Creates the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act. Requires private educational lenders to obtain from the relevant institution of higher education at which the borrower will use the loan proceeds certifications regarding cost, enrollment status of the borrower, and financial assistance available to the borrower. Provides that private educational lenders must file reports with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Student Loan Ombudsman. Provides that loan statements must be provided not less frequently than quarterly. Requires institutions of higher education to certify compliance with provisions of the Act to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board as a condition to operate. Defines terms. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Revises a cross-reference to certain certifications required under the Act to be made by an institution of higher education. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Defines the term "annual percentage rate" and requires disclosure of that rate. Provides an exemption from reporting for private educational lenders that fund 10 or fewer educational loans in a calendar year. Adds disclosure requirements for income share agreements.
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Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning advertising. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 25/45 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 25/19.2 745 ILCS 49/20 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a temporary permit authorizing the practice of dentistry (rather than dentistry or dental hygiene) if specified conditions are satisfied, including a collaborative agreement with and under the direct supervision of an Illinois licensed dentist. Provides that the temporary permit shall only permit the holder to practice dentistry within the scope of the dental studies and in conjunction with a charitable organization or a continuing education program provided by a continuing education sponsor approved by the Department. Provides for the licensure of continuing education sponsors by the Department. Provides that a temporary visiting dentist may not administer conscious sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia. Provides that a patient who seeks treatment from a temporary visiting dentist must sign a consent form acknowledging that the care the patient will receive will be provided by a dentist not licensed in the State of Illinois. Provides that a temporary permit shall be valid for no longer than 5 consecutive clinical days within 6 months from the date of issuance. Provides for the cancellation of temporary permits and licenses by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that provisions concerning exemption from civil liability for certain dental services performed without compensation do not apply to a dentist issued a temporary visiting dentist permit.
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. In provisions regarding demonstration program requirements, requires there to be 6 (rather than 4) birth center alternative health care models in the demonstration program located in the area comprising Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, 2 (rather than one) of which shall be owned or operated by a federally qualified health center. Provides that one birth center alternative health care model in the demonstration program shall be located within Planning Area A-3 to address the disparate perinatal and child health outcomes in Planning Area A-3. Provides that birth centers located in Planning Area A-3 or operated by a federally qualified health center are exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act or successor Acts. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that there shall be no more than 17 (rather than 12) birth center alternative health care models in the demonstration program. Provides that: 10 (rather than 6) birth center alternative health care models shall be located in the area comprising Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties; 2 birth center alternative health care models shall be located in Planning Area A-2; 2 birth center alternative health care models shall be located in Planning Area A-4; and one birth center alternative health care model shall be located in the City of East St. Louis in Planning Area F-1. Removes language providing that a birth center located in Planning Area A-3 or operated by a federally qualified health center is exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act or successor Acts.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 115 ILCS 5/3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-10 105 ILCS 5/21A-15 105 ILCS 5/21A-20 105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the New Teacher Induction and Mentoring Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the development, establishment, implementation, and evaluation of new teacher induction and mentoring programs; program requirements and standards; funding; and the creation of a Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-10 105 ILCS 5/21A-15 105 ILCS 5/21A-20 105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code to make changes concerning the new principal mentoring program, including changes relating to the establishment of a competitive grant program and approval of eligible entities to provide services to new principals, professional growth, appropriations, required mentoring hours, compensation, contact hours, and a comprehensive evaluation of the program. In provisions relating to the new teacher induction and mentoring program, makes changes concerning the development, establishment, implementation, and evaluation of new teacher induction and mentoring programs; program requirements and standards; funding; and the creation of a Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that no later than December 31, 2022, and no later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department of Children and Family Services shall prepare and submit an annual report, covering the previous fiscal year, to the General Assembly regarding racial disparities for children and families involved in the child welfare system. Provides that the report shall be conducted by a research institution at a public university and must include, at a minimum, the following de-aggregated data by race as compared, where appropriate, to population-level data: (1) education success, health and behavioral health, housing, jobs or economic justice, criminal justice, and other key metrics that serve as indicators of child and family well-being and can measure socioeconomic conditions in communities; and (2) children and families involved in a safety plan, the number of protective custodies, the number of investigations of each type of abuse and neglect allegation described in a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code and the findings of such investigations, the number of Department recommended court filings for each allegation type, the number of intakes into the foster care system, placement settings, lengths of stay, and permanency outcomes.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall make information about the availability of referral services to any other State or local agencies known to a parolee or releasee prior to his or her release from the correctional facility where the parolee or releasee has been residing. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that sex education course material and instruction in grades 6 through 12 must include an age-appropriate discussion on sexting; defines "sexting". Provides that the discussion on sexting must include an exploration of: (i) the possible consequences of sexting, (ii) the identification of situations in which bullying or harassment result from sexting, (iii) the possible long-term consequences of sexting, (iv) the importance of using the Internet safely, (v) the identification of individuals in the school or community that may be contacted for assistance with issues, concerns, or problems, and (vi) the development of strategies for resisting peer pressure and for communicating in a positive manner. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 With respect to age-appropriate discussion about sexting, provides that a principal, teacher, school social worker, or counselor, or a trusted community leader (rather than a teacher, school social worker, or counselor or a police officer or community leader) are individuals whom students may contact for assistance with issues, concerns, or problems.
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to designate one or more health care telementoring entities based on an application to be developed by the Department. Allows approved applicants from Illinois to be eligible for State funding in accordance with rules developed by the Department. Provides that funding shall be provided based on the number of physicians who are assisted by each approved health care telementoring entity and the hours of assistance provided to each physician. Defines "health care telementoring".
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a member to establish optional credit for up to 2 years of service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, provided that the teacher (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of teachers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before June 30, 2023, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes at least 10 years of contributing service as a teacher, and (v) pays the required contribution. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/16-158 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-158 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision that requires an employer to make an additional contribution to the System for certain salary increases greater than 6%, excludes salary increases resulting from teaching summer school on or after May 1, 2021 and before September 15, 2022. Effective immediately. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 1646, as amended by HA 2, would reopen a window for teachers to apply for optional service credit for work done in approved private schools as teachers and administrators. The Teachers' Retirement System reports having 3,463 members who have applied for this private school credit in previous window openings, as described below. TRS estimates that the fiscal impact of this bill would be low, as the member must pay both the member and employer contributions, plus the actuarially assumed rate of interest to take advantage of this credit. The fiscal impact to TRS as a result of exempting summer school teaching from the 6% Final Average Salary Cap is unknown, as it is not known how many teachers would accrue pensionable salary in excess of 6% from the previous school year with the same employer via summer school teaching rendered between May 1, 2021 and September 15, 2022. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Teachers Retirement System) Actuarial cost impact. SB 1646 as amended would have an unknown impact to TRS. Changes allowing optional service purchase under the bill are designed to be fully paid for by the related member contributions. Changes in required school district contributions would likely create some additional cost to the State of Illinois, but the total cost cannot be calculated without knowing the actual behavior of individual school districts and employees. Administrative cost impact. Administering the provisions of this bill would not increase the administrative costs ofTRS.
Creates the Agricultural Experiences Act. Provides that licenses are not required for anyone trying to provide an "agricultural experience" which is defined as any agriculture-related activity, as a secondary use in conjunction with agricultural production, on a farm which activity is open to the public with the intended purpose of promoting or educating the public about agriculture, agricultural practices, agricultural activities, or agricultural products.