Rep. Carol Ammons

Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school district from withholding a student's grades, transcripts, or diploma because of an unpaid balance on the student's school account. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but clarifies that it applies to public high schools (rather than school districts). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that at the end of each school year, the school district shall catalogue and report to the State Board of Education the total amount that remains unpaid by students due to the prohibition. Provides that on and after 3 years from the effective date of the amendatory Act, the prohibition provisions are inoperative.

Amends the Chicago Laborers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning contributions for leaves of absence during which a participant is employed by a local labor organization, provides that for levy year 2017 and until the effective date of the amendatory Act, the participant, or the labor organization on the participant's behalf, shall make employer contributions equal to the contributions the participant would have made if the participant was an active employee. Provides that beginning after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the participant, or the labor organization on the participant's behalf, shall make employer contributions equal to the difference between the amount contributed by the participant as though the participant was an active employee and the normal cost, which shall be calculated by the Fund's actuary on an aggregate basis specific to the participant's Tier based on the Fund's most recent actuarial valuation and shall be effective on each July 1 after the Board certifies the amount of the contribution to the participant. Effective immediately.

Creates the Student Confidential Reporting Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Illinois State Police, in consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, State Board of Education, Department of Children and Family Services, and the Department of Human Services, to establish a program for receiving reports and other information from the public regarding potential self-harm or potential harm or criminal acts directed at school students, school employees, or schools in this State. Requires the program to include a Safe2Help Illinois helpline (defined as a school helpline involving a statewide toll-free telephone number, social media, a website, or other means of communication, or a combination of a toll-free telephone number and another means of communication, that transmits voice, text, photographic, or other messages and information to the Safe2Help Illinois operators). Provides for referrals from and the discontinuance of other State-operated school violence help lines (excluding the CPS Violence Prevention Hotline). Sets forth other program and Illinois State Police requirements. Contains provisions concerning the confidentiality of reported information, funding, and annual reporting. Provides that a Safe2Help Illinois employee, law enforcement agency, or law enforcement official acting in good faith in compliance with the Act shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise occur as a result of handling tips, with the exception of willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules to implement the Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new Defines "Safe2Help Illinois Manager". Provides that beginning on the date that Safe2Help Illinois is operational, any State or locally operated school violence help line currently in operation shall work in conjunction with Safe2Help Illinois as needed. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall ensure that program personnel or call center staff, or both, are appropriately trained in the following areas: (1) crisis management, including recognizing mental illness and emotional disturbance; (2) the resources that are available for providing mental health and other human services; (3) matters determined by the Illinois State Police to be relevant to the operation of the program; and (4) handling of criminal intelligence information regarding primary and data collection, storage, and dissemination. Provides that the Safe2Help Illinois program manager, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and the State Board of Education, shall prepare an annual report. Deletes provisions requiring the Department of Innovation and Technology's dedicated website to provide risk assessment information for students. Deletes provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to be responsible for the administrative oversight of the Safe2Help Illinois program. Deletes the amendatory changes to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 405/1-7 Further amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Permits the disclosure of juvenile law enforcement records to the appropriate school official only if the agency or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of physical harm to students, school personnel, or others (removing "who are present in the school or on school grounds").

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Teacher Article, provides that beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, to assist with addressing the substitute teacher shortage that has been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and public health emergency, an annuitant may accept employment as a teacher without impairing his or her retirement status if that employment is not within the school year during which service was terminated and does not exceed 140 paid days (rather than 120 paid days) or 700 paid hours (rather than 600 paid hours) in each school year, but not more than 100 paid days in the same classroom. In the Chicago Teacher Article, provides that the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a teacher or administrator (rather than a teacher) on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not work as a teacher or administrator (rather than a teacher) for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year or (2) in the case of a person who retires with at least 5 years of service as a principal or administrator, does not work as a teacher or administrator for compensation on more than 140 days in a school year. Removes a limitation on the amount of gross compensation a service retirement pensioner may receive for such re-employment without having the service retirement pension cancelled. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/17-149 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that during the period between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, an additional 20 paid days or 100 paid hours shall be added to a provision that authorizes an annuitant to accept employment for a certain number of paid days or paid hours as a teacher without impairing his or her retirement status. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that an individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may teach up to 15 (instead of 5) consecutive days per licensed teacher who is under contract. Provides that a school district may hire an individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License for teacher absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who is under contract, if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. Effective immediately.

Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. In provisions requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a public education program regarding gambling disorders, requires the program to (i) promote public awareness to create a gambling informed State regarding the impact of gambling disorders on individuals, families, and communities and the stigma that surrounds gambling disorders and (ii) use screening, crisis intervention, treatment, public awareness, prevention, in-service training, and other innovative means to decrease the incidents of suicide attempts related to a gambling disorder or gambling issues. Requires the Department to determine a statement regarding obtaining assistance with a gambling disorder, which each licensed gambling establishment owner shall post and each master sports wagering licensee shall include on the master sports wagering licensee's portal, Internet website, or computer or mobile application. Permits the Department: to provide advice to State and local officials on gambling disorders; to support gambling disorder prevention, recognition, treatment, and recovery projects; to collaborate with other community-based organizations, substance use disorder treatment centers, or other health care providers engaged in treating individuals who are experiencing gambling disorder; and to perform other actions. Permits the Department to award grants to create or support local gambling prevention, recognition, and response projects. Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Replaces all references to "minorities" with "marginalized community members". Provides that "marginalized community members and other specific priority populations" may include, but shall not be limited to, groups such as women, children, persons who use intravenous drugs, persons with AIDS or who are HIV infected, veterans, African-Americans, Latinxs/Hispanics (rather than Puerto Ricans), Asian-Americans, the elderly, persons in the criminal justice system, persons experiencing homelessness, persons who are clients of services provided by other State agencies, persons with disabilities, and such other specific populations as the Department of Human Services may from time to time identify. In provisions concerning licensure categories and services, provides that the categories of an intervention service are DUI Evaluation, DUI Risk Education, Designated Program, Harm Reduction Program, and Recovery Homes for persons in any stage of recovery from a substance use or gambling disorder. Provides that harm reduction programs may include overdose prevention sites and services. Provides that overdose prevention sites and services are under the Harm Reduction category of intervention licensure which may be issued if and when legal authorization is adopted to allow for these services and upon adoption of administrative or funding rules that govern the delivery of the services. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 301/1-5 20 ILCS 301/1-10 20 ILCS 301/5-5 20 ILCS 301/5-20 20 ILCS 301/10-10 20 ILCS 301/10-15 20 ILCS 301/15-10 20 ILCS 301/20-5 20 ILCS 301/25-5 20 ILCS 301/25-10 20 ILCS 301/30-5 20 ILCS 301/35-5 20 ILCS 301/35-10 20 ILCS 301/50-40 20 ILCS 301/55-30 20 ILCS 301/55-40 Adds reference to: New Act 110 ILCS 305/165 new 25 ILCS 10/20 5 ILCS 20/2 from Ch. 1, par. 103 20 ILCS 405/405-280 was 20 ILCS 405/67.15 20 ILCS 505/35.11 new 20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21 20 ILCS 605/605-705 was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a 20 ILCS 605/605-1095 new 20 ILCS 605/605-1100 new 20 ILCS 627/15 20 ILCS 801/1-15 20 ILCS 1305/1-20 20 ILCS 1345/4.5 new 20 ILCS 1605/2 from Ch. 120, par. 1152 20 ILCS 1605/7.12 20 ILCS 1605/9.1 20 ILCS 1605/9.2 new 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 new 20 ILCS 2310/2310-50.10 new 20 ILCS 4010/2003 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1953 25 ILCS 115/4 from Ch. 63, par. 15.1 25 ILCS 130/8A-15 25 ILCS 130/8A-20 25 ILCS 130/8A-30 25 ILCS 130/8A-37 new 30 ILCS 105/5.857 30 ILCS 105/5.970 new 30 ILCS 105/5.971 new 30 ILCS 105/5.972 new 30 ILCS 105/5.973 new 30 ILCS 105/5.974 new 30 ILCS 105/5.975 new 30 ILCS 105/5.976 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-21 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-21 30 ILCS 105/6z-27 30 ILCS 105/6z-30 30 ILCS 105/6z-32 30 ILCS 105/6z-51 30 ILCS 105/6z-70 30 ILCS 105/6z-77 30 ILCS 105/6z-81 30 ILCS 105/6z-100 30 ILCS 105/6z-121 30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-131 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-132 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-133 new 30 ILCS 105/8.3 from Ch. 127, par. 144.3 30 ILCS 105/8.6 from Ch. 127, par. 144.6 30 ILCS 105/8.12 from Ch. 127, par. 144.12 30 ILCS 105/8g-1 30 ILCS 105/13.2 from Ch. 127, par. 149.2 30 ILCS 105/24.2 from Ch. 127, par. 160.2 30 ILCS 105/25 from Ch. 127, par. 161 30 ILCS 115/12 from Ch. 85, par. 616 30 ILCS 120/5 from Ch. 85, par. 655 30 ILCS 120/6 from Ch. 85, par. 656 30 ILCS 120/10 from Ch. 85, par. 660 30 ILCS 120/13 from Ch. 85, par. 663 30 ILCS 330/15 from Ch. 127, par. 665 30 ILCS 420/9a from Ch. 127, par. 759a 30 ILCS 705/5.1 new 30 ILCS 790/5 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 120, par. 424 40 ILCS 5/1-110.16 50 ILCS 707/5 65 ILCS 5/8-3-14b 65 ILCS 5/8-3-14c 70 ILCS 210/5 from Ch. 85, par. 1225 70 ILCS 210/14 from Ch. 85, par. 1234 70 ILCS 508/55 105 ILCS 5/2-3.33 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.33 105 ILCS 5/2-3.192 new 105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 105 ILCS 230/5-500 new 110 ILCS 205/9.41 new 110 ILCS 805/2-12.2 new 110 ILCS 947/35 110 ILCS 947/38 110 ILCS 947/77 110 ILCS 975/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2753 110 ILCS 975/3.1 new 110 ILCS 975/5 from Ch. 144, par. 2755 110 ILCS 975/6.5 110 ILCS 975/7 from Ch. 144, par. 2757 110 ILCS 975/9.1 new 210 ILCS 49/5-102 210 ILCS 49/5-107 225 ILCS 20/13.2 new 225 ILCS 60/9.1 new 225 ILCS 65/50-27 new 225 ILCS 65/70-50 was 225 ILCS 65/20-40 225 ILCS 85/27.1 new 225 ILCS 95/14.2 new 235 ILCS 5/5-3 from Ch. 43, par. 118 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01a 305 ILCS 5/5-5.7a 305 ILCS 5/5-5.7b new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.56 new 305 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1403 305 ILCS 20/6 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1406 305 ILCS 20/13 415 ILCS 5/22.15 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.15 415 ILCS 5/57.11 525 ILCS 35/3 from Ch. 85, par. 2103 625 ILCS 5/3-659 625 ILCS 5/6-206.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1 705 ILCS 235/15 705 ILCS 235/30 730 ILCS 5/3-12-3a from Ch. 38, par. 1003-12-3a 730 ILCS 5/3-12-6 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-12-6 730 ILCS 110/9b from Ch. 38, par. 204-1b 730 ILCS 110/15 from Ch. 38, par. 204-7 765 ILCS 1026/15-801 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new 5 ILCS 100/5-45.22 new 5 ILCS 100/5-45.23 new 5 ILCS 100/5-45.26 new 20 ILCS 1705/74 305 ILCS 5/3-2.6 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.4 55 ILCS 5/3-6007.5 new 105 ILCS 5/10-22.36 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.36 105 ILCS 5/13-44.6 new 730 ILCS 5/3-4-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-4-1 5 ILCS 100/5-45.24 new 20 ILCS 301/55-30 305 ILCS 5/5-45 new 410 ILCS 70/7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-7 410 ILCS 70/7-1 410 ILCS 70/7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-7 410 ILCS 70/7-1 5 ILCS 100/5-45.27 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the FY2023 Budget Implementation Act. Makes the changes necessary to implement the State budget for fiscal year 2023. Effective immediately, except that (i) some specified provisions take effect on July 1, 2022 and (ii) other specified provisions take effect upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 3023 of the 102nd General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Further amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act. Removes provisions prohibiting the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from adopting specified emergency rules. Furthers amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning Medicaid rates for supportive living services. Makes changes in provisions concerning pandemic-related stability payments made to ambulance service providers.

Strives to protect and strengthen the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide a data brief by 2023 on the impact of the Act since 2013 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Act's enactment.

Declares June 12, 2022 as "Women's Veterans Day" to commemorate the day women were officially added as regular members of the United States military, to recognize the critical role of women in the military forces, and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans.

Rescinds Illinois' 1863 ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Declares March 8, 2022 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.