Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Pension Code. Provides for a Deferred Retirement Option Plan, under which a firefighter who is at least age 50 with 20 years of service may continue in active service for up to 3 years while having his or her retirement pension paid into a special account, to be distributed to the firefighter upon retirement. Bases the retirement pension on the firefighter's service and salary at the time of joining the DROP plan. Requires termination of service at the end of the DROP plan participation period. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any boards for electric cooperatives or municipal systems shall be required to announce any elections for board membership publicly and allow any residents of this State to run as a candidate. Provides that all electric cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation related to business operations for at least 5 years. Provides that any meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations must be publicly available.

Creates the Carpet Stewardship Act. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the Act, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint specified members to a clearinghouse to administer and implement a carpet stewardship program. Specifies the duties of the clearinghouse. Requires the clearinghouse to be incorporated as a nonprofit. Provides that for all carpet sold in this State, the clearinghouse shall implement, and producers shall finance, a statewide carpet stewardship program that manages the product by reducing the product's waste generation, promotes its carpet recovery and reutilization, and provides for negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, process, and market the old carpet for end-of-life carpet recovery or carpet reutilization. Requires the clearinghouse to submit, by July 1, 2024 and by July 1 every 3 years thereafter, a 3-year plan to the Agency for approval. Specifies the requirements for the plan. Establishes requirements for review of the plan and requirements for producers, retailers, and distributors of carpet. Requires the clearinghouse to submit annual reports to the Agency and pay specified administrative fees. Includes enforcement provisions for the Act. Establishes requirements for State procurement of carpet in the future. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "immediate hazard". Provides instances in which an individual operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall develop and maintain a database that allows residents of the State to voluntarily provide the Illinois State Police with critical information about themselves or loved ones with developmental, cognitive, mental, medical, or physical disabilities who may require special assistance during an emergency or non-emergency situation. Provides that the Secretary shall issue an identification card that enables first responders to identify the participant as a person who requires special assistance.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $9,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Provides that the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.

Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the school report card, provides that an indicator regarding class characteristics and student demographics of a given class shall be collected. Details what specific information regarding the class characteristics and student demographics of a given class shall be collected. Provides that student outcomes, including, where applicable, the percentage of students who earn a C or higher in the class, the percentage of students who take the advanced placement test in an advanced placement class broken down by race, the passing rate of the advanced placement test broken down by race shall be collected. Provides that any indicators collected shall be aggregated at the class level, department level, and school level, and the indicators shall be collected from each course.

Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that every juvenile for whom a delinquency petition has been filed and who is detained shall have access to mental health services and professionals. Provides that juvenile probation officers, employees of juvenile detention centers, employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice, and juvenile police officers shall receive specific training to address the mental health needs of juveniles. Provides that this training must include instruction in adolescent development, child trauma, adolescent behavioral health conditions, and specific techniques to be able to exercise trauma-informed mediation and de-escalation techniques. Provides that following the juvenile's release from a juvenile detention center or custody, the juvenile must receive counseling, therapy, and job training to aid in the juvenile's reentry into society. Provides that a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a juvenile shall be informed of all mental health interventions and services utilized during the juvenile's detention and available after detention. Defines "juvenile" as a delinquent minor as defined in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or a person who is the subject of a delinquency petition filed under that Act.

Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, if a retailer inadvertently collects from a purchaser the entire 6.25% rate of tax on a sales tax holiday item, and if the retailer does not refund the excess tax proceeds to the purchaser, then the retailer shall remit those proceeds to the Department of Revenue in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Revenue. Amends the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. Provides that no penalties or interest shall be imposed under the Act for failure to pay a tax under the Use Tax Act or the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act on tangible personal property that is sold on or after August 5, 2022 and through August 14, 2022 if the taxpayer paid tax on an item as a sales tax holiday item and the item was not a sales tax holiday item. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Amends the General Provisions Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning administration of an opioid antagonist, provides that a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school shall maintain a supply of an opioid antagonist in any secure location where an individual may have an opioid overdose (instead of may maintain a supply of an opioid antagonist in any secure location where an individual may have an opioid overdose). Makes a conforming change.