Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the portion of taxes levied by a school district located in a redevelopment project area that is (i) established by the City of Chicago on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or (ii) established by the City of Chicago prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act and extended by the General Assembly on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be allocated and paid to the school district in the manner required by law in the absence of the adoption of tax increment allocation financing. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Latino Family Commission Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Condemns divisive efforts to create two classes of citizens and to deny innocent children their constitutional right to U.S. citizenship through the repeal of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution or other measures.

Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Equal Access Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Creates the Home Birth Safety Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning qualifications, grounds for disciplinary action, and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2023. Also amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make related changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer issuing a policy of automobile liability insurance listing a driver as insured shall not deny coverage to that driver for the sole reason that he or she lacks a valid drivers license, provided that such person was identified on the application for the policy as an unlicensed driver. Provides that advertising or otherwise promoting the sale or solicitation of a policy of automobile insurance that includes a statement that a valid driver's license is not required in order to obtain automobile insurance, followed by the denial of coverage based on the lack of a valid driver's license when a claim is made on such policy of automobile insurance is defined as an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. Effective immediately.

Urges the United States Department of Education and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to not endorse the Gainful Employment rule, an ill-conceived approach to regulating student financial aid which limits choice and opportunity.

Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Provides that no person or organization shall conduct a remote caller bingo game without a remote caller bingo license issued from the Department of Revenue. Sets forth certain restrictions on the conducting of a remote caller bingo game. Sets forth provisions concerning costs, fees, prizes, and proceeds. Defines "remote caller bingo game".