Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Riverboat Gambling Act, and the Video Gaming Act. Requires licensees under the Acts to establish as a goal the award of not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of the licensee's contracts to minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities. Requires the licensees to file with the appropriate Board (i) an annual compliance plan, which shall outline the goals of the licensee for contracting with minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities for the calendar year, the manner in which the agency intends to reach these goals, and a timetable for reaching these goals and (ii) an annual report of its utilization of minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities during the preceding calendar year, which shall include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners licensee to meet its goals under this Section. Requires the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board to file annual reports that shall detail the level of achievement toward the goals over the 3 most recent fiscal years. Effective immediately.
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Creates the Transportation Sustainability Procurement Program Act. Requires the Bureau of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement in the Department of Central Management Services, in consultation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, to develop a sustainability program for the State's procurement of freight, small package delivery, and other forms of cargo shipping and transportation services. Provides that State contracts for the procurement of those services shall require providers to report greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Sets forth disclosure requirements that apply to the State's solicitations for those services. Requires the State to consider the bidder's environmental disclosures and the price and quality of the services to be provided. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, when procuring freight, small package delivery, and other forms of cargo shipping and transportation services, appropriate weight shall be given to the requirements of the Transportation Sustainability Procurement Program Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In a Section concerning a credit for wages paid to ex-felons, removes a provision providing that the credit may not exceed $600 for each qualified ex-offender. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that each Agreement entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall contain a provision stating that the Applicant shall establish a goal of hiring qualified ex-offenders so that no less than 10% of the jobs created or retained under the Agreement are filled by qualified ex-offenders. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil has an intellectual or physical disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents such participation as determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Beginning January 1, 2014, extends benefits under the State's medical assistance program to persons aged 19 or older, but younger than 65, who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code, who qualify for medical assistance under specified provisions of the Social Security Act, and who have income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family size. Provides that the 4-year moratorium on the expansion of medical assistance eligibility through increasing financial eligibility standards shall not apply to this new class of persons. Provides that such persons shall receive coverage for the Health Benefits Service Package. Defines "Health Benefits Service Package". Provides that if Illinois' federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) is reduced below 90% for persons eligible for medical assistance under the specified provisions, medical assistance eligibility for this new class of persons shall cease no later than the end of the third month following the month in which the reduction in FMAP takes effect. Effective immediately.
Urges Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment reversing the Citizens United v. FEC ruling and related cases by clarifying that corporations and other artificial entities are not people with constitutional rights, and that money is property, not speech, and therefore can be regulated.
Congratulates The Sisters and Mothers Foundation of New York, in collaboration with Gods Battalion of Prayer Church and Living God Ministry Church, on their 3rd annual Mother's Day Luncheon.
Urges the boards of directors and shareholders of all Illinois corporations to properly reflect the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity of the State in the membership of their corporate boards and encourage those boards and shareholders to inform the General Assembly of the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity of the membership of their corporate boards on an annual basis. Urges the Governor's Office, the Office of Management and Budget, Central Management Services, the State Treasurer, the Comptroller, and the Illinois Finance Authority to take steps to make sure that their corporate and financial partnerships, vendors, and contractors have boards of directors that are reflective of our State and its citizens.
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires each pension fund and retirement system established under the Code to make its best efforts to identify all firearm manufacturing companies in which it has direct or indirect holdings and, under certain circumstances, to divest itself of holdings in those companies. Effective immediately.