Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall conduct inspections of the records and premises of each community-integrated living arrangement certified under the Act at least once every 2 years. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Ethics Commission may (rather than shall) appoint procurement compliance monitors. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts certain contracts from the Code. Requires certain contracts concerning trade shows to be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. Exempts certain processes used by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Re-enacts and makes changes to provisions concerning higher education and artistic and musical services procurement. Requires all State agencies to respond promptly in writing to the Procurement Policy Board. Provides that State purchasing officers owe a fiduciary duty to the State. Removes various duties of the procurement compliance monitors. Makes changes to provisions concerning multiple awards and bidding processes. Allows for the use of a pool of competitively-selected vendors. Creates certain provisions concerning best value procurement. Allows departments and institutions to purchase and equip off-road construction equipment utilizing the best value procurement process. Increases the limit of small purchases from $10,000 to $100,000. Allows a chief procurement officer to provide a bidder or offeror 5 days to comply with certain provisions of the Code concerning certification and registration with the State Board of Elections. Makes changes to provisions concerning prohibited bidders and reporting. Repeals provisions of the Code concerning exceptions to the Code and procurement communications reporting requirements. Makes other changes. Amends the Small Business Contracts Act, Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, and Illinois Human Rights Act to make other changes. Effective July 1, 2017, but this Act does not take effect at all unless Senate Bills 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the 100th General Assembly become law.
Urges the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics to designate the Direct Support Professional as its own standard occupational classification so that more accurate and precise data on this workforce can be captured and analyzed on an ongoing basis.
Congratulates Mira Dedhia of Western Springs on finishing 3rd in the 2017 National Spelling Bee.
Mourns the death of Jimmy Piersall.
Congratulates Franco Reyes of the Hinsdale Central High School boys swimming team on his success at the 2017 Illinois High School Association Boys Swimming State Finals.
Recognizes Burr Ridge Mayor Michael "Mickey" Staub's pilgrimage to 50 state capitals in 50 days.
Recognizes Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in February of 2017 and 2018 and supports and encourages the work of individuals and organizations who provide effective and essential prevention programming for adolescents.
Encourage all drivers in the State of Illinois to get annual eye exams to insure that they are able to drive safely.
Designates the month of April in 2017 and 2018 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the State of Illinois.
