Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that each bid or offer submitted on or after the effective date shall include a copy of the bidder's, offeror's, vendor's, or contractor's valid equal pay registration certificate if the bidder, offeror, vendor, or contractor is required to obtain an equal pay registration certificate.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish the Commission on Higher Education in Prison. Provides that the Commission shall be responsible for assisting the Board in implementing and coordinating the recommendations of the Illinois Higher Education in Prison Task Force. Provides that within the first 3 months after its first meeting, the Commission shall identify recommendations to implement, with a minimum of 3 recommendations per year. Provides that any recommendations that are identified shall expand access to quality higher education in prison in this State and propel this State to being a national exemplar in the area. Sets forth provisions concerning Commission membership, meetings, responsibilities, and dissolution.
Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall develop an automated filing process to allow individuals who are eligible for the federal and State earned income tax credit but who earn less than the federal income tax filing thresholds to easily claim their State earned income tax credit with support from the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment Security, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Declares the week of September 18 to September 24, 2023 as "Diaper Need Awareness Week".
Amends the Election Code. Allows the State Board of Elections to receive voter registration information provided by applicants using electronic voter registration portals (rather than the Board's website). Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until that individual attains the required age to vote. Requires preregistration to be completed using the online voter registration system or an electronic voter registration portal. Provides that for the purposes of the Code, an individual who is 16 years of age or older (rather than who is 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general or consolidated election) shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Limited-Equity Housing Cooperative Task Force Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to establish the Illinois Limited-Equity Housing Cooperative Task Force to collect data and qualitative experiences regarding the needs of limited-equity housing cooperatives with the goal of analyzing their potential to (i) increase the supply of affordable ownership housing across Illinois and (ii) further home ownership and build wealth among lower-income and moderate-income Illinoisans, especially those locked out of the traditional homeownership market. Provides that the Task Force is created within the Illinois Housing Development Authority to study: (1) opportunities to expand the number of limited-equity housing cooperatives statewide, including the number of properties that could be developed as limited-equity housing cooperatives; (2) the use of limited-equity housing cooperatives as a tool to create permanently affordable ownership housing; (3) the impact that substantial investments in limited-equity housing cooperatives would have on closing the racial wealth gap in Illinois; and other matters. Requires the Task Force to prepare and submit a final report, on or before December 31, 2024, to the Governor and the General Assembly making specific recommendations of legislative and budgetary action that supports the mission of limited-equity housing cooperatives to foster permanently affordable ownership housing and homeownership among lower-income and moderate-income Illinois residents. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership; meetings; vacancies; and other matters. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the Act is repealed on December 31, 2024. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that school personnel may not refer a student to any other local public entity, school public resource officer, or peace officer for the purpose of a local public entity issuing the child a fine or a fee for an incident or behavior that has been or can be pursued through the school district's available disciplinary interventions and consequences. Amends the School Board and Compulsory Attendance Articles of the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that the dyslexia handbook developed by the State Board of Education shall include guidelines on the administration of a universal screener and dyslexia screening, the interpretation of data from these screeners, and the resulting appropriate instruction within a multi-tiered system of support framework. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary to ensure that a student will be screened for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener. Sets forth which students are required to be screened. Provides that no later than January 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall employ at least 5 dyslexia specialists or dyslexia therapists with a minimum of 5 years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. Provides that beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school district must screen students in grades kindergarten through 2 for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener approved by the State Board of Education. Provides that if a student is determined to be either at risk or at some risk for dyslexia after the universal screener has been administered, the school district must administer a dyslexia screening of the student. Provides that if a student's dyslexia screening indicates that the student has characteristics of dyslexia, the dyslexia intervention services provided to the student must utilize a structured literacy approach as outlined in the State Board of Education's handbook. Makes other changes.
