Rep. Will Davis

Mourns the death of Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. of Markham.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district that is required to collect and publish vendor information data shall compile that data into a report and submit that report to the Comptroller's Local Government Division for publication on the Comptroller's website. Effective immediately.

Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that the evaluation and response of a firm's performance upon completion of contract shall not be made available to any other person or firm without the consent of the evaluated firm.

Creates the Economic Development Property Tax Grant Program Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award property tax grants to each business that (i) is an approved applicant under the Invest in Illinois Act, the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act, the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act, or the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act and (ii) owns property in an underserved area. Sets forth the amount of the grants. Effective immediately.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a qualified child care director must be present at the open or close of the facility. Provides that a qualified early childhood teacher who has been employed by the facility continuously for at least 24 months may otherwise be present for the first or last hour of the workday. Provides that a child care facility licensed under the Act may allow programs to staff classrooms with early childhood assistant qualified staff for up to 3 hours of the program day if it is documented in the facility's written staffing plan. Provides that an early childhood teacher must meet one of the following qualifications: (1) complete 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university with either 6 semester hours in early childhood education or complete the Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training; (2) complete 1,560 clock hours of child development experience and 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university with either 6 semester hours in early childhood education or Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training; (3) complete 2,080 clock hours of child development experience as a teacher assistant in a day care center, complete the Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training, and provide proof of enrollment from an accredited college or university until 30 semester hours are attained or proof of enrollment in an early childhood teacher credentialing program, either of which must be completed in no more than 5 years from the date of initial enrollment; or (4) complete a credentialing program approved by the Department of Children and Family Services in accordance with administrative rule. Makes a corresponding change.

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Actor Removes other State constitutional officers from the definition of "State agencies".

Appropriates $750,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for evidence-based funding provided for in Section 18-8.15 of the School Code. Effective July 1, 2023.

Mourns the death of Keith Edward Harris.

Honors and thanks State Representative Frances Ann Hurley for her years of dedicated service. Wishes her the best on her future success.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a business development or redevelopment plan under the Act.