Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish women's health clinics throughout the State to provide affordable health care for women. Requires the services provided at the women's health clinic to be offered at an affordable price and to include specified services, including women's health examinations, pregnancy confirmation, prenatal care, labor and delivery services, postpartum care, family planning examinations and birth control services, and care for sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Public Health) The legislation does not specify the total number or geographic locations of women's health clinics so there is no way to calculate the costs for the State to establish facilities directed to provide the following services: annual women's health examinations, pregnancy confirmation services, prenatal care, labor and delivery provided by an obstetrician, postpartum care and support, family planning services, sexually transmitted disease care, doulas and childbirth consultants and childbirth education and breastfeeding care. The best example to look at is federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), where all of this care is already provided, except for labor and delivery (which needs to be done at a hospital due to the need for surgical/anesthesia services). According to the federal government, the costs of FQHCs in Illinois in 2017 were $968,572,482. This figure does not include the costs for construction or obtaining building spaces, or any of the costs for the more costly care involving child birth, including surgical care, infant resuscitation teams, etc. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) This bill would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 6 amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code in a way that does not impact any State pension fund. Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department. Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill, as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority.
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Creates the Transportation Benefit Program Act. Provides that an employer that is situated in Cook County and for which an average of 20 or more full-time employees work for compensation shall offer a program that allows a covered employee to elect to exclude from taxable wages and compensation the employee's commuting costs incurred for the purchase of a transit pass to use public transit up to a maximum level allowed by federal tax law. Provides that a covered employer may comply by participating in a program offered by the Chicago Transit Authority or the Regional Transit Authority. Provides that all transit agencies shall market the existence of the program to their riders. Establishes penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Transportation Benefits Program Fund. Effective January 1, 2020.
Amends the School Code. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school district must include in each course in its curriculum instruction on speech communication. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.13 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to the prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, provides that a pupil must complete one year chosen from music, art, foreign language, vocational education, or speech (rather than music, art, foreign language, or vocational education). House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1-2 from Ch. 122, par. 1-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1-2 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1H-115 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71 105 ILCS 5/10-19 from Ch. 122, par. 10-19 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/10-30 new 105 ILCS 5/17-2.11 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11 105 ILCS 5/17-2A from Ch. 122, par. 17-2A 105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 105 ILCS 5/21B-45 105 ILCS 5/21B-110 new 105 ILCS 5/21B-115 new 105 ILCS 5/22-89 new 105 ILCS 5/24-11 from Ch. 122, par. 24-11 105 ILCS 5/24-12 from Ch. 122, par. 24-12 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 105 ILCS 5/27-3 from Ch. 122, par. 27-3 105 ILCS 5/27-6.5 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.2 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2 105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new 110 ILCS 152/20 110 ILCS 205/9.39 new 110 ILCS 947/65.100 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the duration of a Financial Oversight Panel may be continued for more than 10 years after the date of its creation if the State Board of Education extends the Panel's duration. Provides remote learning requirements if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. Makes corresponding changes. With respect to the evidence-based funding formula, provides that an organizational unit that meets specified criteria shall have district intervention money added to its base funding minimum. Provides that all Professional Educator Licenses that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021. Provides that certain requirements are waived for an applicant seeking an educator license if the Governor has declared a public health emergency. Provides that any diploma conferred during the 2019-2020 school year under graduation requirements that were modified by an executive order, emergency rulemaking, or school board policy prompted by a gubernatorial disaster proclamation as a result of COVID-19 is deemed valid and is not subject to challenge or review due to a failure to meet requirements. Makes changes concerning local school council elections in the Chicago school district. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. Provides that Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education courses taken during the public health emergency declared by proclamation of the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic during calendar year 2020 must be transferable for students receiving a grade of "pass", "credit", or "satisfactory" and shall fulfill the prerequisite requirements for advanced courses. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Board of Higher Education to award emergency completion grants and competitive grants for public university student support services. Amends the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to the requirement that an applicant have a household income no greater than 6 times the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides that the applicant's household income at the time of initial application shall be deemed to be the household income of the applicant for the duration of the pilot program. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1-2 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1H-115 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71 105 ILCS 5/2-3.170 105 ILCS 5/10-19 from Ch. 122, par. 10-19 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9 105 ILCS 5/10-30 new 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02f 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02h 105 ILCS 5/17-2.11 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11 105 ILCS 5/17-2A from Ch. 122, par. 17-2A 105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 105 ILCS 5/21A-35 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 105 ILCS 5/21B-45 105 ILCS 5/21B-50 105 ILCS 5/21B-110 new 105 ILCS 5/21B-115 new 105 ILCS 5/22-89 new 105 ILCS 5/24-11 from Ch. 122, par. 24-11 105 ILCS 5/24-12 from Ch. 122, par. 24-12 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 105 ILCS 5/27-3 from Ch. 122, par. 27-3 105 ILCS 5/27-6.5 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.2 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5 105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new 110 ILCS 152/20 110 ILCS 205/9.39 new 110 ILCS 947/65.100 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the duration of a Financial Oversight Panel may be continued for more than 10 years after the date of its creation if the State Board of Education extends the Panel's duration. Provides remote and blended remote learning requirements if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. Makes corresponding changes. With respect to the evidence-based funding formula, provides that an organizational unit that meets specified criteria shall have district intervention money added to its base funding minimum. Provides that all Professional Educator Licenses that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021. Provides that certain requirements are waived for an applicant seeking an educator license if the Governor has declared a public health emergency. Provides that any diploma conferred during the 2019-2020 school year under graduation requirements that were modified by an executive order, emergency rulemaking, or school board policy prompted by a gubernatorial disaster proclamation as a result of COVID-19 is deemed valid and is not subject to challenge or review due to a failure to meet requirements. Makes changes concerning local school council elections in the Chicago school district. Makes other changes, including changes concerning property tax relief pool grants, criminal history records checks, children with disabilities, new teacher induction and mentoring, and educator licensure. Amends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. Provides that Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education courses taken during the public health emergency declared by proclamation of the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic during calendar year 2020 must be transferable for students receiving a grade of "pass", "credit", or "satisfactory" and shall fulfill the prerequisite requirements for advanced courses. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Board of Higher Education to award emergency completion grants and competitive grants for public university student support services. Amends the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to the requirement that an applicant have a household income no greater than 6 times the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides that the applicant's household income at the time of initial application shall be deemed to be the household income of the applicant for the duration of the pilot program. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1-2 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1H-115 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5 105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71 105 ILCS 5/2-3.170 105 ILCS 5/10-19 from Ch. 122, par. 10-19 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9 105 ILCS 5/10-30 new 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02f 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02h 105 ILCS 5/17-2.11 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11 105 ILCS 5/17-2A from Ch. 122, par. 17-2A 105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 105 ILCS 5/21A-35 105 ILCS 5/21B-20 105 ILCS 5/21B-35 105 ILCS 5/21B-45 105 ILCS 5/21B-50 105 ILCS 5/21B-110 new 105 ILCS 5/21B-115 new 105 ILCS 5/22-89 new 105 ILCS 5/24-11 from Ch. 122, par. 24-11 105 ILCS 5/24-12 from Ch. 122, par. 24-12 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 105 ILCS 5/27-3 from Ch. 122, par. 27-3 105 ILCS 5/27-6.5 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 105 ILCS 5/27-21 from Ch. 122, par. 27-21 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.2 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5 105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new 105 ILCS 5/34-85 from Ch. 122, par. 34-85 105 ILCS 5/34-85c 110 ILCS 152/20 110 ILCS 205/9.39 new 110 ILCS 947/65.100 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the duration of a Financial Oversight Panel may be continued for more than 10 years after the date of its creation if the State Board of Education extends the Panel's duration. Provides remote and blended remote learning requirements if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency. Makes corresponding changes. With respect to the evidence-based funding formula, provides that an organizational unit that meets specified criteria shall have district intervention money added to its base funding minimum. Provides that all Professional Educator Licenses that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021. Provides that certain requirements are waived for an applicant seeking an educator license if the Governor has declared a public health emergency. Provides that any diploma conferred during the 2019-2020 school year under graduation requirements that were modified by an executive order, emergency rulemaking, or school board policy prompted by a gubernatorial disaster proclamation as a result of COVID-19 is deemed valid and is not subject to challenge or review due to a failure to meet requirements. Makes changes concerning local school council elections in the Chicago school district. Makes other changes, including changes concerning property tax relief pool grants, criminal history records checks, children with disabilities, new teacher induction and mentoring, and educator licensure. Amends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. Provides that Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education courses taken during the public health emergency declared by proclamation of the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic during calendar year 2020 must be transferable for students receiving a grade of "pass", "credit", or "satisfactory" and shall fulfill the prerequisite requirements for advanced courses. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Board of Higher Education to award emergency completion grants and competitive grants for public university student support services. Amends the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to the requirement that an applicant have a household income no greater than 6 times the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides that the applicant's household income at the time of initial application shall be deemed to be the household income of the applicant for the duration of the pilot program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that every health insurance carrier that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall ensure that no fewer than 25% of certain individual and group plans offered shall apply a pre-deductible, flat-dollar copayment structure to the entire drug benefit. Provides that the flat-dollar copayment structure for prescription drugs must be reasonably graduated and proportionately related in all tier levels such that the copayment structure as a whole does not discriminate against or discourage the enrollment of individuals with significant health care needs. Requires the health insurance carriers to clearly and appropriately name the plans to aid in consumer or plan-sponsor plan selection. Requires the health insurance carriers to market the plans in the same manner as their other plans. Provides that if a health insurance carrier offers fewer than 4 plans, the health insurance carrier shall ensure that one plan shall use the drug benefit structure, including cost-sharing requirements. Requires the Department of Insurance to adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce the provisions. Effective January 1, 2020. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 134/45.3 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.32 5 ILCS 80/4.31 rep. 20 ILCS 687/6-7 20 ILCS 3855/1-130 50 ILCS 750/3 from Ch. 134, par. 33 50 ILCS 750/15.3 from Ch. 134, par. 45.3 50 ILCS 750/15.3a 50 ILCS 750/15.6b 50 ILCS 750/30 50 ILCS 750/99 220 ILCS 5/13-1200 220 ILCS 5/21-401 220 ILCS 5/21-1601 415 ILCS 98/55 625 ILCS 57/34 770 ILCS 60/6 from Ch. 82, par. 6 P.A. 101-221, Sec. 99-99 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Extends the repeal of the following by one year: the Crematory Regulation Act; the Cemetery Oversight Act; the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act; the Radiation Protection Act of 1990; the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997; a provision of the Illinois Power Agency Act concerning home rule preemption; the Emergency Telephone System Act; the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act; provisions of the Cable and Video Competition Article of the Public Utilities Act; the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act; and the Transportation Network Providers Act. Further amends the Emergency Telephone System Act to delay the required implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 service until December 31, 2021 (rather than July 1, 2020) and to make conforming changes throughout the Act. Further amends the Cable and Video Competition Article of the Public Utilities Act to extend State-issued authorizations to provide cable or video service by one year. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. In provisions concerning fixing or stipulating time for the completion of a contract or a time for payment in a contract in order to obtain a lien, extends the date that certain provisions are operative for one year. Amends Public Act 101-221. Delays, from July 1, 2020 until March 1, 2021, the effective date of the Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Provides that an investment option may be a conservative fund rather than a conservative principal protection fund. Provides that the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board may establish deadlines for payment of payroll deductions to the Fund and enter agreements to permit residents of other states to participate in the program. Includes a traditional IRA within the definition of the term "IRA". Provides for audits on a fiscal year basis rather than a calendar year basis and report by the following January rather than July. Requires the Treasurer to prepare annual reports on benefits provided by the Program and post the report on the Program website. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 820 ILCS 80/5 820 ILCS 80/30 820 ILCS 80/45 820 ILCS 80/65 820 ILCS 80/80 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 559/20-25 40 ILCS 5/5-144 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-144 40 ILCS 5/5-153 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-153 40 ILCS 5/6-140 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-140 40 ILCS 5/6-150 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-150 820 ILCS 310/1 from Ch. 48, par. 172.36 820 ILCS 405/401 from Ch. 48, par. 401 820 ILCS 405/409 from Ch. 48, par. 409 820 ILCS 405/500 from Ch. 48, par. 420 820 ILCS 405/612 from Ch. 48, par. 442 820 ILCS 405/1502.4 new 820 ILCS 405/1505 from Ch. 48, par. 575 820 ILCS 405/1506.6 30 ILCS 805/8.44 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act to require appointments to the Illinois Works Review Panel to be made within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. Requires the Panel to hold its first meeting within 45 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning eligibility for ordinary death benefits and certain annuities related to death in the line of duty, provides that the death of any fireman or policeman as a result of the exposure to and contraction of COVID-19, as evidenced by either (i) a confirmed positive laboratory test for COVID-19 or COVID-19 antibodies or (ii) a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed medical professional, shall be rebuttably presumed to have been contracted while in the performance of an act or acts of duty and the fireman or policeman shall be rebuttably presumed to have been fatally injured while in active service. Specifies that the presumption shall apply to any fireman or policeman who contracted COVID-19 on or after March 9, 2020 and on or before December 31, 2020; except that the presumption shall not apply if the policeman or fireman was on a leave of absence from his or her employment for a period of 14 or more consecutive days immediately prior to the date of contraction of COVID-19. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Amends the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act with respect to claims related to COVID-19. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that an employee's contraction of COVID-19 arises out of and in the course of the employee's first responder or front-line worker employment and that the injury or occupational disease shall be rebuttably presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employee's first responder or front-line worker employment. Defines terms. Makes changes in the maximum weekly benefit amount. Makes changes with respect to the state experience factor and applicable contribution rate surcharges. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Authorizes the payment of extended benefits for weeks beginning on or after March 15, 2020, through the end of the fourth week prior to the last week for which federal sharing is provided as authorized by Section 4105 of Public Law 116-127, or any amendments thereto. Provides that benefit limits do not include Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation amounts provided for in Section 2104 of Public Law 116-136. Eliminates the waiting period in certain circumstances. Provides for retroactive application. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.
Creates the Mental Health Modernization and Access Improvement Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver or State Plan amendment, or both, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act to develop and implement a regulatory framework that allows, incentivizes, and fosters payment reform models for all Medicaid community mental health services provided by community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics. Requires the regulatory framework to: (i) allow for and incentivize service innovation that is aimed at producing the best health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees with mental health conditions; (ii) reward high-quality care through annual incentive payments to community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics; (iii) require community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics to report on specified quality and outcomes metrics; and other matters. Provides that all documentation and reporting requirements under the regulatory framework must comply with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the State mental health parity requirements under the Illinois Insurance Code. Contains provisions concerning quality and outcomes metrics reporting; data sharing; the establishment of a Stakeholder Quality and Outcomes Metrics Development Working Group; statewide in-person trainings to ensure provider readiness for the regulatory framework; quality and patient safety protections; implementation timeline; certification of community mental health centers that opt into the regulatory framework; and other matters. Provides that the Act shall be implemented upon federal approval and only to the extent that federal financial participation is available. Effective immediately.
Declares March 31, 2020 as Pay Equity Day.
Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the board of trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago, Illinois Community College District No. 508, at the general primary election in 2020 on a nonpartisan ballot. Provides that a member of the board of trustees shall be elected at each consolidated election thereafter. Makes related changes. Amends the Public Community College Act. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Provides that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 trustee districts by the General Assembly for seats on the board of trustees, in addition to one at-large trustee. Provides that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the trustee districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, provides that, for taxable years 2019 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation is $85,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.