Amends the Downstate Police and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active IMRF member who is a sheriff's law enforcement employee may apply to transfer up to 5 years of creditable service under the Downstate Police Article to IMRF. Provides that the credits and creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the police pension fund of a specified amount. Provides that a sheriff's law enforcement employee applying to transfer service under the provisions may reinstate credits and creditable service terminated upon receipt of a refund by paying to the police pension fund the amount of the refund plus interest. Provides that, to establish the credit, the sheriff's law enforcement employee may elect to either pay to IMRF an amount equal to the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to IMRF and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under the IMRF Article, plus interest at a specified rate; or to have the amount of his or her creditable service reduced by an amount corresponding to the amount by which the employer and employee contributions that would have been required if he or she had participated in IMRF during the period for which credit is being transferred, plus interest at a specified rate, exceeds the amount actually transferred to IMRF. Requires a sheriff's law enforcement employee to pay an additional amount under specified circumstances. Makes conforming and other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, hold any ownership interest in any privately held cannabis enterprise or business, or any interest in a publicly traded cannabis company, other than a passive interest in such company. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, hold any ownership interest in any privately held cannabis enterprise or business, or any interest in a publicly traded cannabis company, other than a passive interest in such company. Provides that any member or immediate family member of the member holding an ownership interest in any cannabis enterprise or business as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that any employee of the General Assembly or of a member holding an ownership interest in any cannabis enterprise or business as of the effective date of this amendatory Act shall divest himself or herself of that interest. Provides that no member or immediate family member of the member shall, during that member's term of office, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any cannabis enterprise or business. Provides that no employee of the General Assembly or of a member shall, during his or her employment, receive any form of compensation for services rendered to or employment with any cannabis enterprise or business. Defines "immediate family member".
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Removes language authorizing the chairman to exercise general supervision over all powers, duties, obligations and functions of the Toll Highway Authority. Provides that the directors shall appoint agents or employees as they consider necessary or desirable. Provides that such agents or employees, other than technical or engineering employees, shall be subject to the Personnel Code. Provides that the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint from the State at large an Executive Director to the Toll Highway Authority to serve as the chief executive officer of the Board of Directors. Provides that the Board shall employ and fix the compensation of the Executive Director. Removes language permitting the Toll Highway Authority to appoint assistant attorneys who shall be under the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General. Removes language permitting the Authority to retain special counsel and fix their compensation, provided they are subject to the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Executive Director to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Authority (instead of the Board of Directors). Restores language permitting the Toll Highway Authority to appoint assistant attorneys who shall be under the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General. Restores language permitting the Authority to retain special counsel and fix their compensation, provided they are subject to the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a school bus that is equipped with safety belts for passengers is exempt from the tax under those Acts. Provides that the Acts' automatic sunset provisions do not apply to the exemption. Effective immediately.
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, the Life Care Facilities Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, and the ID/DD Community Care Act. Provides that, on and after 36 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, facilities or establishments licensed under the Acts are prohibited from: (1) being owned by and leased or rented to related business entities; and (2) employing a service provider that is a related business entity of the owner of the facility or establishment. Provides that a facility or establishment shall not charge any over-market rate for a resident's rent or for services provided to a resident. Provides that the provisions do not apply to any facility or establishment that does not receive State or federal funds through Medicaid or Medicare. Contains other provisions.
Amends the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that all public safety answering point telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator supervisors shall complete (i) emergency mental health dispatching training for 9-1-1 dispatchers and (ii) training for interviewing 9-1-1 callers without unintentionally leading 9-1-1 callers to distort actual emergency situations.
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.
Creates the Keep Internet Devices Safe Act. Includes a statement of legislative intent and defines terms. Provides that a private entity may turn on or enable, cause to be turned on or enabled, or otherwise use a digital device's microphone to listen for or collect information, including spoken words or other audible or inaudible sounds, if the private entity makes specified disclosures in its customer agreement or other incorporated addendum. Provides that a private entity that collects, stores, or transmits any information collected through a digital device's microphone concerning an Illinois resident shall implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect that information from unauthorized access, acquisition, destruction, use, modification, and disclosure. Adds provisions governing waiver, applicability, and exceptions. Provides that a violation of the Keep Internet Devices Safe Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurers that provide coverage for prescription inhalant drugs to limit the total amount an insured is required to pay for a covered prescription inhalant drug to $100 per 30-day supply regardless of the type and amount of inhalant drug needed by the insured. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the provisions. Provides that on January 1 of each year, the limit on the amount that an insured is required to pay for a 30-day supply of a covered prescription inhalant drug shall increase by a percentage equal to the percentage change from the preceding year in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.
