Rep. Carol Ammons

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Addressing Health Equity for Uninsured and Underinsured Illinois Residents Through the Support of Free and Charitable Clinics Law. Contains background provisions. Appropriates a total of $15,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for provision to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics for specified grants and expenses. Provides that no less than 70% of the funds shall be used for expenses relating to free and charitable clinics serving minority populations. Effective July 1, 2022.

Recognizes May 31, 2021 through June 1, 2021 as the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish goals to promote minority-owned and operated businesses, women-owned and operated businesses, businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities, and businesses located within the county. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1022 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-15 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-25 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-35 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-40 735 ILCS 30/25-5-105 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regional Water Commissions Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows a regional water commission to provide for credits against amounts due to the commission from a municipality as a means to repay a municipality for specified costs incurred by the municipality relating to the regional water commission. Allows amendment or extension of specified contracts beyond 101 years by agreement of the parties. Provides that an owner of a bond issued under the Division, a trustee under a master trust indenture or supplemental trust indenture, or, in certain circumstances, both may enforce and compel performance relating to the bonds (now, only a holder of a bond issued under the Division has that right). Allows a commission to use alternate project delivery methods, establish goals or requirements for the procurement of goods and services and for construction contracts, accept assignment of municipal waterworks system contracts or other public improvement contracts, and take property by quick-take in specified circumstances. Makes other changes. Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that a regional water commission may initiate quick-take proceedings for one period of 3 years after adoption of a schedule for acquisition of property or easements for the purposes of the regional water commission. Provides that the provisions do not authorize more than one 3-year quick-take period for any one regional water commission. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-7 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-50 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-55 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-60 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-65 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-70 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-75 new Gives regional water commissions the authority to enter into design-build contracts and use a design-build delivery system. Includes definitions and requirements for the design-build delivery system.

Seeks to initiate a delegation from among the members of the Illinois General Assembly and of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus to visit the City of Accra, Ghana for the purpose of acknowledging and expanding the mutually beneficial relationship between the State of Illinois and Ghana. Requests an invitation from the parliament of Ghana for an official visit, December 10-20, 2022.

Creates the Firearm Violence Prevention and Reduction Study Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to conduct a study on methods to prevent and reduce firearm violence in Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health must file a yearly report of the study's findings with the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2022 and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter through December 31, 2031. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the study is to be provided sufficient funding in the amount of $150,000 per year. Allows the Department to adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2032. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Procurement Policy Board may object to a proposed extension or renewal of a contract within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days and require a hearing before the Board prior to entering into the extension or renewal. Provides that if the Procurement Policy Board does not object within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days or take affirmative action to recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires facilities licensed under the Act to annually publish a record of all Type "AA", Type "A", and Type "B" violations of the facility received from the Department of Public Health for a period of no less than 5 years prior to the year each record is published. Provides that the record must be published prominently on the facility's website. Provides disciplinary action for violation of the requirements. Effective January 1, 2022.

Amends various Acts concerning children by: replacing certain pronouns with the nouns to which the pronouns refer; replacing certain instances of the word "biological"; changing the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman to the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson; deleting certain obsolete language; and making technical and other changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law.

Creates the Illinois Employee Security Act. Establishes a framework for employee discipline and discharge. Prohibits the unjust discharge of an employee. Requires employers to utilize progressive discipline measures. Limits the use of electronic monitoring. Provides for severance pay. Directs the Department of Employment Security to adopt rules and administer the Act. Provides statutory remedies for wrongfully discharged employees and authorizes the recovery of damages. Creates the Wrongful Discharge Enforcement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Applies to disciplinary and discharge actions occurring one year after the Act's effective date. Effective January 1, 2022.

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all criminal history records of an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of supervision, or order of qualified probation for any person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, automatically expunge the court records of a person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a person imprisoned solely as a result of one or more convictions for possession of cannabis shall be released from incarceration on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Repeals the provision prohibiting the possession of cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make conforming changes.