Rep. Juliana Stratton

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid reimbursement for facilities that serve severely and chronically ill pediatric patients and clinically complex residents, replaces all references to "long-term care facilities for persons under 22 years of age" with "medically complex for the developmentally disabled facilities".

Provides for the ratification of the proposed equal rights amendment to the United States Constitution.

Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Declares intent to eradicate abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of people with disabilities in Illinois.

Creates the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring firearms without a license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that a dealership agent other than a dealer licensee-in-charge may act on behalf of the licensed dealership without being licensed as a dealer under the Act. Creates the Gun Dealer Licensing Board consisting of 5 members appointed by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to recommend policies, procedures, and rules relevant to the administration and enforcement of the Act. Provides that the holder of a dealership license issued under the Act may employ in the conduct of his or her business dealership agents. Establishes qualifications for obtaining dealership licenses and for being employed as a dealership agent. Establishes penalties for violations of the Act. Provides for rulemaking, including emergency rulemaking. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2028. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes conforming changes.

Amends the School Code. Provides that an art educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who has completed (i) a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or an accredited art school and (ii) a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience that is not education experience in each area to be taught by the applicant. Provides that an art educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the applicant passes the test of basic skills required under the Code for Educator Licenses with Stipulations.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Excludes from the definition of "employee" an employee employed as a player who is 28 years old or younger, a manager, a coach, or an athletic trainer by a minor league professional baseball team not affiliated with a major league baseball club, if (A) the minor league professional baseball team does not operate for more than 7 months in any calendar year or (B) during the preceding calendar year, the minor league professional baseball team's average receipts for any 6-month period of the year were not more than 33 1/3% of its average receipts for the other 6 months of the year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.