Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that one condition of being licensed as a Freestanding Emergency Center is that a facility limits its participation in the EMS System strictly to receiving a limited number of patients by ambulance, including, but not limited to, receiving patients from an advanced life support ambulance (rather than receiving a limited number of patients by ambulance) and meeting specified criteria. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules as needed to implement provisions concerning Freestanding Emergency Centers, including, but not limited to, rules permitting a licensed Freestanding Emergency Center to receive patients from an advanced life support ambulance (rather than adopt rules as needed to implement provisions concerning Freestanding Emergency Centers).
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Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Ford Motor Company and its subsidiaries are restricted companies. Requires the Illinois Investment Policy Board to make its best efforts to identify all subsidiaries of the Ford Motor Company and include those companies in the list of restricted companies distributed to each retirement system and the Illinois State Board of Investment.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the bill, any provision in a collective bargaining agreement which would limit the ability of a public employer to investigate the conduct of an employee of the public employer is hereby declared to be against public policy and unenforceable unless the limitation is otherwise required by State or federal law. Amends the State Police Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall have a procedure to bypass the requirement that a complaint must be supported by a sworn affidavit against a State Police Officer. Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Provides that every law enforcement agency or local governmental unit shall have a procedure to bypass the requirement that complaint must be supported by a sworn affidavit against a sworn peace officer.
Amends Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon completion of a traffic stop for temporary questioning, without making an arrest or issuing a warning citation, the officer shall provide the motorist stopped with a stop receipt which briefly describes the stop, including the purpose of the stop, and contains the officer's name and badge number. The officer shall file a copy of the stop receipt with his or her department or agency, which shall maintain the copy in its records. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon completion of any stop of a person (rather than any stop involving a frisk or search) for temporary questioning where the officer is required to provide the person with a stop receipt, the officer shall file a copy of the stop receipt with his or her department or agency, which shall maintain the copy in its records.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if an offender defaults in the payment of a fine or any installment of that fine, no less than 30 days before the issuance of a warrant, a notice shall be mailed to the offender by first class mail to the most recent address which the offender has provided to the court. Provides that the notice shall contain the following information: (1) the amount of the fine which is due and owing; (2) the docket number of the case in which the fine was assessed; (3) the due date for payment of the fine; (4) instructions as to how payment of the fine may be made; (5) an explanation that intentional refusal to pay the fine may result in imprisonment; and (6) instructions as to how the offender may request a hearing to present evidence that the offender did not intentionally refuse to pay the fine and that failure to pay was the result of the offender's inability to pay the fine.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Requires that at least one registered pharmacy technician be on duty whenever the practice of pharmacy is conducted. Requires that pharmacies fill no more than 10 prescriptions per hour. Requires 10 pharmacy technician hours per 100 prescriptions filled. Prohibits pharmacies from requiring pharmacists to participate in advertising or soliciting activities that may jeopardize patient health, safety, or welfare and any activities or external factors that interfere with the pharmacist's ability to provide appropriate professional services. Provides that a pharmacist shall receive specified break periods. Provides that a pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work during a break period, shall make available a break room meeting specified requirements, shall keep a complete and accurate record of the break periods and may not require a pharmacist to work more than 8 hours a workday. Provides for enforcement and penalties. Provides whistleblower protections for an employee of a pharmacy if the pharmacy retaliates against the employee for certain actions. Requires pharmacies to maintain a record of any errors in the receiving, filling, or dispensing of prescriptions.
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a program aimed at facilitating education in advanced manufacturing technical skills. Provides that the program shall be implemented in no less than 12 public high schools, over the span of 3 years, where the youth unemployment rate is at least twice the national average. Specifies program requirements. Provides that the State Board shall ensure that each high school participating in the program has adequate funding for at least one industry coordinator, tutoring, pre-employment and on-the-job mentoring, professional and leadership development, and life and financial management instruction. Provides that the State Board shall use a program provider to help design, build, and accredit the training program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a redetermination of eligibility for medical assistance benefits shall be conducted once every 12 months. Effective January 1, 2018.
Creates the Implementation of Legislation Reporting Act. Provides that any State agency required to provide benefits or services under the provisions of a covered Public Act shall prepare an Implementation Report relating to that covered Public Act, and file the Report with the General Assembly. Requires the Implementation Report to also be published on the General Assembly's Internet website. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children's Mental Health Act of 2003. Creates the Children's Mental Health Local Integrated Fund Law. Creates local children's mental health collaboratives. Defines a "local children's mental health collaborative" as an entity formed by the agreement of representatives of the local system of care including mental health services, social services, correctional services, education services, health services, and vocational services for the purpose of developing and governing an integrated service system. Provides that in order to qualify as a local children's mental health collaborative and be eligible to receive start-up funds, the representatives of the local system of care and nongovernmental entities such as parents of children in the target population; parent and consumer organizations; community, civic, and religious organizations; private and nonprofit mental and physical health care providers; culturally specific organizations; local foundations; and businesses, or at a minimum one county, one school district or special education cooperative, one mental health entity, and one juvenile justice or corrections entity, must agree to the following: (1) to establish a local children's mental health collaborative and develop an integrated service system; (2) to commit resources to providing services through the local children's mental health collaborative; and (3) to develop a plan to contribute funds to the children's mental health collaborative.