Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no later than December 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall prepare a report to be published on its website that contains, at a minimum, the following information about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year: (1) demographic data of committed persons who received hospice and palliative care; (2) data on the number of committed persons in the Department's hospice and palliative care programs; (3) data on the timing of hospice and palliative care programming; (4) the number of committed persons in the custody of the Department who died; (5) policies and administrative directives of each Department institution and facility regarding the institution of hospice and palliative care; (6) the staff available for hospice and palliative care; and (7) the cost of the Department's hospice and palliative care programs. Provides that all such data shall be anonymized to protect the privacy of the committed persons involved in the hospice and palliative care programs.
Amends the Personnel Code. Requires the Director of Central Management Services to consult with the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Human Services, and other disability experts for the purpose of establishing, reviewing, and modifying the qualifying procedures under the Code for applicants whose disabilities are of such a significant nature that the applicants are unable to demonstrate their abilities in the ordinary selection process. Provides that all permanent executive branch classified positions are eligible for a 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience, and all permanent classified job postings must provide information regarding the on-the-job demonstration overview and certification process. Provides that the Director of Central Management Services is responsible for the administration and oversight of the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience, including the establishment of policies and procedures, data collection and reporting requirements, and compliance. Provides that the Director of Central Management Services shall design and implement a training curriculum for the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience. Provides that all executive leaders, managers, supervisors, human resources professionals, affirmative action officers, and ADA coordinators must receive annual training on the program. Provides that the Director of Central Management Services shall develop, administer, and make public a formal grievance process for individuals in the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience. Effective immediately.
House Joint Resolution 8 designates a specific section of Interstate 74 as the "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial Highway." Specifically, it assigns this commemorative name to Mile 91 of Interstate 74.
If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a National Board certification-early childhood generalist endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a valid Early Childhood Generalist certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Provides that the endorsement holder is deemed qualified and authorized to provide instruction in early childhood education programs and is deemed to meet or exceed all early childhood instructional competency requirements established by the State Board for pre-kindergarten instruction.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of providing the Secretary of State with records necessary to impose a revocation, upon filing with the clerk of court, the clerk shall forward in a manner and form prescribed by the Secretary (i) a copy of a Uniform Citation and Complaint where the officer indicated a crash type of fatal, (ii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with a violation of the Code that resulted in the death of another person, or (iii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with reckless homicide. Allows the Secretary to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Protz-Liddy Act. Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Provides that, unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, a housing authority shall not establish or implement any rules, policies, or procedures that impose time limits or work requirements as a condition of initial or continued eligibility for any rent subsidy or assistance provided to qualifying tenants of the housing authority or to qualifying individuals through any rent subsidy or other housing assistance program administered by the housing authority. Permits a housing authority to establish, implement, or encourage an applicant or recipient of a rent subsidy or assistance to participate in a voluntary employment or job training program if the program: (1) does not impact the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility for the rent subsidy or assistance; and (2) has one of the specified goals for program participants, including, but not limited to, (i) increasing personal income, (ii) homeownership, or (iii) expanding employment options.
Amends Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, after exhausting the list of master contracts and cooperative agreements, procurement expenditures necessary for the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, the Illinois State Police, or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to operate State laboratories are exempt from the Code.
Creates the Algorithmic Pricing Transparency Act. Provides that any person or entity that sells or offers to sell goods or services through an online platform to consumers in this State shall provide a clear and conspicuous disclosure if the price displayed to a consumer is generated using surveillance pricing. Provides that a consumer may opt out of surveillance pricing and a covered entity shall provide the consumer with a non-personalized baseline price for the goods or services. Prohibits a covered entity from using specified personal information to generate algorithmic pricing. Provides that a violation of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change. Effective one year after becoming law.
HB 957 makes a technical amendment to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifically, it adjusts a section concerning the short title of the code.
HB 958 makes a technical change to the short title of a section within the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. This bill primarily updates existing legislative text rather than creating new policy or directly impacting specific groups of people.
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that it is the duty of the Department of Central Management Services to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all State government buildings and in any public restrooms maintained by the State government that are not designated as male-only restrooms. Provides that it is the policy of the State of Illinois to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all State government buildings, unit of local government buildings, and school district buildings, and in all public restrooms maintained by any of those entities that are not designated as male-only restrooms. Provides that the Department shall coordinate with units of local government and school districts and may award grants to units of local government or school districts to effectuate this policy. Provides that the Department shall coordinate with school districts to ensure that, in the case of the provision of menstrual hygiene products in school restrooms, the employee or third-party contractor who is normally responsible for ordering, stocking, and replenishing the supply of toilet tissue and paper towels in school restrooms shall also be responsible for ordering, stocking, and replenishing the supply of menstrual hygiene products in the school restrooms. Allows the Department to adopt rules. Effective January 1, 2026.
