Rep. Amy Elik

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits grooming when he or she knowingly in person, through direct communication or conduct through a third-party, performs an act to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, to distribute photographs depicting the sex organs of the child, or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child.

Amends the Infectious Disease Testing Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any requirement for a person to demonstrate proof of COVID-19 vaccination shall be deemed to be met if proof of the presence of COVID-19 antibodies is provided by that person. Effective immediately.

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 10 consecutive years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2023.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Nurse Practice Act is not repealed on January 1, 2023. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Changes the name of the pilot program to the Medication Aide Program and makes the Program permanent. Removes provisions that provide that: no more than 10 skilled nursing homes shall be authorized to employ licensed medication aides; and to be approved as a qualified facility, the facility must have an overall 5-star quality rating of 3, 4, or 5 from the most recent data available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' website. Changes references to the Department of Public Health to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall submit a report regarding patient safety, efficiency, and errors to the General Assembly no later than one year (instead of 6 months) after the implementation of the amendatory Act. Restricts licenses from being renewed or restored. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State, at the option of the applicant, shall issue permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to the owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less. Provides that a person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is not required to pay the annual flat weight tax and registration fee. Lowers the annual flat weight tax and registration fee for trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less from $118 to $18.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides for registration under the Act of a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of the unauthorized video recording and live video transmission offense if the court: (1) finds that the offense was sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act; and (2) in its discretion requires the person to register under the Act.

Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that a community college and rural school district that have a partnership agreement in existence on the effective date of the amendatory Act may amend their partnership agreement to allow high school instructors that do not have a master's degree to otherwise qualify for a professional development plan in accordance with the Act. Provides that any changes to a partnership agreement must be done with the express intent to address the needs of the rural school district and shall be examined by the Illinois Community College Board and State Board of Education to ensure that the quality and instructional rigor of the course meet the requirements of the Act. Effective immediately.

Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning: the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force; administrative support; and an annual report. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury and shall be administered by the Illinois Power Agency. Provides that $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund to the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Provides that the Agency shall award grants from the fund to carbon producing power plants for the construction of new carbon capture storage systems. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Effective immediately.

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning pleadings.

Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning cash flow borrowing and general funds liquidity, provides that moneys transferred to general funds and the Health Insurance Reserve Fund under specified provisions shall be repaid to the fund of origin within 24 months (currently, 48 months) after the date on which they were borrowed. Effective immediately.