Rep. Will Davis

Amends the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.30 5 ILCS 80/4.40 new 225 ILCS 315/2 from Ch. 111, par. 8102 225 ILCS 315/3 from Ch. 111, par. 8103 225 ILCS 315/4 from Ch. 111, par. 8104 225 ILCS 315/6 from Ch. 111, par. 8106 225 ILCS 315/6.5 225 ILCS 315/7 from Ch. 111, par. 8107 225 ILCS 315/8 from Ch. 111, par. 8108 225 ILCS 315/9 from Ch. 111, par. 8109 225 ILCS 315/9.5 new 225 ILCS 315/10 from Ch. 111, par. 8110 225 ILCS 315/11 from Ch. 111, par. 8111 225 ILCS 315/11.5 225 ILCS 315/12 from Ch. 111, par. 8112 225 ILCS 315/15 from Ch. 111, par. 8115 225 ILCS 315/17 from Ch. 111, par. 8117 225 ILCS 315/18 from Ch. 111, par. 8118 225 ILCS 315/18.1 225 ILCS 315/19 from Ch. 111, par. 8119 225 ILCS 315/20 from Ch. 111, par. 8120 225 ILCS 315/22 from Ch. 111, par. 8122 225 ILCS 315/22.1 225 ILCS 315/23 from Ch. 111, par. 8123 225 ILCS 315/24 from Ch. 111, par. 8124 225 ILCS 315/26 from Ch. 111, par. 8126 225 ILCS 315/27 from Ch. 111, par. 8127 225 ILCS 315/28 from Ch. 111, par. 8128 225 ILCS 315/30 from Ch. 111, par. 8130 225 ILCS 315/31 from Ch. 111, par. 8131 225 ILCS 315/16 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Amends the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. Adds a limited liability company to the definition of "person". Replaces language concerning practice without a license with language providing that no person shall hold himself or herself out as a landscape architect without being so registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that every landscape architect shall maintain a current email address with the Department. Removes language regarding a quarterly report setting forth the status of all complaints related to landscape architectural practice. Makes changes concerning qualifications of certain Illinois Landscape Architect Registration Board members; violations of the Act; grounds for discipline; investigations and hearings; findings; rehearing; and certification of the record. Adds provisions concerning liability of Board members. Allows application electronically. Allows applicants' signatures to be written or electronically affixed to their applications. Removes language concerning transcripts. Replaces provisions regarding restoration, surrender, and summary suspension of licenses with provisions regarding restoration, surrender, and summary suspension of certificates of registration. Repeals provisions requiring the Department to maintain a roster of licensees. Makes technical changes throughout the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.40 new 225 ILCS 315/2 from Ch. 111, par. 8102 225 ILCS 315/3 from Ch. 111, par. 8103 225 ILCS 315/4 from Ch. 111, par. 8104 225 ILCS 315/5 225 ILCS 315/6 from Ch. 111, par. 8106 225 ILCS 315/6.5 225 ILCS 315/7 from Ch. 111, par. 8107 225 ILCS 315/8 from Ch. 111, par. 8108 225 ILCS 315/9 from Ch. 111, par. 8109 225 ILCS 315/9.5 new 225 ILCS 315/10 from Ch. 111, par. 8110 225 ILCS 315/11 from Ch. 111, par. 8111 225 ILCS 315/11.5 225 ILCS 315/12 from Ch. 111, par. 8112 225 ILCS 315/15 from Ch. 111, par. 8115 225 ILCS 315/17 from Ch. 111, par. 8117 225 ILCS 315/18 from Ch. 111, par. 8118 225 ILCS 315/18.1 225 ILCS 315/19 from Ch. 111, par. 8119 225 ILCS 315/20 from Ch. 111, par. 8120 225 ILCS 315/22 from Ch. 111, par. 8122 225 ILCS 315/22.1 225 ILCS 315/23 from Ch. 111, par. 8123 225 ILCS 315/24 from Ch. 111, par. 8124 225 ILCS 315/26 from Ch. 111, par. 8126 225 ILCS 315/27 from Ch. 111, par. 8127 225 ILCS 315/28 from Ch. 111, par. 8128 225 ILCS 315/30 from Ch. 111, par. 8130 225 ILCS 315/31 from Ch. 111, par. 8131 225 ILCS 315/16 rep. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.40 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning moneys in the Audit Expense Fund to provide for the transfer of moneys from specified funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/6z-27 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/14-12 210 ILCS 50/32.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make hospital transformation payments to hospitals participating in the hospital transformation program, provides that the hospital transformation payment amount allocated to a facility in State fiscal years 2019 through 2020 shall not be reduced or altered during State fiscal years 2021 and 2022 if: (1) the facility is located in a county having a population of more than 3,000,000; and (2) the facility was a licensed general acute care hospital that discontinued operations as a hospital on October 22, 2019 and has a Health Facilities and Services Review Board project number of E-024-19. Provides that the hospital transformation payment amount shall instead be paid to any entity that purchases the facility for the purpose of converting the facility to a freestanding emergency center, pending approval by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board of the permit to establish a freestanding emergency center as defined by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may issue an annual freestanding emergency center license to a facility that (i) is located in a county having a population of more than 3,000,000 and (ii) was approved to discontinue operations as a hospital by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board in calendar year 2019 under Health Facilities and Services Review Board project number E-024-19, if the facility complies with certain requirements under the Act. Effective immediately.

Creates the Student Athlete Endorsement Act. Prohibits (i) an institution of higher learning from upholding any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student athlete of that institution from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness and earning compensation from the use of a student athlete's name, image, or likeness from affecting the student's scholarship eligibility; (ii) an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from preventing a student athlete of an institution from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness; (iii) an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from preventing an institution from participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result of the compensation of a student athlete for the use of the student's name, image, or likeness; and (iv) an institution, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from providing a prospective student athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete's name, image, or likeness. Sets forth provisions concerning professional representation and contracts. Effective January 1, 2023. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Changes the definition of "institution" to mean a publicly or privately operated college or university located in this State that offers baccalaureate degrees (rather than providing that "institution" has the meaning given to that term under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act). Provides that professional representation provided by an athlete agent to a student athlete shall be by a person licensed pursuant to the Illinois Athlete Agents Act. Effective January 1, 2023.

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that no municipality, county, or road district that received motor fuel tax distributions totaling more than $1,000,000 in the previous State fiscal year shall receive a future distribution of motor fuel tax moneys unless that municipality, county, or road district implements a business enterprise program setting goals for the inclusion of minority, veteran, and female-owned businesses in the procurement of contracts. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall assist municipalities, counties, and road districts in implementing those programs. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, if a municipality, county, or road district received a motor fuel tax distribution totaling more than $1,000,000 in the previous fiscal year, then, in order to receive a distribution for the current fiscal year, that municipality, county, or road district must certify to the Department of Transportation that it has established a minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned business enterprise program consistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise Program. Provides that the municipality, county, or road district shall accept vendor certification from the State of Illinois, the County of Cook, and the City of Chicago. Provides that, if a Department of Central Management Services study does not support the establishment of a business enterprise program for any local municipality, county, or road district, the requirements shall not apply to that local municipality, county, or road district. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall assist municipalities, counties, and road districts in implementing business enterprise programs. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2705/2705-615 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: (1) provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall establish a model business enterprise program for the procurement of contracts by municipalities, counties, and road districts; (2) provides that program shall take into account the size, geographic location, and general procurement needs of the various municipalities, counties, and road districts of the State; (3) provides that no municipality, county, or road district that received motor fuel tax distributions totaling more than $1,000,000 in the previous State fiscal year shall receive a future distribution of motor fuel tax moneys unless that municipality, county, or road district establishes a minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned business enterprise program that meets or exceeds the requirements of the model program established by the Department of Central Management Services (in Senate Amendment No. 1, the program must be consistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise Program); and (4) removes provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to assist municipalities in implementing business enterprise programs. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 505/8 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 575/8c from Ch. 127, par. 132.608c Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules and regulations for the establishment and continuation of narrowly tailored sheltered markets. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2705/2705-615 new 30 ILCS 575/8c 35 ILCS 505/8 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 20 ILCS 1505/1505-215 30 ILCS 575/2 30 ILCS 575/4 from Ch. 127, par. 132.604 30 ILCS 575/5 from Ch. 127, par. 132.605 30 ILCS 575/7 from Ch. 127, par. 132.607 720 ILCS 5/17-10.3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that emergency rules may be adopted to implement the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Makes changes in provisions governing: definitions; the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program; the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program; the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative; and the Illinois Works Review Panel. Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Deletes provisions creating the Advisory Board for Diversity in Active Apprenticeship Programs. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Changes the definition of "minority person". Provides that State contracts shall require that only expenditures to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that perform a "commercially useful function" under federal law may be counted toward the goals set forth by the Act. Provides that, by December 1, 2022, the Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise Program shall develop a model for social scientific disparity study sourcing for local governmental units to adapt and implement to address regional disparities in public procurement. Provides that funds collected as penalties under the Act shall be used exclusively for maintenance and further development of the Business Enterprise Program and encouragement of participation by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in State procurement. Makes other changes concerning: State contracts; the Business Enterprise Council; exemptions; and waivers. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it shall be a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 1 felony) to commit violations of the Act regarding deception relating to certification of disadvantaged business enterprises. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code, the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and the Criminal Code of 2012 are effective January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Makes technical changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 2.

Amends the State Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 160/1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 440/1 from Ch. 1, par. 3201 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2019.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2019 and thereafter, the maximum reduction for the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Effective immediately.

Urges recognition of Illinois' vibrant history of African American political struggles for democracy and freedom that have widened the scope and deepened the State's and United States' commitment to democracy and racial justice. Urges adequate appropriations for investigations, research, publication, and a website to represent Illinois' contribution to widening and deepening the State's and the United States' commitment to racial justice in memorializing Illinois Recognition of the 1619 Project:Year of Return. Urges adequate appropriations for the development of a comprehensive legislative agenda of policies and pending racial justice legislation for engagement with the State's African American stakeholders to memorialize the 1619-2019 Year of Return. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything. Inserts similar language. Observes the 1619 African Year of No Return. Urges recognition of Illinois' vibrant history of African American political struggles for democracy and freedom that have widened the scope and deepened the State's and the United States' commitment to democracy and racial justice. Urges adequate appropriations for investigations, research, publication, and a website to represent Illinois' contribution to widening and deepening the State's and the United States' commitment to racial justice in memorializing the 1619-2019 Year of Return. Urges adequate appropriations for the development of a comprehensive legislative agenda of policies and racial justice legislation to engage the State's African American communities in an urgent discussion of their vital issues and challenges to memorialize the 1619-2019 Year of Return.

Mourns the death of Joan Diane Alsberry.

Mourns the death of Colleen Ann Davis.

Congratulates Tim Sajewski for receiving the 2019 Most Dedicated Blood Drive Coordinator Award and commends him for his compassion and dedication to saving lives through blood donations.