Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a not-for-profit corporation may be organized to do engineering for conservation purposes. Effective immediately.
Declares July 15, 2023 as Unplug Illinois Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages all citizens to participate in this opportunity by unplugging from their electronic devices and visiting their local parks, recreation sites, and conservation areas.
Designates Illinois Route 140 as it travels through Meadowbrook as the "Cpl. Tommy N. Miller Memorial Highway".
Urges the Illinois Department of Transportation and the High Speed Railroad Commission to move expeditiously in preparing a Statewide Integrated Network Plan, including the identification of desired service points and key transfer stations, the construction of a theoretical rail and bus schedule with timed transfers, the creation of a ridership and revenue model for the desired network, the estimation of needed infrastructure investments, and the development of a phased implementation plan.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that final approval for placement of a child with a prospective foster or adoptive parent shall not be granted if a criminal records background check reveals the prospective foster or adoptive parent has a felony conviction for human trafficking or sex trafficking. Effective immediately.
Declares the month of September 2023 as River Clean Up Month. Encourages chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, local economic development organizations, area groups and associations, and local schools and colleges to organize and coordinate local cleanup activities along portions of rivers and waterways in their area. Encourages the State of Illinois to promote September as River Clean Up Month.
Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, if the agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing, then the applicant must (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in capital improvements at the project site to be placed in service within the State within a 60-month period after approval of the application and (B) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs in Illinois. Provides that, with respect to those agreements, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project, except that, if the project is in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project. Effective immediately.
Creates the Child Care Reimbursement Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Child Care Reimbursement Program to make reimbursements to child care workers for any amounts they paid for child care services provided to their children aged 5 or younger at a day care center. Requires eligible child care workers to claim reimbursements on forms and through a process prescribed by the Department. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, shall prepare and disseminate to all public and nonpublic schools in this State information on instructional materials and programs that encourage healthy screen time usage, along with ways to incorporate off-screen activities into daily routines. Provides that the information provided by the State Board may be disseminated by schools to the parents or guardians of students.
Expresses support for the Southwest Connector Coalition's efforts to keep the expansion project moving forward and encourages its members to remain engaged in their efforts to improve Illinois.
