Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall present the documentation demonstrating the chain of custody that accompanies the forensic evidence at trial, as well as authenticated copies of the original testing, including, but not limited to, laboratory notebooks, the resumes and qualifications of each individual performing and analyzing the testing and results, as well as supporting documentation from the test methodology itself. Provides that the provision does not apply if a representative of the defendant witnesses the testing as it is being performed or if stipulated to by counsel. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any party seeking to introduce forensic or scientific testing evidence shall present the documentation demonstrating the chain of custody that accompanies the forensic or scientific evidence at trial, as well as authenticated copies of the original testing, including, but not limited to, laboratory notebooks, the resumes and qualifications of each individual performing and analyzing the testing and results, as well as supporting documentation from the test methodology itself. Provides that the receiving party of the evidence in the discovery phase may also request the raw electronic files underlying analytical testing performed on any article or sample.
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that no later than December 31, 2020, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education, must develop a 4-year western civilization degree program that shall result in a student receiving a bachelor's degree in western civilization. Provides that a student in the degree program must complete the first year of the program in high school, the second and third year of the program at a public community college in this State, and the final year of the program at a public university in this State. Requires the Board, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education, to develop the curriculum of the degree program, which must include course instruction on philosophy, literature, history, art, and architecture from various periods of western civilization. Provides that any university that has a postgraduate degree program must accept a western civilization degree awarded to a student under the program to satisfy any requirements of a bachelor's degree. Requires the Board, in consultation with the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education, to adopt rules.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring insurance coverage for prostate-specific antigen tests and for colorectal cancer examination and screening, removes provisions requiring the testing be recommended or prescribed by a physician. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require insurance policies to provide coverage for testing to establish the presence or absence of sexually transmitted diseases or infections. Effective immediately.
Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Cigarette, Electronic Cigarette, and Alternative Nicotine Product Act. Raises the minimum age for the purchase, possession, and use of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products from 18 years of age to 21 years of age. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue a smoking license to a person who: (1) is at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age; (2) has completed the 8-hour online educational program regarding the dangers and consequences of smoking as verified by the Department of Public Health; and (3) has paid a $50 fee to the Secretary of State. Provides for penalties and other matters. Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that upon payment of an annual administrative fee not exceeding $100, during the first 3 calendar quarters an employer may pay its quarterly contributions due for wages in equal installments. Establishes a schedule for payment of the contributions. Provides for the accrual of interest. Authorizes the issuance of necessary rules. Provides that payment on a quarterly basis is not available for calendar years when there are outstanding bonds under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Financing Act.
Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that any bill introduced in the General Assembly on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act that provides for an exemption from reimbursement for a State mandate shall require passage by a two-thirds majority vote in each house of the General Assembly.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that if an insured is required to pay a deductible or copayment under a policy, an accident and health insurer must disclose to the insured the total actual payments made by the accident and health insurer to a health care provider and the basis for the deductible or copayment the insured is required to pay. Provides that if an accident and health insurer pays a claim to a healthcare provider at an agreed-upon or discounted rate, then the accident and health insurer must base the insured's deductible or copayment upon the agreed-upon or discounted rate rather than any other advertised or listed rate. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides the basis for calculation of a deductible or copayment.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if an individual or entity (i) has been found by any court, administrative agency, assessor, deputy, or inspector general to have knowingly made fraudulent or material misrepresentations in connection with securing a reduced assessed value for any property and (ii) has a legal interest in any other property subject to the jurisdiction of any other county or township assessor within the State, then the board of review having jurisdiction over that property may initiate and conduct an investigation, and may summon any assessor, deputy, or other person to appear before it, so as to determine the accuracy of the assessed value of that property or the accuracy of the representations previously made by the person or entity regarding the assessment or valuation of that property.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall (rather than may) enforce its right to be subrogated to any right of recovery a recipient of medical assistance may have under the terms of any private or public health care coverage or casualty coverage by joining an action brought by the recipient or by instituting specified legal proceedings against any person or entity that may be liable for the recipient's health care costs.
Creates the Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that for a person 18 years of age or older who is receiving or has received mental health services for an attempted suicide, the person's therapist shall identify a family member or other person who shall consult with the therapist every 30 days following a suicide attempt for the period of one year. Provides that the period may be extended by the therapist based on need. Provides that the therapist shall be responsible for consulting with the designated person about the progress of the person who is receiving mental health services toward restoration of mental health. Provides that except as otherwise prohibited by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, a therapist is not criminally or civilly liable for disclosing the recipient's therapy or for discussing the progress of the recipient toward mental health to a person designated under the Act. Defines various terms. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act to make conforming changes. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, except provides that for a person 12 years of age or older who is receiving or has received mental health services for an attempted suicide, the person's therapist may share mental health information with family members, friends, or others involved in the recipient's care, if the recipient agrees or does not object, and the information is relevant to the family member, friend, or caregiver's involvement with the recipient's healthcare or the payment for that care (rather than for a person 18 years of age or older who is receiving or has received mental health services for an attempted suicide, the person's therapist shall identify a family member or other person who shall consult with the therapist every 30 days following a suicide attempt for the period of one year that may be extended by the therapist based on need and that the therapist shall be responsible for consulting with the designated person about the progress of the person who is receiving mental health services toward restoration of mental health). Provides that the therapist must: (1) ask the recipient's permission to share relevant information with family members, friends, or other caregivers; (2) tell the recipient he or she plans to discuss the information, (3) give the recipient an opportunity to agree or object; or may infer from the circumstances, using professional judgment, that the recipient does not object, and (4) determine that the sharing of relevant information is in the recipient's best interest. Provides that the family, friends, or caregivers may consult with the therapist every 30 days following a suicide attempt for the period of one year. Provides that the period may be extended by the therapist based on need. Provides that the therapist shall be responsible for consulting with the designated person about the progress of the person who is receiving mental health services toward restoration of mental health. In the amendatory provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, provides that the person designated by a therapist under the Suicide Prevention Act to be consulted on the progress of a recipient of mental health services who has attempted suicide may be consulted only to the extent the information is necessary for the family member, friend, or caregiver's involvement with the recipient's health care or the payment for that care and consistent with the therapist's professional judgment that the consultation is in the recipient's best interest.