Rep. Carol Ammons

Amends the Compulsory Attendance of Pupils Article of the School Code. Provides that the list of religious holidays prescribed by a school board on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child must include Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Vaisakhi, Onam, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/26-2b from Ch. 122, par. 26-2b Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Compulsory Attendance of Pupils Article of the School Code. Provides that a child may be absent from a public school because of religious reasons, including the observance of a religious holiday or participation in religious instruction. Removes the provision that requires a school board to prescribe rules relative to absences for religious holidays, including a list of religious holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child's absence. Provides instead that a district superintendent shall develop and distribute to schools appropriate procedures with regard to an absence.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that "race", as used in the Employment and Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education Articles, includes traits historically associated with races, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.

Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Includes the use of alternative nicotine products and electronic cigarettes in the definition of "smoke" or "smoking". Defines "electronic cigarette", "nicotine", and "tobacco product". Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that "alternative nicotine product" does not include electronic cigarettes. Effective January 1, 2020. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 675/1.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Includes the use of alternative nicotine products and electronic cigarettes in the definition of "smoke" or "smoking". Defines "electronic cigarette", "nicotine", and "tobacco product". Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 82/10 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 82/1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 5 (Dept. of Insurance) Due to the requirements being performed by existing staff, SB1864, HA005 would have minimal fiscal impact on the Department of Insurance. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 5 (Dept. of Human Services) The expected state fiscal impact for SB1864 will primarily fall to the HFS. The cost to IDHS for IES is unknown at this time. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 5 (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) The fiscal impact for SB 1864 HFA #5 is up to $1 million for health care feasibility study. Additional cost due to unknown eligibility increase due to COVID-19; estimated state cost of treatment is around $1,900 per person. House Floor Amendment No. 6 Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 82/1 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 3860/10 20 ILCS 3860/20 20 ILCS 3860/25 20 ILCS 3860/30 20 ILCS 3860/35 20 ILCS 3860/40 20 ILCS 3860/15 rep. 215 ILCS 106/7 215 ILCS 106/8 new 215 ILCS 170/7 215 ILCS 170/8 new 225 ILCS 85/39.5 new 305 ILCS 5/5-1.5 new 305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 305 ILCS 5/5-4.2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-4.2 305 ILCS 5/5-5.27 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5e 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 305 ILCS 5/5B-4 from Ch. 23, par. 5B-4 305 ILCS 5/11-5.1 305 ILCS 5/12-21.21 new 410 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403 410 ILCS 513/10 740 ILCS 110/2 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 802 740 ILCS 110/9.5 740 ILCS 110/9.6 740 ILCS 110/9.8 740 ILCS 110/9.9 740 ILCS 110/9.11 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to oversee a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. Provides that the Departments shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure. Creates the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act. Creates the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force. Provides for membership and meetings of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to develop a sustainable plan to raise awareness about early detection, promote health equity, and reduce the burden of kidney disease throughout the State and submit a final report to the General Assembly on or before December 21, 2022. Repeals the Act on June 1, 2022. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that an offsite institutional pharmacy may supply emergency kits to a licensed facility. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for routine care costs that are incurred in the course of an approved clinical trial if the medical assistance program would provide coverage for the same routine care costs not incurred in a clinical trial. Defines "approved clinical trial" to mean a phase I, II, III, or IV clinical trial involving the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or any other life-threatening disease or condition. Provides that "routine care cost" shall be defined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by rule. Provides that implementation of this coverage for routine care costs shall be contingent upon federal approval. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to jointly submit the necessary application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or State Plan amendment to allow remote monitoring and support services as a waiver-reimbursable service for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that the application shall be submitted no later than January 1, 2021. Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Changes the name of the Health Information Exchange Authority to the Health Information Exchange Office. Provides that staff employed by the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall transfer to the Health Information Exchange Office within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Makes conforming changes to several Acts including the Medical Patient Rights Act, Genetic Information Privacy Act, and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take necessary actions to address the COVID-19 public health emergency to the extent such actions are required, approved, or authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that such actions may continue throughout the public health emergency and for up to 12 months after the period ends, and may include, but are not limited to: accepting an applicant's or recipient's attestation of income, incurred medical expenses, residency, and insured status when electronic verification is not available. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to cover the treatment of COVID-19 to persons who qualify for medical assistance under federal law and regulations and to noncitizens. Contains provisions concerning payment claims for ambulance providers that are unable to obtain a Physician Certification Statement; assessment forms for long-term care facilities; income verification for medical assistance recipients; remote monitoring and support services as a waiver-reimbursable service for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Recognizes that continuing to enforce a Eurocentric image of professionalism disparately impacts Black individuals and excludes them from some schools and workplaces in direct opposition to the United States' Constitutional values of equity and opportunity for all and is a form of racial discrimination. Encourages state policymakers to introduce legislation that prohibits discrimination against traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, natural hair textures and protective hairstyles.

Creates the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment in Communities Act. Provides legislative intent. Creates the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment Tax Credit Pilot Program Act. Provides that an applicant that hires certain formerly incarcerated individuals during the incentive period may apply for a tax credit against the applicant's withholding tax liability. Provides that the savings from the changes made to the Unified Code of Corrections shall be deposited into the Securing All Futures for Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Fund for the purpose of funding the program. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to reduce the sentencing ranges for all classes of felonies, and to remove minimum sentences for Class 4 felonies and Class A and Class B misdemeanors. Provides that the provisions of the Act apply to offenses committed before the effective date of this Act, and to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides for resentencing of currently incarcerated persons based on these changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2019, a direct contractor making or taking a contract in the State for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work shall assume, and is liable for, any debt owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor included in the subject of the contract between the direct contractor and the owner. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides authorization for third parties owed fringe or other benefits or a joint labor-management cooperation committee to bring a civil action to enforce liability against a direct contractor. Provides exemptions for work done by an employee of the State or any political subdivision of the State. Provides requirements and guidelines for notice, awards, filing, and records retention. Provides that the new provisions are severable, and that the obligations and remedies provided are in addition to any obligations and remedies otherwise provided by law. Provides that nothing the Section shall alter specified obligations and penalties set forth in the State Prompt Payment Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the threshold amount of theft not from the person and retail theft that enhances the offense from a misdemeanor to a felony to $2,000. Provides that an enhancement from a misdemeanor to a felony based on a prior conviction must only be for felony theft.

Creates the Opioid Crisis Recovery Act. Contains only a short title provision. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: New Act Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 720 ILCS 550/10 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710 720 ILCS 570/402 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1402 720 ILCS 570/408 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1408 720 ILCS 570/410 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1410 720 ILCS 646/60 720 ILCS 646/70 725 ILCS 5/116-2.2 new 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.4 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides eligibility for expungement and sealing for participants of a diversion program. Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Lowers penalties for certain specified offenses. Provides that a defendant shall not be ineligible for a sentence of probation as a result of having been previously convicted of a Class 4 felony violation of possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog or a Class 3 felony violation of methamphetamine possession prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person serving a sentence for an offense for which the statutory penalty has been subsequently reduced under the amendatory Act may petition the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction to request resentencing in accordance with the statutory penalty in effect at the time of the filing of the petition. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Modifies eligibility requirements for participation in the Offender Initiative Program and second chance probation. Creates a Misdemeanor Diversion Program. Creates requirements for participation in the Program. Makes other changes.

Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force Act. Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process, operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws across the State; (2) identify gaps in the process, operation, and enforcement of those laws; (3) develop recommendations to address those gaps; (4) establish a framework for specialized protective networks for victims, treatment options for victims and offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of specialized domestic violence skills for courts; and (5) review the need for special consideration for conditions of bail in cases involving domestic violence within the ongoing changes brought on bail reform. Establishes membership and appointment of the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, shall be the chair of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall review available research, best practices, and effective interventions to formulate recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall produce a report detailing the Task Force's findings and recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September 1, 2022. Repeals the Act on September 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Community College Act. With regard to the members of a board of trustees of a community college district, provides that if a vacancy in the board occurs, the secretary of the board must publish the vacancy through at least one public notice for a minimum of 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy, at which time the board must accept applications for the position. Effective immediately.