Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall employ a ratio of no less than one counselor to 150 students (rather than allowing a school district to employ a ratio of no less than one counselor to 250 students).
Creates the Insurance Business Transfer Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court may issue any order, process, or judgment that is necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sets forth provisions concerning notice requirements, application procedure, application to a court for approval of a plan, approval and denial of insurance business transfer plans, and fees and costs. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall adopt rules that are consistent with the provisions and that no insurance business transfer plan shall be approved in the State unless and until such rules are adopted. Provides that the portion of the application for an insurance business transfer that would otherwise be confidential, including any documents, materials, communications, or other information submitted to the Director of Insurance in contemplation of an application, shall not lose such confidentiality. Provides that insurers consent to the jurisdiction of the Director with regard to ongoing oversight of operations, management, and solvency relating to the transferred business. Defines terms. House Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning the independent expert's report and the approval of an insurance transfer plan, changes references from "policyholders and claimants" to "policyholders, reinsurers, and claimants", and "policyholders or claimants" to "policyholders, reinsurers, or claimants".
Creates the COVID-19 Family Assistance Program Act. Provides for the Department of Public Health to administer a program for the payment of $25,000 to families of persons who die because of COVID-19. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary for the administration of the Program. Requires annual reports to the Governor and General Assembly. Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Creates a benefit of $50,000 for health care workers who die as a result of COVID-19. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington; and Peoria.
Creates the Healthy Workplace Act and amends the State Finance Act. Requires employers to provide specified paid sick days to employees. Sets forth the purposes for and manner in which the sick days may be used. Contains provisions regarding employer responsibilities, unlawful employer practices, and other matters. Provides that an employee who works in the State who is absent from work for specified reasons is entitled to earn and use a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick time during a 12-month period or a pro rata number of hours of paid sick time under the provisions of the Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer to interfere with, restrain, deny, change work days or hours scheduled to avoid paying sick time, or discipline an employee for the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under or in connection with the Act, including considering the use of paid sick time as a negative factor in an employment action that involves hiring, terminating, evaluating, promoting, disciplining, or counting the paid sick time under a no-fault attendance policy. Provides that any employer that the Department of Labor or a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly, repeatedly, or with reckless disregard violated any provision of the Act or any rule adopted under the Act is subject to a civil money penalty to be paid to the employee not to exceed $2,500 for each separate offense. Provides that the Department of Labor shall administer the Act. Authorizes individuals to file civil actions with respect to violations. Creates the Healthy Workplace Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that an air ambulance service or other entity that directly or indirectly, whether through an affiliated entity, agreement with a third-party entity, or otherwise, solicits air ambulance membership subscriptions, accepts membership applications, or charges membership fees, is an insurer. Provides that air ambulance memberships shall be considered insurance and an insurance product and may be considered a supplement to any insurance coverage and shall be regulated accordingly by the Department of Insurance. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that an air ambulance service or other specified entity is engaging in the business of insurance as an insurer (rather than is an insurer) if the service or other entity, for the purpose of covering the copayments, deductibles, or cost-sharing amounts of a patient or post-service payments of costs to third parties, solicits air ambulance membership subscriptions, accepts membership applications, or charges membership fees. Provides that an air ambulance membership shall be considered insurance, secondary insurance coverage, or a supplement to insurance coverage and regulated by the Department of Insurance if the membership covers the copayments, deductibles, or other cost-sharing amounts of a patient, or provides for post-service payments of costs to third parties. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Community Benefits Act. Provides that the Act applies to all nonprofit and public hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act (rather than not applying to a hospital operated by a unit of government, a hospital located outside of a metropolitan statistical area, or a hospital with 100 or fewer beds). Requires community benefits plans to describe activities the hospital is undertaking to address health equity, reduce health disparities, and improve community health. Provides that, in order to increase transparency and accessibility of charity care and financial assistance data, the Attorney General shall post on the Attorney General's website: all community benefits plans contained in reports submitted by hospitals; and a compiled report that summarizes information from completed community benefits plans. Provides that an electronic version of the compiled report shall be sent to the Governor and each member of the General Assembly. Provides a late filing fee for nonprofit hospitals for community benefits plans of $2,500 per month that the report is late (rather than $100). Makes other changes. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Provides that a hospital, other than a rural hospital or a Critical Access Hospital, shall provide a discount from its charges to specified uninsured patients for all medically necessary health care services exceeding $150 (rather than $300) in any one inpatient admission or outpatient encounter. Provides for civil monetary penalties of $1,000 to $5,000 (rather than $500) for a violation. Requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report that outlines complaints received related to hospital uninsured discount programs and financial assistance applications. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that for any State agency subject to the provisions of the Code, no less than 20% of the moneys appropriated for or used by that State agency for the purchase of media services shall be used to procure the services of black-owned media. Requires units of local government to adopt an ordinance or resolution for the procurement of black-owned media services. Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act. Allows municipalities and counties to use moneys allocated under the Act for the procurement of black-owned media services. Defines "black-owned media". Makes conforming changes. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-3004 new 65 ILCS 5/8-1-19 new 105 ILCS 5/22-94 new 110 ILCS 805/3-29.20 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that for any State agency subject to the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, no less than 10% (rather than 20%) of the total dollar amount used by that State agency for the purchase of media services shall be used to procure the services of black-owned media. Requires each municipality, county, school district, and community college district to adopt an ordinance or resolution for the procurement of black-owned media services that establishes an aspirational goal that no less than 10% (rather than 20%) of the total dollar amount used for the purchase of media services shall be used to procure the services of black-owned media. Provides that if any State agency or public institution of higher education contract is eligible to be paid for or reimbursed, in whole or in part, with federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, and the requirements concerning black-owned media services would result in the loss of those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans, then the contract is exempt from those specified requirements in order to remain eligible for those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans. Provides that each State agency under the jurisdiction of Illinois Procurement Code shall file with the Commission on Equity and Inclusion an annual compliance plan which shall outline the State agency's efforts and progress towards using media services funds to procure services of black-owned media for the then immediately preceding fiscal year. Further modifies the defined term "black-owned media". Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, and the Public Community College Act concerning the purchase of black-owned media services. Makes conforming changes.
