Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for second degree murder committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
Amends the Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Fair Act. Provides that before a person is employed, permitted to perform, or act as a vendor at the State Fair at Springfield or DuQuoin, the Department of Agriculture, through the Illinois State Police, shall conduct a background check on the person to determine whether the person is a sex offender as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act. Provides that the person seeking employment, permission to perform, or acting as a vendor at the State Fair at Springfield or DuQuoin is required as a condition of employment, permission to perform, or act as a vendor to authorize an investigation to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act, or adjudicated a delinquent minor for any sex offense. Provides that authorization for the investigation shall be furnished by the applicant to the Department of Agriculture. Provides that upon receipt of this authorization, the Department shall submit the applicant's name, sex, race, date of birth, and social security number to the Illinois State Police on forms prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct a search of the Illinois criminal history record information database to ascertain if the applicant being considered is a sex offender. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall charge the Department a fee for conducting the investigation, which fee shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the cost of the inquiry. Provides that the applicant shall not be charged a fee by the Department for the investigation. Provides that if the background check discloses that the person is a sex offender, the Department shall inform the person and that person shall not be employed, perform, or be a vendor at the State Fair at Springfield or DuQuoin. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a sex offender to be present, employed, performing, or a vendor at the State Fair at Springfield or DuQuoin. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, to ensure full access to the benefits set forth in provisions regarding the Healthy Kids Program, on and after January 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that provider and hospital reimbursements for immunization as required under the provisions are no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate. Amends the Immunization Data Registry Act. Provides that health care providers, physician's designees, or pharmacist's designees shall (rather than may) provide immunization data to be entered into the immunization data registry. Removes language providing that the immunization data need not be provided if the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, has completed and filed with the provider, physician's designee, or pharmacist's designee a written immunization data exemption form. Provides that the written information and the immunization data exemption forms must include information that the health care provider shall (rather than may) report immunization data to the Department of Public Health to be entered into the immunization data registry. Effective January 1, 2022.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: Other State Funds $436,067,700; Federal Funds $81,265,100; Total $517,332,800.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the 60-month limitation on the receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits.
