Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that menstrual hygiene products shall be available, as needed, free of charge, at all institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections for all committed persons and employees of the Department who menstruate. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that in all institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections underwear shall be provided to each committed person free of charge and shall be provided at any time upon request, including multiple requests, of the committed person or as needed by the committed person. Deletes provision that free menstrual hygiene products shall be provided to employees of the Department of Corrections.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, to ensure full access to the benefits set forth in provisions regarding the Healthy Kids Program, on and after January 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that provider and hospital reimbursements for immunization as required under the provisions are no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate. Amends the Immunization Data Registry Act. Provides that health care providers, physician's designees, or pharmacist's designees shall (rather than may) provide immunization data to be entered into the immunization data registry. Removes language providing that the immunization data need not be provided if the patient or the patient's parent or guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, has completed and filed with the provider, physician's designee, or pharmacist's designee a written immunization data exemption form. Provides that the written information and the immunization data exemption forms must include information that the health care provider shall (rather than may) report immunization data to the Department of Public Health to be entered into the immunization data registry. Effective January 1, 2022. House Floor Amendment No. 2 In provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code, provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure that provider and hospital reimbursements for immunization are no lower than 70% of the regional maximum administration fee as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (rather than the Medicare reimbursement rate). Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) Based on limited data availability, the annual impact of using 70% of Medicare rates for vaccine services for Medicaid participants under age 21 is estimated at $5.7 million, with $0. 9 million for FFS claims and about $4.8 million impact to the MCO capitation rates. The FY 2022 impact for providing six months of services at the new rates would be about $2. 9 million. There would be substantial administrative costs to change the pricing methodology to the provider level and for storage and programming changes to the claims processing and provider enrollment systems. Planning and implementation may take up to 12 months to complete, which would exceed the time available with the January 1, 2022 effective date. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-19 from Ch. 23, par. 5-19 410 ILCS 527/15 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/1a from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-1a 410 ILCS 70/1a-1 410 ILCS 70/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2 410 ILCS 70/2-1 410 ILCS 70/2.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2.1 410 ILCS 70/2.1-1 410 ILCS 70/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5 410 ILCS 70/5-1 410 ILCS 70/5.4 410 ILCS 70/9.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that "pediatric health care facility" means a clinic or physician's office that provides medical services to patients under the age of 18 (rather than to pediatric patients). Provides that a hospital must submit a plan to provide specified services and that the failure to provide that plan is subject to a fine of up to $500 per day until the hospital submits a plan. Provides that certain fines may not be taken or assessed until 12 months after the amendatory Act's effective date. Provides that if an approved pediatric facility submits 2 Plans of Correction that are found to not be acceptable by the Department of Public Health, the approved pediatric health care facility shall become subject to the imposition of a fine by the Department and the termination of its approved sexual assault treatment plan. Provides that an approved pediatric health care facility may provide medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors) who present for medical forensic services in relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual assault. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall approve a proposed plan submitted by a pediatric health care facility if it finds that the proposed plan meets certain minimum requirements and that implementation of the proposed plan would provide medical forensic services for sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors). Prohibits a pediatric health care facility from providing medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors under the age of 18 (instead of pediatric sexual assault survivors) who present with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific individual and were in the care of that individual within a minimum of the last 7 days until the Department has approved a treatment plan. Provides that a transfer hospital, treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer, or approved pediatric health care facility may transfer a sexual assault survivor to an out-of-state hospital that is located in a county that borders Illinois (rather than to an out-of-state hospital that has been designated as a trauma center by the Department under specified provisions of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act) if the out-of-state hospital meets specified requirements. Specifies that a provision regarding out-of-state hospitals is inoperative on and after January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2024). In provisions regarding the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force, requires the Task Force's report to the General Assembly to be submitted by January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023) and include the status of pediatric sexual assault care. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2023, except that changes to provisions concerning the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force take effect upon becoming law.

Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that "grantor agency" includes the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation when it makes grants under the Access to Justice Act or the Illinois Equal Justice Act. Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that grants or distributions made under the Act by (rather than to) the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 705/2 705 ILCS 95/15 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 405/235 from Ch. 48, par. 345 820 ILCS 405/401 from Ch. 48, par. 401 820 ILCS 405/403 from Ch. 48, par. 403 820 ILCS 405/1400.1 820 ILCS 405/1505 from Ch. 48, par. 575 820 ILCS 405/1506.6 820 ILCS 405/2101.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Modifies provisions concerning what the term "wages" does not include for calendar years 2023 through 2027. Removes specified provisions regarding remuneration paid to an individual for calendar years 2005 through 2020. Provides that, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than 2023) and before January 1, 2026 (rather than 2024), "maximum weekly benefit amount" with respect to each week beginning within a benefit period means 40.6% (rather than 42.4%) of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded to the next higher dollar. Provides that, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than 2023) and before January 1, 2026 (rather than 2024), any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 23 (rather than 24) times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents' allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever is smaller. In provisions concerning solvency adjustments, makes specified changes to what balance the trust fund needs to meet for the rate adjustments to apply. Provides that the target balance in calendar year 2023 and each calendar year thereafter is $1,750,000,000. Provides that if an appropriation is made in calendar year 2023 to this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, as a loan solely for purposes of paying unemployment insurance benefits under this Act and without the accrual of interest, from a fund of the State treasury, the Director shall take all necessary action to transfer 10% of the total amount of the appropriation from this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to the State's Budget Stabilization Fund prior to July 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as practical. Makes other changes. Provides that if funds from the State treasury are not appropriated on or before January 31, 2023, then previously described provisions are inoperative. Instead, reinserts certain provisions previously described but changes the benefit years described to 2024 and 2025. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that the wage base adjustment, rate adjustment, and allowance adjustment applicable to any calendar year prior to 2023 shall be as determined pursuant to specified provisions as in effect prior to the effective date. Corrects typographical errors.

Congratulates Dr. Christine J. Sobek on her retirement, commends her dedication, service, and enormous contribution as president of the Waubonsee Community College, and wishes her well in all of her future endeavors.

Congratulates the Community Health Partnership (CHP) of Illinois on the grand opening of the CHP Aurora Health Center. Wishes the organization continued success.

Mourns the passing of Sergeant Major Florencio Cruz-Santiago, U.S. Army (Ret).

Mourns the passing of LeRoy Franklin Lilly.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act. Provides that "race", as used in the Employment Article, includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 775 ILCS 5/5-102.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act. Provides that "race" includes traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. Provides that, with respect to certain places of public accommodation, the Department of Human Rights has jurisdiction over the denial or refusal of the full and equal enjoyment of (rather than the denial of access to) facilities, goods, or services.

Amends the School Code. Exempts from contract bidding requirements contracts for goods, services, or management in the operation of a school's food service, including a school that participates in any of the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Limits the exemption from the contract bidding requirements for contracts for goods, services, or management in the operation of a school's food service only if a good faith effort is made by the school district to give preference to (1) contracts that procure food that promotes the health and well-being of students in compliance with United States Department of Agriculture nutrition standards; (2) contracts that give a preference to State or regional suppliers that source local food products; (3) contracts that give a preference to food suppliers that utilize producers that adopt hormone and pest practices recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture; (4) contracts that give a preference to food suppliers that value animal welfare; and (5) contracts that increase opportunities for businesses owned and operated by minorities, women, or persons with disabilities. Requires food supplier data to be submitted to the school district at the time of the bid and updated annually thereafter during the term of the contract. Requires the contractor to submit the updated food supplier data. Provides that food supplier data shall include the name and address of each supplier, distributor, processor, and producer involved in the provision of the products that the bidder is to supply. Effective immediately.

Creates the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program Act. Creates the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program, which shall be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, to provide loan repayment assistance to eligible direct service professionals practicing in a community-based, human service agency that contracts with or is grant funded by a State agency. Contains provisions concerning applications, award amounts, eligibility and work requirements, and rules. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the program's provision of loan repayment assistance is subject to appropriation, and makes a related change. Corrects grammatical errors, including changing references from "human service" to "human services". Adds an effective date of January 1, 2023, and makes a related change. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Removes the definition of eligible applicant. Changes the definition of professional to an individual employed by a human service agency that contracts with or is grant-funded by a State agency for specified purposes. Removes the requirement of a qualified program to be in the human services field for the purpose of training and preparing students to be human service professionals. Changes references from a direct service professional to a human service professional or a professional. Removes as eligibility criteria being a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen and holding a degree from a qualified program. Requires an applicant to remain a full-time employee as a human service professional in the same community-based human service agency for at least 12 months after receiving the grant (instead of remain a full-time employee as a human service professional in a community-based human service agency at least 12 months after receiving the grant). Removes provisions concerning repayment of grant or stipend funds if the professional does not complete a required period of employment as a human service professional. Effective January 1, 2023.