Creates the Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a 5-year statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and provide high-quality and affordable child care services for children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income. Provides that grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child care services. Provides that the ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of child care services and programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward universal child care services for children from birth to 6 years of age. Contains provisions concerning eligible entities, funding, reporting requirements, defined terms, and Department rules.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that buildings, structures, and improvements that are not permanently attached to the land are not considered property for the purposes of the Code.
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies that focus on: (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and (2) education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Provides that the Department shall promote the sharing of information concerning best practices and programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Provides that the Department shall convene an annual meeting of nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share best practices and information on programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Defines "food desert" and "program".
Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that forest preserve districts can also acquire easements to create certain renewable energy infrastructure. Removes provisions authorizing forest preserves to lease land to veterans' organizations as grounds for convalescing sick veterans and veterans with disabilities, and as a place upon which to construct rehabilitation quarters, or to a county as grounds for a county nursing home or convalescent home. Provides that forest preserve districts shall have power to lease 80 acres of the lands and grounds acquired by it, for a term of not more than 40 years to a county as grounds for certain renewable energy infrastructure. Defines "certain renewable energy infrastructure".
Amends the Furniture Fire Safety Act. Replaces references to "seating furniture" with references to "furnishing". Provides that the definition of "public occupancies" also includes prisons, correctional centers, transitional centers, rehabilitation centers, theaters, arenas, gymnasiums, and public assembly areas of assisted living facilities containing more than 10 furnishings. Provides that articles manufactured solely for recreational use or physical fitness purposes, such as weightlifting benches, indoor or outdoor multilevel play structures, gymnasium mats or pads, gymnastics equipment, and similar articles (instead of weightlifting benches, gymnasium mats or pads, sidehorses, and similar articles) are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Removes language specifying that public occupancies and public assembly areas that are fully protected by sprinkler systems in accordance with Uniform Building Code Standard 38-1 are exempt. Provides that public occupancies and public assembly areas that are fully protected by sprinkler systems in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (instead of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13) are exempt from the provisions of the Act, but must comply with rules adopted under the Act (instead of must comply with test requirements as set forth in the California Bureau of Home Furnishings Technical Bulletin Numbers 116 and 117). Removes language requiring the rules and regulations adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal to be in conformity with the California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Technical Bulletin 133, and removes language providing that all rules and regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal shall become effective not earlier than 90 days from adoption. Repeals provisions regarding appointing members to an Advisory Board under the Act. Makes other changes.
Amends the County Auditing Law of the Counties Code. Provides that a county board must notify all county elected officials elected in or after November 2020 and newly elected countywide officials of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit at the county's expense. Provides that an elected county auditor shall conduct the audit upon the request of such an official or, in a county that does not have an elected county auditor, the official may hire a qualified auditing firm. Provides that the transitional audit shall examine funds expended by the official for whom the elected official was or is taking over and report if the expended funds were consistent with the county board's financial allocations to that official. Limits home rule powers.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In provisions regarding the handling of bulk food: replaces references to personal containers with references to consumer-owned containers; provides that clean consumer-owned containers provided or returned to a restaurant or retailer for filling may be filled and returned to the same consumer if the consumer-owned container is filled by either an employee of the restaurant or retailer or the owner of the consumer-owned container; requires consumer-owned containers filled to be designed and constructed for reuse in accordance with a specified provision of the 2017 Food Code; and requires restaurants and retailers to meet specified requirements. Provides that consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a beverage vending machine or system. Requires the Department of Public Health, on or before January 1, 2022, to produce materials for restaurants and retailers indicating that consumer-owned containers are not prohibited for use under Illinois law and specifying best practices for food safety requirements for such containers. Effective immediately.
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.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a person is convicted of aggravated driving under the influence on the basis of being involved in an accident that proximately caused the death of a parent or parents of a child or children, the person shall be ordered by the court to pay child support to the child or children. Includes provisions governing the amount and duration of the support obligation, enforcement, and collection.
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses.
