Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that there is a presumption that by relinquishing a newborn infant under the Act, the infant's parent waives notice of any legal proceeding to terminate his or her parental rights. Requires a hospital to complete and submit, on behalf of a relinquished newborn infant, an application for medical assistance benefits provided under the Illinois Public Aid Code and to provide all available medical information and records regarding the infant to the Department of Children and Family Services and to the child welfare agency (rather than child-placing agency) that has accepted the referral of the infant. Provides that first responders dispatched in response to a 9-1-1 call to accept a relinquished newborn infant must accept the relinquished newborn infant in accordance with the Act. Contains provisions on when and to whom a fire station or emergency medical facility must disclose the name and location of the hospital to which a relinquished infant was transported. Provides that, if possible, a hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility that receives a newborn infant must offer information about the relinquishment process to the relinquishing person in writing or by referring the person to a website or other electronic resource. Contains provisions on a child welfare agency's authority to place the infant in an adoptive home, foster home, child care facility, or other appropriate facility and to make medical and health-related decisions for the infant. Contains provisions concerning notice to the infant's biological parents of legal proceedings to terminate their parental rights; the appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent the infant's interests; petitions to return the infant to the infant's parent; the alternative to relinquishment that results in the adoption of a relinquished infant under 30 (rather than 7) days of age; and other matters.

Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Removes language exempting from coverage under the Act an employee of an employer subject to the provisions of Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act.

Appropriates $4,959,600 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to make grants to assist the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that anything said or done during or in preparation for a restorative justice practice or as a follow-up to that practice, or the fact that the practice has been planned or convened, is privileged and cannot be referred to, used, or admitted in any civil, criminal, juvenile, or administrative proceeding unless the privilege is waived, during the proceeding or in writing, by the party or parties protected by the privilege. Provides that the legitimacy of a restorative justice practice, if challenged in any civil, juvenile, criminal, or administrative proceeding, shall be determined by a judge. Provides that the privilege does not apply when: (1) disclosure is necessary to prevent death, great bodily harm, or the commission of a crime; (2) necessary to comply with another law; or (3) a court, tribunal, or administrative body requires a report on a restorative justice practice, but such report shall be limited to the fact that a practice has taken place, an opinion regarding the success of the practice, and whether further restorative justice practices are expected. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that no later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health shall convene a comprehensive stakeholder process to develop standards for hospitals to establish specialized units for children and adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder and other intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that child welfare supervisors shall satisfy specified requirements. Provides that the Central Office of Licensing at the Department of Children and Family Services shall convene a 5 person panel to review all transcripts and course information and make a decision on the equivalency of the college degree to a human services degree. Provides that the panel must include representation from a community-based provider. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands eligibility under the Department of Human Services' child care assistance program to youth in care and to families receiving Extended Family Support Program services from the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that the definition of "eligible infants and toddlers" includes any child under the age of 3 who is the subject of a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect, as defined by the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Effective immediately, except that changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code take effect July 1, 2023. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 10/7.12 new Removes the amendatory changes made to the Child Care Act of 1969 concerning educational requirements for child welfare supervisors. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 85/6.2 new Removes provisions amending the Hospital Licensing Act. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes provisions expanding eligibility under the Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program to include youth in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services and families receiving Extended Family Support Program services from the Department of Children and Family Services. Instead expands eligibility under the Child Care Assistance Program to include the following categories of families: (i) foster parents or caregivers of youth in care, regardless of whether they are working or participating in Department-approved employment or education or training programs; (ii) youth in care who are parents, regardless of whether they are working or participating in Department-approved employment or education or training programs; (iii) parents who have custody of their children and their children are the subjects of pending cases under the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, regardless of whether they are working or participating in Department-approved employment or education or training programs; (iv) families with children who have an open intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services (rather than families with children under the age of 5 who have an open intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services); and (v) families receiving Extended Family Support Program services from the Department of Children and Family Services, regardless of whether they are working or participating in Department-approved employment or education or training programs. Provides that youth in care who are parents and parents whose children are the subjects of pending cases under the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall receive extended child care eligibility for a specified period of time, regardless of whether they are working or participating in Department-approved employment or education or training programs. Makes a technical change to the effective date.

Amends the Illinois Commercial Feed Act of 1961. Provides that commercial feed, pet food, and specialty pet food that contains peanuts, may contain peanuts, or is processed in a facility that processes peanuts, shall contain a prominent warning label stating that the product contains peanuts or may contain peanuts.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Adds provisions concerning: first class wine-manufacturers, first-class wine-makers, and second-class wine-makers that manufacture beer or spirits; class 1 craft distillers and class 2 craft distillers that manufacture wine or beer; and class 1 brewers and class 2 brewers that manufacture wine or spirits. Prohibits self-distribution exemption holders from being affiliated with a group that produces certain quantities of beer, wine, or spirits (instead of any other alcoholic liquor). Creates the brewery shipper's license and the distillery shipper's license to allow certain licensees to ship beer or spirits. Contains provisions concerning licensing fees; application for a license; recordkeeping; and taxation. Limits home rule powers to regulate the delivery of alcoholic liquor. Removes language providing that any retail license issued to a manufacturer shall only permit the manufacturer to sell beer at retail on the premises actually occupied by the manufacturer. Provides that a brew pub licensee may sell no more than 6,200 gallons of beer per year to retail licensees within a 10-mile radius of the licensed premises if the premises are in a city with a population of more than 1,000,000 or within a 50-mile radius of the licensed premises if the premises are in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or less. Deletes a provision specifying that the sale of beer at retail by a brew pub must be in-person. Adds provisions authorizing delivery and carry out of mixed drinks by class 1 craft distillers, wine-maker's premises, brew pubs, and distilling pubs. Removes language repealing the provision concerning delivery and carry out of mixed drinks on June 2, 2021. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Expands the purpose of the Act to include assisting employees in protecting themselves from unlawful violence and harassment at the workplace because of an employee's employment duties or place of employment. Expands the definition of "petitioner" to include an employee. Provides that an employer may seek a workplace protection restraining order to prohibit further violence or threats of violence by a respondent if: (i) an employee believes that the respondent has made a credible threat of violence to be carried out against the employee outside of the workplace because of the employee's employment duties or place of employment; or (ii) the respondent has made a credible threat of violence at the workplace against an employee, customer, or guest. Permits an employee to obtain a workplace restraining order.

Appropriates $246,800,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a full second year implementation of all of the rate methodology recommendations contained within the Illinois Developmental Disabilities Services Rate Study Regarding Residential Services and Related Supports. Effective July 1, 2022.