Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund. Provides that the Fund is a special fund in the State Treasury that may be used to provide grants to certain eligible people, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of conducting pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment. Provides that the Fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly and collected from any donations or other source for the benefit of the Fund. Provides limitations for the distribution of the Fund. Provides that the unspent portions of the Fund shall remain in the Fund and may not revert to any other fund of the State. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the administration of the Fund. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement a pediatric cancer grant program under the provision.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide coverage under the medical assistance program for intensive outpatient services delivered via telehealth when the services: (1) are otherwise covered when provided in person; (2) are medically necessary; (3) are delivered by a provider enrolled in the medical assistance program and acting within the scope of the provider's license, certification, or authorization under State law; and (4) comply with all applicable federal and State telehealth requirements. Provides that intensive outpatient services provided via telehealth shall be subject to the same coverage requirements, utilization management, and reimbursement methodologies as intensive outpatient services provided in person. Sets forth standards for telehealth delivery of intensive outpatient services. Provides that implementation of the provisions is subject to any required federal approval. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a withholding credit based on the minimum wage applies on a permanent basis (currently, the credit sunsets on December 31, 2026 for employers with 50 or fewer employees but more than 5 employees, and the credit sunsets on December 31, 2027 for employers with no more than 5 employees). Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that Department has the power to expend moneys appropriated to the Department from the Park and Conservation Fund in the State treasury for furtherance of the Department's programs or for use by the Department for the Department's normal operations and for the construction and maintenance of State owned, leased, and managed sites (rather than the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department). Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the Park and Conservation Fund Account in the Build Illinois Fund to the Park and Conservation Fund 1/12 of $10,000,000, plus any cumulative deficiency in those transfers for prior months, for any purposes (rather than Conservation and Park purposes) as enumerated in Section 805-420 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law or for the same purposes as specified in any other State general obligation bond Act. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the moneys deposited in the Park and Conservation Fund shall be used as provided for in Section 805-420 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (rather than for the development and acquisition of bike paths).
Amends the Crematory Regulation Act. Authorizes the Comptroller to issue citations or fines, or both, to licensees. Requires a cemetery authority to implement (i) a standard operating procedure and provide a copy to all employees; and (ii) a medical waste management plan. Authorizes the Comptroller to impose a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation under the Act. Allows the Comptroller to refuse to issue a license or take disciplinary action if the applicant or licensee has failed to pay delinquent taxes or child support. Requires the Comptroller, upon revocation or suspension of a license, to notify the county coroner or medical examiner who is responsible for the area where the crematory is located to immediately make arrangements to take possession of bodies and cremated remains and arrange for final disposition of any decedents in the possession of the suspended licensee after consulting with the authorized agents for those bodies. Provides that if no authorized agent can be contacted, the county coroner or medical examiner shall take possession of bodies and cremated remains within 72 hours of notification from the Comptroller. Requires a crematory authority to perform a cremation no more than 60 days from the date the human remains have been delivered to it unless the crematory authority has received specific instructions to the contrary on its cremation authorization form. Requires the crematory authority to notify the Comptroller and the coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the death occurred as to why the cremation cannot be performed if it is not done within the 60-day period. Provides that pacemakers do not need to be removed in alkaline hydrolysis cremations. Requires that cremated remains must be stored in a place free from exposure to the elements and be responsibly maintained until disposal. Makes other changes. Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Provides that if a cemetery authority owning or operating a privately owned cemetery has accepted care funds and is considered abandoned or seeks dissolution, it allows, if no receiver is available, a circuit court to order a willing unit of local government to take over the cemetery. Makes other changes.
Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and implement an English Learner Grant Program to support school districts' English learner programs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, if a person who is licensed as a retailer of alcoholic liquor has had the renewal of his or her certificate of registration denied or has had his or her certificate of registration revoked, then the Department of Revenue shall file a notice with the Liquor Control Commission that includes a certification, signed by the Director of Revenue or his or her designee, attesting that the person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied or revoked after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the Liquor Control Commission shall inactivate the license of any licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor at retail if that person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied by the Department of Revenue or that person's certificate of registration has been revoked by the Department of Revenue. Effective July 1, 2026.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to 25% of the amount of the federal tax credit received for a donation of apparently wholesome food. Effective immediately.
Amends the Business Assistance and Regulatory Reform Act. Provides that the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance may establish a matching grant program to incentivize and assist units of local government in improving the use of technology tools for permitting and licensing processes. Sets forth reporting requirements for State agencies with jurisdiction over business permitting or licensing. Creates an Interagency Business Permitting and Licensing Reform Advisory Committee to coordinate business permitting and licensing processes. Sets forth provisions concerning membership of the advisory committee.
Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that each commissioner of a drainage district shall receive for the commissioner's services either (i) a sum not to exceed $30 per day for each day the commissioner is actually engaged in the business of the commissioner's office or (ii) a fixed monthly payment in an amount that is set by the county board and that does not exceed $30 multiplied by the number of business days in the applicable month (rather than a sum not to exceed $30 per day for each day the commissioner is actually engaged in the business of the commissioner's office).
Creates the Short Line Railroad Modernization Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers that incur qualified railroad expenditures or qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures. Sets forth the amount of the credit and limitations on the amount of the credit that may be awarded. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the State Employee Child Care Pilot Program Task Force Act. Establishes the State Employee Child Care Pilot Program Task Force within the Department of Early Childhood to evaluate the feasibility of establishing an on-site child care pilot program for State employees; develop recommendations regarding pilot program structure, staffing models, and operational oversight; identify potential State-owned or leased facilities suitable for pilot program locations; and other specified duties. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership and meetings. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor that includes findings, recommendations, estimated costs, and any proposed statutory or administrative changes necessary to implement a pilot program. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the Act is repealed on December 31, 2027. Effective immediately.
