Amends the Sale Price Ad Act. Provides that no provision of the Act shall limit the authority of State agencies to regulate transactions between manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. With respect to the social studies prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, provides that the civics requirement applies only to pupils entering the 9th grade through the 2020-2021 school year. Provides that for pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year and each school year thereafter, the social studies prerequisite shall include instruction on citizenship. Provides that as part of this instruction, a pupil shall be required to complete the civics test component of the Naturalization Interview and Test administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Allows school districts to utilize private funding available for the purposes of offering citizenship education. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2021 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000) for all qualified property.
Creates the Senior Housing Residents' Advisory Council Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Makes appropriations for the 21st Century Employment grant program, the School Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program, and the Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarship for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, as follows: General Funds $36,000,000; Other State Funds $0; Federal Funds $0; Total $36,000,000.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes a birthdate restriction on eligibility at age 55 for a 3% automatic annual increase in retirement annuity that is not subject to a maximum increase of 30%. Makes a related change. Specifies the timing of an initial increase in retirement annuity for persons who have not received the initial increase before January 1, 2021. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Teen Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope (Teen REACH) Grant Program, provides that any technical assistance provided to a statewide provider of services under the Teen REACH Grant Program shall be delivered directly by the Department of Human Services and shall not be delegated or outsourced to a third-party organization.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2025, a hospital that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2020 and was designated a federal rural referral center under a specified provision of the Code of Federal Regulations as of October 1, 2020 shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Creates the Tenants' Freedom From Compulsory Signage Act. Restricts a landlord from compelling a tenant to display any sign, flag, or other paraphernalia in or on the tenant's residential area. Allows a court to award equitable relief for a violation of the Act.
