Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons shall not be determined ineligible for cash assistance provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or federal law. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes the bill effective 3 months after it becomes law.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. Provides that the database and resource page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared toward post-secondary social workers, counselors, parents, faculty, graduate assistants, school administrators, graduate and undergraduate students, and support personnel with the goal of connecting those people with mental health resources related to crisis services, wellness, sexual health, survivor support, gender-based violence, nutrition, stress reduction, anxiety, depression, violence prevention, suicide prevention, and substance use and encouraging information sharing among educational administrators, security personnel, resource officers, faculty, students, and all other employees of a university or college. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to authorize or permit the sharing or disclosure of any individual's identity, health, or other personal information, or any information from an individual's record, in connection with the creation or use of the post-secondary mental health database and resource page. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the creation and maintenance of the Department of Human Services' online database and resource page on its website is subject to appropriation.
Amends the Design-Build for Public Schools Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 231/1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.186 105 ILCS 5/2-3.187 105 ILCS 5/14A-32 105 ILCS 5/22-90 325 ILCS 20/11 from Ch. 23, par. 4161 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Changes a reference from Black students to African American students in a provision concerning Freedom Schools. Makes a change to the membership of the Inclusive American History Commission. In a provision concerning accelerated placement, provides that for a student entering grade 12, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, an Advanced Placement course, or an International Baccalaureate course. Changes the membership of the Whole Child Task Force, including adding members. Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that children who receive early intervention services prior to their third birthday and are found eligible for an individualized education program and whose birthday falls on or after January 1 (rather than between May 1 and August 31) may continue to receive early intervention services until the beginning of the school year following their third birthday. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning Freedom Schools, changes a reference from Black students to historically disadvantaged students, including African American students and other students of color. Makes a change to the membership of the Inclusive American History Commission. In a provision concerning accelerated placement, provides that for a student entering grade 12, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, an Advanced Placement course, or an International Baccalaureate course. Changes the membership of the Whole Child Task Force, including adding members. Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2022 (rather than July 1, 2022), children who receive early intervention services prior to their third birthday and are found eligible for an individualized education program and whose birthday falls between May 1 and August 31 may continue to receive early intervention services until the beginning of the school year following their third birthday.
Amends the Collection Agency Act by changing references to the General Professions Dedicated Fund to refer to the Financial Institution Fund. Provides that any fees collected and deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund for Fiscal Year 2021 may be transferred by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the Financial Institution Fund. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may transfer any fees collected under the Collection Agency Act from the General Professions Dedicated Fund to the Financial Institution Fund. Removes a provision that provides that any fees collected and deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund for Fiscal Year 2021 may be transferred by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the Financial Institution Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Provides that a health care professional who makes a clinical diagnosis of trichomoniasis may prescribe, dispense, furnish, or otherwise provide prescription antibiotic drugs to the infected person's sexual partner or partners for the treatment of the sexually transmissible disease without physical examination of the partner or partners, if in the judgment of the health care professional the partner is unlikely or unable to present for comprehensive healthcare, including evaluation, testing, and treatment for sexually transmissible diseases.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a Section concerning the examination of health care records, provides that "health care practitioner" includes any therapist or counselor. Deletes language requiring a health care facility or health care practitioner to provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if the patient is an indigent homeless veteran in order to facilitate the person's application for federal veterans' disability benefits. Provides instead that complete copies of a patient's records shall be provided to the patient or other person authorized by the patient for the purpose of supporting a claim for: (1) federal veterans' disability benefits; or (2) federal Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, or both, under any title of the Social Security Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that "health care practitioner" also includes any registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide one complete copy (rather than complete copies) of a patient's record. Provides that an authorized representative shall provide documentation of authority to act for the patient. Provides that records may be released to a requester authorized by statute if the patient is deceased. Provides that the records may be provided for the purposes of supporting a claim for Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled benefits. Provides that, upon request, and if the records are for at least one of the approved purposes, the requester may obtain updated medical records not included in the original medical record free of charge if the request is accompanied by a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient, the patient's legally authorized representative who has provided documentation of authority to act for the patient, or such other requester as is authorized by statute if the patient is deceased.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to provide to each enrolled student, at the time the student declares or changes his or her academic major or program of study, a report that contains relevant, independent, and accurate data related to the student's major or program of study and to the current occupational outlook associated with that major or program of study. Sets forth specific information the report must provide.
Amends the Adult Guardianship Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Deletes language providing that if the respondent is unable to pay the fee of the guardian ad litem or appointed counsel, or both, the court may enter an order for the petitioner to pay all such fees or such amounts as the respondent or the respondent's estate may be unable to pay. Provides instead that the allocation of guardian ad litem fees and costs is within the discretion of the court. Provides that no legal fees, appointed counsel fees, guardian ad litem fees, or costs shall be assessed against the Office of the State Guardian, the public guardian, an adult protective services agency, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the agency designated by the Governor under the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.
Amends the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Provides that the Act applies to employers with at least one employee, rather than fewer than 25 employees. Provides for automatic increases in contributions. Makes changes regarding penalties for employers who fail, without reasonable cause, to enroll an employee in the Program. Provides that, for purposes of the penalties, the Department of Revenue shall determine total employee count for employers using the annual average from employer-reported quarterly data. Provides that the Department may provide notice regarding penalties in an electronic format to be determined by the Department. Removes a provision stating that penalty provisions shall become operative 9 months after the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board notifies the Director of Revenue that the Program has been implemented. Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Act applies to employers with at least 5 employees, rather than at least one employee. (Current law applies to employers with fewer than 25 employees.) Provides that a small employer is an employer that employed less than 5 employees during any quarter of the previous calendar year, rather than less than 25 employees at any one time throughout the previous calendar year. Provides enrollment deadlines. Provides that small employers may, but are not required to, establish payroll deduction arrangements for retirement savings arrangements.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the grounds accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment include that the defendant is pregnant or is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be negatively affected by the parent's absence. Provides that circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation include: (1) the likelihood that the child will be adjudged a dependent minor and declared a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; and (2) the best interest of the child.
