Rep. Carol Ammons

Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a person, business, or organization may not spoof a caller's information or otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call unless the person, business, or organization has the right to use the name and phone number displayed. Requires telephone solicitations placed in a manner other than by a live operator to immediately disclose their identity and the purpose of the call and prompt the recipient of the call to consent to the solicitation. Defines terms.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning budget proposals.

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to award grants for the payment of tuition and fees to eligible applicants who agree to serve a minimum of 4 years as a law enforcement officer in a local community in this State following graduation from a public institution of higher learning. Sets forth provisions concerning applicant eligibility, conditions for maintaining grant eligibility, and conditions requiring the repayment of grant assistance. Provides for rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in counties operating under the county executive form of government, the elected county board member designated by the elected members as the chair, speaker, or chief administrative official shall declare that a vacancy exists in an elected county office and then notification of the vacancy shall be given to the county central committee or the appropriate county board district committee of each established political party within 3 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. Provides that the vacancy shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the elected board member designated as the county board chair, speaker, or chief administrative official of the county board with the advice and consent of the county board. Amends the County Executive Form of Government Division of the Counties Code. Provides the county board may choose to designate from its elected members a chief administrative official, speaker, or board chair. Provides that vacancies occurring in the office of an elected member of the county board shall be made as provided in specified provisions of the Election Code.

Expresses support for the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid program.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 405/405-535 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of the Illinois. Provides that each municipality receiving or using State funds, either partially or fully, for the purposes of municipal projects shall adopt an ordinance or resolution creating diversity and inclusion requirements and goals for all municipal projects of that municipality. Provides that the diversity and inclusion requirements and goals shall, to the extent possible, be no less restrictive than the diversity requirements and goals provided under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that for each municipal project funded, either partially or fully, by State funds, the municipality receiving such funds shall submit a diversity and inclusion report to the Department of Central Management Services. Provides that each municipality adopting diversity and inclusion requirements and goals shall also submit an annual report to the Department. Provides for the contents of the reports. Provides for the adoption of rules.

Amends the School Construction Law. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Law to the contrary, a disadvantaged school district may submit an application with the State Board of Education to waive any local matching funds requirements for a grant awarded under the Law until the project for which the grant was awarded is complete. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules. Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, a disadvantaged community college district may submit an application with the Illinois Community College Board to waive any local matching funds requirements for a grant awarded to the district for a capital project until the capital project is complete. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to adopt rules.

Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Modifies provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Innovation and Technology and its Secretary. Provides purpose provisions. Modifies definitions. Makes conforming and other changes in the Department of Innovation and Technology Act and the State Finance Act.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Eliminates provision that permits a guilty minor to be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3 or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act if the commitment occurs upon a third or subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or programming. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $1,148,200 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for its operational expenses. Effective July 1, 2022.