Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if a municipality has been divided between two or more Legislative Districts under a redistricting plan, that municipality may petition to the General Assembly, or the Commission established by the General Assembly, to unify the municipality into one Legislative District. Provides that the General Assembly or Commission shall either unify the municipality or provide the municipality with an explanation of the necessity of dividing the municipality into two or more Legislative Districts. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Creates the Better Opportunities for Learning and Development (BOLD) Act. Provides that a governmental unit may establish a property assessed individualized learning opportunity program and create a BOLD area or BOLD areas under the program. Provides that, under the program, the governmental unit may enter into an assessment contract with the record owner of property within a BOLD area to finance or refinance one or more individualized learning opportunities for a resident who owns the property or a child or ward of the resident owner. Sets forth required provisions for the contract with the resident owner. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Creates the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to preserve and expand access to Medicaid community mental health care in Illinois to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and avoid the criminalization of mental health conditions. Establishes add-on payments for the following community mental health services to be paid beginning with State Fiscal Year 2023 and continuing for each State fiscal year thereafter: individual therapy services; community support-individual services; case management services; and assertive community treatment services. Requires monthly directed payments to community mental health providers of community support team services or assertive community treatment services. Provides that such directed payments shall be based on the number of Medicaid users, as defined, who receive services from the provider in the base year. Provides that the add-on payments established under the Act shall apply to Medicaid services provided by a contracted managed care organization or entity and services paid for directly by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that no base Medicaid rate or Medicaid rate add-on payment or any other payment for the provision of Medicaid community mental health services in place on July 1, 2021 shall be diminished or changed to make the reimbursement changes required under the Act. Requires the Department to apply for federal approval to implement the Act. Provides that implementation of the add-on payments is conditioned on the receipt of federal financial participation for such payments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a trial may not be delayed absent consent by the person or persons charged merely because of COVID-19, but that consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Provides that to stop or suspend a trial in progress or to not timely commence a trial that has been scheduled requires an individual quarantine order, medical order, or active infection of COVID-19 in the judge, a juror, a witness, a party, or legal counsel. Provides that the court may make reasonable efforts and accommodations for a trial in progress to stop or suspend the trial for a limited time or take other remedial measures that are in the best interests of the trial participants' health and safety, including, but not limited to, severing charges or persons, revisions to witness order, or seating of alternate jurors, but measures shall not include obligating the person or persons charged to modify legal counsel or obligating the accused to not call a witness in defense. Provides that the remedy for a violation of this subsection is securing injunctive relief to resume trial and, if the person or persons charged are granted the injunction to resume the trial, the moving party or parties shall be afforded reasonable costs and attorney's fees. Effective immediately.

Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that if a hospital bills a patient $50,000 or more for health care services in a period of 72 hours, the hospital shall provide with its bill copies of the electronic records used to generate all charges and shall further itemize any item and make electronic copies of the patient's charts available at the patient's request within 5 days of billing or the date of request, whichever is later. Provides that hospitals must return calls made by patients within 5 calendar days of receipt of the patient request for amounts billed in excess of $50,000.

Amends the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. Provides that a wireless provider may be required to provide the following additional information when seeking a permit to collocate small wireless facilities: (i) a written affidavit signed by a radio frequency engineer with specified certifications; (ii) a written report that analyzes acoustic levels for the small wireless facility and all associated equipment; (iii) information showing the small wireless facility has received any required review by the FCC under the National Environmental Policy Act; and (iv) a certified copy of the original easement documents and other supporting documentation demonstrating that the applicant has the right to install, mount, maintain, and remove a small wireless facility and associated equipment in specified circumstances. Provides that an authority may propose that the small wireless facility be collocated on an existing utility pole or existing wireless support structure within 200 feet (rather than 100 feet) of the proposed collocation. In provisions prohibiting an authority from requiring an application, approval, or permit or requiring any fees or other charges from a communications service provider authorized to occupy the rights-of-way for the replacement of wireless facilities with wireless facilities that are substantially similar, clarifies when changes are not "substantially similar". Provides that an authority may adopt reasonable rules requiring providers to place above-ground small wireless facilities and associated equipment and to replace larger, more visually intrusive small wireless facilities with smaller, less visually intrusive facilities. Adds provisions concerning radio frequency compliance. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that certain notices may be given by electronic means. Provides that the county assessor shall compile and post on its website a list with certain information concerning certificates of error. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that, in a case involving dissolution of marriage, declaration of invalidity of marriage, allocation of parental responsibilities, or domestic violence, the court shall only appoint a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem has completed 20 hours of classroom training and 20 hours of training by a domestic abuse advocate to become a guardian ad litem. Provides that the training to become a guardian ad litem shall be offered by a statewide organization advocating for survivors of domestic violence. Provides that the new requirements do not apply to a unit of State or local government providing services, or a public defender's office associated with a unit of State or local government.

Amends the Judicial Privacy Act. Defines "internet data aggregator". Provides that it shall be unlawful for an internet data aggregator to sell, license, trade, purchase, or otherwise provide or make available for consideration a judicial officer's personally identifiable information, regardless of intent, if the judicial officer has properly made a written request to not disclose the personal information.

Amends various Acts to reinstate monetary bail that was abolished, effective January 1, 2023, by Public Act 101-652. Effective immediately.