Rep. Will Davis

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law in a Section concerning business processing reengineering and efficient government planning to provide that specified cost savings may (rather than shall) be paid into the General Revenue Fund (rather than the Efficiency Initiative Revolving Fund). Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law to repeal a Section concerning loans to qualified ex-offenders. Amends the Brownfields Redevelopment and Intermodal Promotion Act to correct references to the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law to repeal Sections concerning various Funds and grants. Amends the State Finance Act to repeal various Funds and make conforming changes. Repeals the Transportation Development Partnership Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to repeal Sections concerning Fund checkoffs. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Clerks of Courts Act to remove language concerning moneys to be deposited in specified Funds. Makes other changes in statutes concerning the use or repeal of specified Funds. Provides a State mandate exemption. Effective immediately.

Creates the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides for intent, legislative findings, purposes of the Act, and definitions. Provides that to raise mental health awareness on college campuses, each public college or university in this State must complete specified tasks. Provides that the board of trustees of each public college or university must designate an expert panel to develop and implement policies and procedures that (i) advise students, faculty, and staff on the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students exhibiting symptoms of mental health conditions, (ii) promote understanding of the rules of Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to increase knowledge and understanding of student protections under the law, and (iii) provide training if appropriate. Provides that because peer support programs may be beneficial in improving the emotional well-being of the student population, each public college or university must develop and implement a peer support program utilizing student peers to support individuals living with mental health conditions on campus; specifies best practices for the peer support programs. Provides that each public college or university must form strategic partnerships with local mental health service providers to improve overall campus mental wellness and augment on-campus capacity; specifies what the partnerships must include. Requires the Board of Higher Education to develop a Technical Assistance Center; specifies the duties of the Center. Requires each public college or university to evaluate the required programs under the Act using specified criteria. Effective July 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that 2 years after the effective date of the Act, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Technical Assistance Center must propose to the General Assembly an updated ratio of clinical, non-student staff members to students based on actual ratios in this State and any new information related to appropriate benchmarks for clinician-to-student ratios. Provides that the updated benchmark must represent a ratio of no less than one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,250 students. Removes a provision providing that 5 years after the effective date of the Act, each public college or university must maintain a ratio of one clinical, non-student staff member to 1,000 students. Provides that the monitoring measures of local partnership programs must include the ratio of clinical, non-student staff to student population and the number of linkage agreements and contracts in place based on student population (rather than only the number of linkage agreements and contracts in place based on student population). Provides that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education, must make recommendations to the General Assembly on the amounts necessary to implement the Act. Provides that the initial recommendation must be provided by the Commission no later than December 31, 2019 and any appropriation provided in advance of this recommendation may be used for planning purposes. Provides that no provision of the Act may be funded by student fees created on or after July 1, 2020 (rather than new student fees). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2020, except that certain provisions are effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that priority in the distribution of funds appropriated for the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program must be given to a qualified educator employed by an Organizational Unit assigned to Tier 1 under the evidence-based funding formula of the Code. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides that if adequate funds are available, incentives under the Program must include (i) a one-time incentive of $3,000 payable to National Board certified teachers teaching in Tier 1 rural or remote school districts, (ii) an annual incentive of $3,200 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote candidate cohort facilitators, and (iii) an annual incentive of $2,500 for National Board certified teacher rural or remote liaisons; defines terms. Makes the program applicable to qualified educators who are employed by or retired from schools districts (rather than just employed by school districts) and who are in the process of obtaining licensure through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Changes references of poverty or low-performing schools to Tier 1 school districts. Makes other changes.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates a tax increment allocation financing extension for an ordinance adopted on July 3, 1996 by the Village of Phoenix. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Creates tax increment allocation financing extensions for ordinances adopted: (i) on May 19, 1997 by the Village of Swansea; (ii) on August 13, 2001 by the Village of Saunemin; (iii) on January 10, 2005 by the Village of Romeoville; (iv) on January 28, 1997 by the City of Berwyn for the South Berwyn Corridor Tax Increment Financing District and for the Roosevelt Road Tax Increment Financing District; and (v) on May 3, 2001 by the Village of Hanover Park for the Village Center Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area (TIF # 3). Effective immediately.

Amends the Foreign Banking Office Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 645/1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.30 5 ILCS 80/4.40 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 330/4 from Ch. 111, par. 3254 225 ILCS 330/4.5 new 225 ILCS 330/5 from Ch. 111, par. 3255 225 ILCS 330/6 from Ch. 111, par. 3256 225 ILCS 330/7 from Ch. 111, par. 3257 225 ILCS 330/8 from Ch. 111, par. 3258 225 ILCS 330/10 from Ch. 111, par. 3260 225 ILCS 330/11 from Ch. 111, par. 3261 225 ILCS 330/12 from Ch. 111, par. 3262 225 ILCS 330/13 from Ch. 111, par. 3263 225 ILCS 330/14 from Ch. 111, par. 3264 225 ILCS 330/15 from Ch. 111, par. 3265 225 ILCS 330/15.5 new 225 ILCS 330/16 from Ch. 111, par. 3266 225 ILCS 330/17 from Ch. 111, par. 3267 225 ILCS 330/18 from Ch. 111, par. 3268 225 ILCS 330/18.5 225 ILCS 330/19 from Ch. 111, par. 3269 225 ILCS 330/19.5 new 225 ILCS 330/20 from Ch. 111, par. 3270 225 ILCS 330/21 from Ch. 111, par. 3271 225 ILCS 330/25 from Ch. 111, par. 3275 225 ILCS 330/27 from Ch. 111, par. 3277 225 ILCS 330/28 from Ch. 111, par. 3278 225 ILCS 330/29 from Ch. 111, par. 3279 225 ILCS 330/30 from Ch. 111, par. 3280 225 ILCS 330/31 from Ch. 111, par. 3281 225 ILCS 330/33 from Ch. 111, par. 3283 225 ILCS 330/36 from Ch. 111, par. 3286 225 ILCS 330/38 from Ch. 111, par. 3288 225 ILCS 330/40 from Ch. 111, par. 3290 225 ILCS 330/41 from Ch. 111, par. 3291 225 ILCS 330/44 from Ch. 111, par. 3294 225 ILCS 330/45 from Ch. 111, par. 3295 225 ILCS 330/46 from Ch. 111, par. 3296 225 ILCS 330/48 from Ch. 111, par. 3298 225 ILCS 330/9 rep. 225 ILCS 330/16.5 rep. 225 ILCS 330/22 rep. 225 ILCS 330/23 rep. 225 ILCS 330/34 rep. 225 ILCS 330/35 rep. 225 ILCS 330/42 rep. 225 ILCS 330/43 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Amends the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. Provides that all applicants and licensees shall provide a valid address and email address, which shall serve as the address and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of any change of address or email address through specified means. Makes changes concerning powers and duties of the Department; the Professional Land Surveyor Board; application for licensure; examinations; qualifications for licensure; display of license; seals; unlicensed practice; violations of the Act; renewal, reinstatement, or restoration of a license; continuing education; inactive status; endorsement; fees; professional design firm registration; grounds for disciplinary action; injunctions; cease and desist orders; investigations; record of proceedings; hearings; hearing officers; restoration from disciplinary status; administrative review; the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; and the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund. Adds provisions concerning the title "Professional Land Surveyor, Retired". Repeals provisions concerning deviations from Board recommendations; disposition of fees; rehearings by the Board and Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; and duplicate violation provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Provides that upon the issuance of any final decision or order that deviates from any report or recommendation of the Land Surveyors Licensing Board relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of licensees or registrants, or adoption of rules, the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall notify the Board on any such deviation and shall specify with particularity the reason for the action in the final decision or order. In a provision concerning the Board's curriculum evaluation to approve a land surveying degree or a related science degree, provides for the submission to the Secretary of a written recommendation of acceptability of a curriculum. Provides that members of the Board shall (instead of may) be reimbursed for all legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. Deletes language providing that a professional land surveyor who has been actively licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for 10 or more consecutive years with no prior disciplinary action or pending disciplinary proceedings shall be deemed compliant with continuing education hour requirements upon completion of half the number of hours required by rule. Provides that if the Secretary issues an order in contravention of the report of a hearing officer or the Board, the Secretary shall notify the Board on any such deviation and shall specify with particularity the reasons for such action in the final order (instead of provide a written explanation to the Board). Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Restores language providing that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to obtain written recommendations from the Land Surveyors Licensing Board regarding qualification of individuals for licensing, definition of curriculum content and approval of surveying curriculums, standards of professional conduct and disciplinary actions, adopt and amend the rules affecting these matters, and consult with the Board on other matters affecting administration of the Act. Provides that if the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation issues an order contrary to the hearing officer or Board's report, the Secretary shall notify the Board of any such deviation and shall specify with particularity the reasons for such action in the final order.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires that the Agency define "microplastics" and examine the role of microplastics in public drinking water. Requires the Agency to publicly disclose the results of its testing and reporting. Provides that the Agency, if appropriate, is to consider issuing a notification level to aid consumer interpretations. Requires the Agency to accredit qualified laboratories in Illinois to analyze microplastics. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/14.8 new Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 425/22 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the University of Illinois Scientific Surveys Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Prairie Research Institute shall conduct a detailed review of the available scientific literature and federal and State laws, regulations, and rules to identify the threat of microplastics to human health and the environment. Provides that no later than 3 months after completion of the review, the Prairie Research Institute shall submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings that must include any recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions that the State can take to protect human health and the environment from microplastics. Provides that the amendatory Act's provisions are repealed on July 1, 2021.

Creates the Apprenticeship Study Act. Creates the Apprenticeship Study. Requires the Department of Labor to conduct a study on the potential expansion of apprenticeship programs in this State and produce a report on its findings. Provides for the contents of the report. Requires the Department of Labor to submit its report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2020. Defines "Illinois Apprenticeship Plus Framework". Provides findings and purpose provisions. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2022. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (currently, the Department of Labor) to conduct a study on the potential expansion of apprenticeship programs in this State and produce a report on its findings. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (currently, the Department of Labor) to submit its report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2020.

Amends the School Code. Provides that every public elementary school shall include in its 6th, 7th, or 8th grade curriculum, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, at least one semester of civics education; specifies course content requirements and requires the education to be in accordance with Illinois Learning Standards for social science. Allows school districts to consult with civics education stakeholders, as deemed appropriate by the State Board of Education. Allows school districts to utilize private funding available for the purposes of offering civics education. Effective July 1, 2019. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year (rather than the 2019-2020 school year), every public elementary school shall include in its 6th, 7th, or 8th grade curriculum at least one semester of civics education. Changes the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2020 (rather than July 1, 2019).

Creates the Limited Cooperative Association Act. Authorizes the organization of a limited cooperative association, as an entity distinct from its members, for any lawful purpose, whether or not for profit. Provides that a limited cooperative association may be a collective worker cooperative in which there is only one class of members consisting of worker-members who manage all of the affairs of the limited cooperative association or a worker cooperative or employment cooperative that includes a class of worker-members who are natural persons whose patronage consists of labor contributed to or other work performed for the limited cooperative association. Contains provisions regarding: findings; formation; articles of organization; organization; bylaws; members; community investors; voting; a board of directors; an assembly; dissolution; conversion; and applicability of securities laws. Amends the Co-operative Act and the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the short title of the new Act to the Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act. Authorizes the establishment of limited worker cooperative associations rather than limited cooperative associations. Eliminates patron members as a form of membership. Provides for multi-stakeholder cooperatives. Changes the effective date to January 1, 2020.

Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that all restrooms that are open and accessible to the public in a public building shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that are physically safe, sanitary, and usable for that purpose. Provides that the requirement is in addition to any accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with any local, State, or federal laws regarding access for persons with disabilities and to existing fire, health, and safety codes or standards. Defines "public building". Makes a conforming change. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 35/20 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Requires every public building with restrooms open and accessible to the public to have at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women and one that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men, or at least one such baby diaper changing station that is accessible to both men and women. Provides exceptions to the requirement for: industrial buildings, nightclubs, or bars that do not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the premises; restrooms located in a health facility, if the restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident at a time; and renovations, if a local building permitting entity or building inspector determines that the installation of a baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for persons with disabilities. Requires a public restroom that is open and accessible to the public and includes a baby diaper changing station to include signage at or near the entrance to the baby changing station indicating the location of the baby diaper changing station. Provides that the requirements are not enforceable by a private right of action.