Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2023, the psychiatric standardized amount for psychiatric ambulatory services, categories of service 27 and 28, shall be no less than $402.92. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2,885,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to make grants to assist the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a sheriff's salary in a non-home rule county shall not be less than 80% of the State's Attorney salary for the county in which the sheriff is elected or appointed. Defines "salary". Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% and the county 33 1/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a sheriff. Prevents a county from decreasing the salary of a sheriff who earns more than 80% of the State's Attorney's salary on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois State Police.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Adds two factors to the determination of a "blighted area" for improved, industrial, commercial, and residential buildings or improvements: (i) if the redevelopment project area has had an annual average unemployment rate of at least 120% of the State's annual average unemployment rate; and (ii) if the redevelopment project area has a poverty rate of at least 20%, 50% or more of children in the redevelopment project area participate in the federal free lunch program, or 20% or more households in the redevelopment project area receive food stamps. Removes or modifies various factors from the definitions of "blighted area" and "conservation area" for improved and vacant areas. Provides that a new redevelopment project shall have a completion date no later than December 31st of the 10th year after the ordinance was adopted (rather than the 23rd year) and may be extended to 15 years (rather than 35 years). Provides that the joint review board and municipality shall approve surplus funds and extensions of redevelopment project area completion dates. Provides that surplus funds shall be distributed annually within 90 days (rather than 180 days) after the close of a municipality's fiscal year. Provides that a new or modified redevelopment project area that overlaps with any existing redevelopment project area shall not be approved. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish a program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies to equip firearms used in the line of duty by law enforcement officers with laser sights. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, law enforcement officers may not purchase a laser sight purchased under the grant program when the law enforcement officer purchases the officer's service firearm after retirement. Provides that a laser sight purchased under this grant program shall be owned by the law enforcement agency that purchases the laser sight. Provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Authority. Provides that the form of the application and the information required to be set forth in the application shall be determined by the Authority, and the Authority may require an applicant to submit with the application supporting documents as the Authority deems necessary. Provides that the Authority may adopt rules to implement this program. Effective immediately.
Creates the Public Employee Health Insurance During Emergencies Act. Provides that a public employee's health insurance coverage shall begin concurrent with employment if all of the following apply on the public employee's first date of employment with that public employer: the employment is in an area that is the subject of a gubernatorially or presidentially declared disaster or emergency; the declaration of disaster or emergency specifies that the disaster or emergency involves risks to the health or well-being of any individual who engages in certain activities; and among the activities posing a risk to an individual's health or well-being are activities integral to services to the public employer that the public employee is required to perform. Provides for payment of premiums.
Repeals the City and Village Tuberculosis Sanitariums Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Amends the Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, and the Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act making conforming changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 25 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Repeals the Contagious Disease Hospitals In Cities Of 500,000 Or More Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Further amends the Illinois Municipal Code making a conforming change.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "prevail" means to achieve the desired outcome of the plaintiff through a court order or the production of all requested documents.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person is not prohibited from photographing his or her own ballot at any time during the voting process or from viewing a photograph of a completed or partially completed ballot. Provides that any person who gives, promises to give, or receives any money or other valuable consideration in connection with the dissemination or viewing of a photograph of a completed or partially completed ballot is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning assessments.
Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.
