Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1-2 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 230/5-40 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Construction Law. Makes changes to provisions relating to green projects to provide that a school construction project is not required to receive silver certification from the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System if (i) the school construction project is located in a county with a population of more than 38,000 and less than 39,000; (ii) the school district has no more than 500 students, with the relevant school facility housing no more than 150 students; (iii) the facilities for which the school construction grant will be used have been in use as of August 2019; and (iv) the application for the school construction grant has been approved prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/19-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $17,125,000 and Field Community Consolidated School District 3 may issue bonds with an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,600,000 if certain conditions are met, including (1) that the voters of the district approve a proposition for the bond issuance at an election held on or after April 6, 2021 and (2) that, prior to the issuance of the bonds, the school board determines, by resolution, that it is necessary to make site improvements and other changes because of the age and condition of the district's existing school facilities. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation and that the bonds must mature within not to exceed 25 years from their date, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary. Effective immediately.
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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 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 School Code. Requires school districts to provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student identification card issued by the school district. Provides that if the school district does not issue student identification cards to its students or to all of its students, the school district must publish this information on its website. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall study and issue a report on the cost-saving methods and practices utilized by the public institution for improving students' timely access to required course materials and the affordability of required course materials. Sets forth the required areas of study that must be included in the report. Provides that the report from each public institution must be submitted to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board no later than August 1, 2022. Provides that no later than February 1, 2023, the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall submit a joint report to the Governor and General Assembly that summarizes the findings from the reports submitted by public institutions. Requires the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board to post each institution's report and the joint report on their respective websites. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 205/9.40 new Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the College Course Materials Affordability and Equitable Access Collaborative Study Act. Provides that the College Course Materials Affordability and Equitable Access Task Force is created within the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Provides that the duties of the task force are to (i) conduct a collaborative college course materials affordability and equitable access study, (ii) examine the cost-saving methods and practices utilized by public and private institutions of higher learning in this State and throughout the United States for improving students' equitable first-day-of-class access to required course materials and conduct an affordability comparison of providing students' course materials, including digital learning tools, and (iii) submit a report of its findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Contains provisions concerning meetings, expenses, Commission assistance, collaboration, and reporting. Dissolves the task force on March 31, 2024, and repeals the Act on March 31, 2025. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that if, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United States military personnel is housed in temporary housing located outside of a school district, but will be living within the district within 6 months (instead of within 60 days), the dependent must be allowed to enroll and must not be charged tuition. Provides that United States military personnel shall provide proof within 6 months (instead of within 60 days) after the time of enrollment that the dependent will be living within the district. Effective immediately.
Creates the Uniform Electronic Transactions in Dental Care Billing Act. Requires all dental plan carriers and dental care providers to exchange claims and eligibility information electronically using the standard electronic data interchange transactions for claims submissions, payments, and verification of benefits required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in order to be compensable by the dental plan carrier. Provides that no dental plan carrier or dental care provider may add to or modify the uniform electronic claims and eligibility requirements adopted by the Department. Provides that the Act applies to all dental plan carriers. Grants the Director of Insurance the right to investigate complaints filed under the Act. Sets forth criteria for complaints filed under the Act. Requires the Department of Insurance to adopt rules, and allows the Department to establish exemptions to the Act by rule. Defines terms. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes language that provides that "dental plan carrier" includes employee or employer self-insured benefit plans under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Removes language that provides that the Director of Insurance has the right to investigate complaints filed under the Uniform Electronic Transactions in Dental Care Billing Act and that provides criteria for complaints filed under the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a person who uses teledentistry is considered to practice dentistry under the Act. Provides that a dentist may not delegate teledentistry services unless authorized in the Act. Changes the definition of "branches of dentistry" to include dental anesthesiology. Changes the definition of "teledentistry" to include limited patient diagnosis and treatment planning (rather than patient care) using synchronous and asynchronous communications under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority (rather than a dentist's authority). Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 25/9 from Ch. 111, par. 2309 Further amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require that each applicant for a license to practice dentistry shall present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has passed the integrated National Board Dental Examination (rather than both parts of the National Board Dental Examination) administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and has successfully completed an examination conducted by one of the following regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) (rather than the North East Regional Board (NERB)), or the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA). Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 25/17 Removes amendatory language in the definition of "teledentistry" that included limited patient diagnosis and treatment planning under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority. Removes language that provides that a person who uses teledentistry is considered to practice dentistry under the Act and that provides that a dentist may not delegate teledentistry services unless authorized in the Act.
Urges Illinois long-term care facilities to uphold and adhere to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and guidance on a resident's standards of care, rights, protections, and inalienable right to be treated with respect, dignity, and quality care.
Congratulates Everett Atkinson on the occasion of his 99th birthday.