Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Cold War license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces between August 15, 1945 and January 1, 1992.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the 60-month limitation on the receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/4-1.12 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/9-15 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Other Social Services Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in a county under township organization, a township may provide, from moneys received and collected for public aid to all persons eligible for General Assistance under the Code, funds and administer programs for providing in-kind aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements, including, but not limited to, food, paper goods, toiletries, and clothing, to persons who are poor, indigent, homeless, or in need of immediate assistance, in addition to financial aid provided under the Code.
Creates the Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act. Requires hotels and casinos to adopt anti-sexual harassment policies and make panic buttons available to certain employees. Prohibits retaliation against an employee for using a panic button, availing himself or herself of the protections afforded by an anti-sexual harassment policy, or disclosing, reporting, or testifying about violations of the Act. Provides remedies for noncompliance. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions substantially similar to the introduced bill with the following changes: defines the terms "casino employer" and "hotel employer"; provides for the utilization of a safety device rather than a panic button; requires time off to be granted to file criminal complaints rather than sign police complaints; removes requirement that anti-harassment policies be posted in Polish; limits economic damage awards to $350 per incident; deletes the home rule preemption; provides that before a representative of employees may bring a claim on behalf of employees, the employer must be given 15 calendar days within which to correct the violation. Effective July 1, 2020. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds a definition. Defines the term "sexual assault" to mean: (1) an act of sexual conduct, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or (2) any act of sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 and includes, without limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 2105/2105-15 710 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 10, par. 101 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 775 ILCS 5/2-101 from Ch. 68, par. 2-101 775 ILCS 5/2-102 from Ch. 68, par. 2-102 775 ILCS 5/2-108 new 775 ILCS 5/2-109 new 775 ILCS 5/2-110 new 775 ILCS 5/7-109.1 from Ch. 68, par. 7-109.1 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 from Ch. 68, par. 7A-102 775 ILCS 5/8-109 from Ch. 68, par. 8-109 775 ILCS 5/8-109.1 new 820 ILCS 180/5 820 ILCS 180/10 820 ILCS 180/15 820 ILCS 180/20 820 ILCS 180/25 820 ILCS 180/30 820 ILCS 180/45 5 ILCS 420/4A-101 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101 5 ILCS 420/4A-101.5 new 5 ILCS 420/4A-102 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102 5 ILCS 420/4A-105 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105 5 ILCS 420/4A-106 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106 5 ILCS 420/4A-106.5 new 5 ILCS 420/4A-107 from Ch. 127, par. 604A-107 5 ILCS 420/4A-108 5 ILCS 430/5-10.5 5 ILCS 430/20-5 5 ILCS 430/20-10 5 ILCS 430/20-50 5 ILCS 430/20-63 new 5 ILCS 430/25-5 5 ILCS 430/25-10 5 ILCS 430/25-50 5 ILCS 430/25-63 new 5 ILCS 430/70-5 25 ILCS 170/4.7 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes: Creates the Workplace Transparency Act. Limits the terms of employment agreements that restrict specified employee rights with respect to allegations of unlawful conduct. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must exchange information with the Department of Human Rights regarding recommendations received regarding a licensee or candidate for licensure who has committed a civil rights violation that may lead to the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license from the Division of Professional Regulation. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to adopt a model sexual harassment prevention training program and provides that all employers shall use the model or establish a training program that equals or exceeds the minimum standards provided by the model. Makes other changes concerning: definitions; procedures following an employer's failure to post required notices; employer disclosure requirements, and bar and restaurant sexual harassment policies and prevention training. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act. Creates the Sexual Harassment Victim Representation Act. Provides that in any proceeding in which a victim who is a member of a union has accused a perpetrator who is a member of the same union, the victim and the perpetrator may not be represented in the proceeding by the same union representative. Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Defines "gender violence" and makes the Act applicable in instances of gender violence. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Modifies the disclosure of economic interests Article to provide for separate provisions concerning statements of economic interests to be filed with the Secretary of State and the county clerk respectively. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Lobbyist Registration Act to require annual participation in harassment and discrimination prevention training. Further amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes changes concerning: rights of persons subjected to discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment; jurisdiction and duties of Executive Inspectors General, the Executive Ethics Commission, the Legislative Inspector General, and the Legislative Ethics Commission; complaint process, reporting, and independent review of allegations of sexual harassment made against an elected official; and other matters. Contains severability language. Effective January 1, 2020, except (i) the Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act takes effect July 1, 2020; and (ii) the changes to the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and the Lobbyist Registration Act take effect immediately.
Amends the Suicide Prevention, Education, and Treatment Act. Makes changes concerning the findings of the General Assembly. Creates the Office of Suicide Prevention within the Department of Public Health for the purpose of implementing the Act. Requires the Office of Suicide Prevention, in consultation with the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance, to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on the effectiveness of the activities and programs undertaken under the Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan that includes any recommendations for modification to Illinois law to enhance the effectiveness of the Plan (instead of an annual report by the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance). Changes what shall be contained in the Plan. Provides that the Office of Suicide Prevention (in addition to the Department) shall provide technical assistance to the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance and implement a general awareness and screening program. Provides that the program shall include an annual statewide suicide prevention conference. Removes provisions requiring the Department to establish 5 suicide prevention pilot programs relating to youth, elderly, special populations, high-risk populations, and professional caregivers. Provides that the Office of Suicide Prevention shall establish programs that are consistent with the Plan. Effective July 1, 2019. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2310/2310-455 new Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of Suicide Prevention within the Department of Public Health. Provides that the duties of the Office of Suicide Prevention shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) coordinating suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts statewide; (2) developing and submitting proposals for funding from federal agencies or other sources of funding to promote suicide prevention and coordinate activities; (3) with input from the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance, preparing the Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan and coordinating the activities necessary to implement the recommendations in that Plan; (4) with input from the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance, providing an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly; and (5) providing technical support for the activities of the Illinois Suicide Prevention Alliance. Corrects a typographical error. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 53/10 410 ILCS 53/11 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Provides that the Department of Public Health shall (rather than may) implement specified activities associated with the Suicide Prevention, Education, and Treatment Act. Removes language creating the Office of Suicide Prevention and instead, where applicable, replaces references to the Office with references to the Department. Makes a technical change to the legislative findings. Provides that the bill is effective immediately (rather than on July 1, 2019).
Amends the School Code. Provides that priority in the distribution of funds appropriated for the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program must be given to a qualified educator employed by an Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 under the evidence-based funding formula of the Code. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides that if adequate funds are available, incentives under the Program must include (i) a one-time incentive of $3,000 payable to National Board certified teachers teaching in Tier 1 rural or remote school districts, (ii) an annual incentive of $3,200 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote candidate cohort facilitators, and (iii) an annual incentive of $2,500 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote liaisons; defines terms. Makes the program applicable to qualified educators who are employed by or retired from schools districts (rather than just employed by school districts) and who are in the process of obtaining licensure through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Changes references of poverty or low-performing schools to Tier 1 school districts. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Code of Military Justice. Makes conforming changes so as to parallel the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice. Makes changes to provisions concerning conviction of offense charged; conspiracy; desertion; disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; and other matters. Adds provisions concerning malingering; breach of medical quarantine; resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape; offenses against correctional custody and restriction; prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust; offenses by sentinel or lookout; disrespect toward sentinel or lookout; misconduct as prisoner; public records offenses; fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation; unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation; forgery; false or unauthorized pass offenses; impersonation of officer; wearing unauthorized insignia; parole violation; mail matter; leaving scene of vehicle accident; communicating threats; death or injury of an unborn child; child endangerment; rape and sexual assault; rape and sexual assault of a child; other sexual misconduct; receiving stolen property; offenses concerning Government computers; frauds against the United States; and other matters. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1807/85 20 ILCS 1807/94 20 ILCS 1807/99 20 ILCS 1807/100 20 ILCS 1807/101 20 ILCS 1807/102 20 ILCS 1807/111 20 ILCS 1807/114 20 ILCS 1807/118 20 ILCS 1807/119 20 ILCS 1807/120 20 ILCS 1807/121 20 ILCS 1807/122 20 ILCS 1807/125 20 ILCS 1807/126 20 ILCS 1807/127 20 ILCS 1807/128 20 ILCS 1807/129 20 ILCS 1807/130 20 ILCS 1807/131 20 ILCS 1807/134 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but with the following changes. Removes provisions relating to, among other things, the following: desertion; offenses against correctional custody and restriction; spies; espionage; public records; forgery; mail; leaving the scene of a vehicle accident; drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel; endangerment; murder; manslaughter; death or injury of an unborn child; child endangerment; rape and sexual assault of adults and children; other sexual misconduct; larceny; fraudulent use of credit cards and debit cards; robbery; receiving stolen property; directing payment of money without sufficient funds; frauds against the United States; bribery; graft; kidnapping; arson; extortion; assault; maiming; burglary; stalking; perjury; subornation of perjury; obstructing justice; misprision; wrongful refusal to testify; and prevention of authorized seizure of property. Provides that certain regulations shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Air Force. Removes punishment by death for committing specified offenses and instead provides that the punishment shall be as a court-martial may direct. Effective immediately.
Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals a provision making the Article inoperative on and after June 30, 2019. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/16-7 rep. Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/16-7 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the provisions of the Article are inoperative on and after June 30, 2022 (rather than June 30, 2019). Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing for first degree murder that the murdered individual was a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that assault and battery committed in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship are enhanced to aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Provides that the penalty for aggravated assault under this provision is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that aggravated battery under this provision is a Class 1 felony when the person causes great bodily harm or permanent disability to an individual whom the person knows to be a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that a person also commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when the person knowingly carries or possesses with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, any firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon, in any school church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, except: (1) provides that aggravated battery committed by knowingly causing great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 1 felony in the engrossed bill) when the person causes great bodily harm or permanent disability to an individual whom the person knows to be a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship; and (2) provides that the offense of unlawful use of weapons also includes carrying or possessing with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, any firearm (rather than any firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon in the engrossed bill) in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship (deletes school).
Amends the Downstate Teachers and State Universities Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires an employer to make an additional employer contribution for a participant whose earnings for any academic year used to determine the final rate of earnings exceed the amount of his or her earnings with the same employer for the previous academic year by more than 6% (instead of 3%). Makes conforming changes. Amends the School Code. Allows each school district to provide a salary to a student teacher employed by the district and fix the amount of that salary. Removes the requirement of the passage of a test of basic skills for obtaining certain Professional Educator Licenses and Educator Licenses with Stipulations. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21B-25 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. With regard to endorsements on licenses, provides that, for a special education endorsement in the area of Early Childhood Special Education, an individual may satisfy the student teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher preparation program through placement in a setting with children from birth through grade 2, and the individual may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. Provides that the student teaching experience must meet the requirements of and be approved by the individual's early childhood teacher preparation program. Provides that, subject to appropriation, an individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district designated as Tier 1 under the evidence-based funding formula may, after application to the State Board of Education, receive from the State Board a refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher performance assessment required to obtain his or her license. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that, for an early childhood education endorsement (rather than a special education endorsement in the area of Early Childhood Special Education), an individual may satisfy the student teaching requirement of his or her early childhood teacher preparation program through placement in a setting with children from birth through grade 2, and the individual may be paid and receive credit while student teaching. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/15-155 40 ILCS 5/16-158 Removes provisions amending the Downstate Teachers and State Universities Articles of the Illinois Pension Code.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to promote the availability of the Child Care Assistance Program. Provides that the target audience for the Department's promotion efforts must include all families with children under age 13, families eligible for child care assistance, and child care providers. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provision. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/9A-11 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2205/2205-30 30 ILCS 500/20-25.1 new 205 ILCS 5/48.1 from Ch. 17, par. 360 205 ILCS 205/4013 from Ch. 17, par. 7304-13 205 ILCS 305/10 from Ch. 17, par. 4411 215 ILCS 106/7 215 ILCS 170/7 305 ILCS 5/5-4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 5-4.1 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-5.07 305 ILCS 5/5-5.10 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5f 305 ILCS 5/5-30.1 305 ILCS 5/5-30.12 new 305 ILCS 5/5A-4 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-4 305 ILCS 5/11-5.1 305 ILCS 5/11-5.3 305 ILCS 5/11-5.4 305 ILCS 5/12-4.42 305 ILCS 5/14-13 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to require medical assistance recipients to pay a federally approved co-payment for services (rather than prohibiting co-payments for medical assistance services and generic drugs). Removes a provision requiring the Department to authorize nutritionists and certified diabetes educators to counsel senior diabetes patients at the patient's home. Requires the Department to confer with stakeholders to discuss the development of alternative value-based payment models that move away from fee-for-service and reward health outcomes and improved quality and provide flexibility in how providers meet the needs of the individuals they serve. Requires the Department to meet with mental health providers and other specified persons no later than July 1, 2019 to discuss the development of value-based payment models. Contains provisions concerning an extended period for claims submissions outside the standard filing requirements; a dispute resolution process; annual publications on the Department's website of each Medicaid managed care organization's (MCO's) calculated medical loss ratios; a MCO's liability effective date; updated provider directories from MCOs; operational guidelines to enhance and improve operation performance of the State's Medicaid managed care program; and health care information released to managed care organizations. Contains provisions concerning managed care claim rejection and denial management; pay stub information to verify eligibility for medical assistance; other acceptable information to verify continued eligibility for medical assistance; a review of the Medicaid redetermination process in order to identify changes that can increase the use of ex parte redetermination processing; reporting requirements; and audits for the State's Integrated Eligibility System; provisional eligibility for Medicaid long-term care services. Removes a provision concerning third party liability recoveries. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to implement, by October 1, 2019, a methodology effective for dates of service July 1, 2019 and later to reimburse hospitals for inpatient stays extended beyond medical necessity. Makes other changes. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Extends the completion date for a study the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must complete on long-term care trends and other matters. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires the Chief Procurement Officer to work with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to identify an appropriate method of source selection to execute a contract for technology that will analyze claim denials in the Medicaid managed care program. Amends the Illinois Banking Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning the furnishing of financial records by a bank or credit union to determine a person's eligibility or continued eligibility for Medicaid long-term care benefits. Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Adds provisions concerning pay stubs and other acceptable information to determine a person's eligibility for the benefits provided under those Acts. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 5/48.1 205 ILCS 205/4013 205 ILCS 305/10 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-30.11 new Removes changes made to the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Further amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires each Medicaid managed care health plan to submit a report to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by March 1, 2020, and every March 1 thereafter, that includes certain information, including: (i) the amount of money the Medicaid managed care health plan has spent with Business Enterprise Program certified businesses; (ii) the amount of money the Medicaid managed care health plan has spent with minority-owned and women-owned businesses that are certified by other agencies or private organizations; and (iii) the point of contact for potential vendors seeking to do business with the Medicaid managed care health plan. Requires the Department to publish and maintain each report on its website for 5 years. Requires the Department to conduct 2 annual public workshops in May 2020 and every May thereafter to discuss the submitted Medicaid managed care health plans and to seek to connect vendors with the Medicaid managed care health plans. Provides that each Medicaid managed care health plan shall participate in the workshops and that the workshops shall be open to vendor communities.
