Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall make menstrual (rather than feminine) hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in each bathroom of every school building (rather than in bathrooms of school buildings). Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that menstrual hygiene products shall be made available in bathrooms of every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day (rather than in each bathroom of every school building). Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (IL State Board of Education) HB 156 (H-AM 2) will not have a fiscal impact to the State Board of Education. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public schools, public universities, and public community colleges in Illinois. Provides that an employee of a school district, public university, or community college district who has been employed for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Juneteenth National Freedom Day shall be observed on June 19 of each year as a holiday throughout the State (currently, not a holiday and is observed on the third Saturday of June of each year). Provides that when June 19 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be held and considered the holiday. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to include Juneteenth National Freedom Day as a holiday. Effective immediately. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Central Management Services) Senate Bill 1965 will not require additional resources. Salaries will be paid, whether on holiday or at work. What is lost is productivity. If that equates to the cost of salaries, then CMS Bureau of Personnel's estimate is $11.3M statewide.

Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Removes a provision requiring a person to pass an examination as authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to be qualified to be licensed as a licensed social worker. Makes corresponding changes.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recomputation of State aid claims. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.33 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/24-6 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Removes language that specifies that the sick leave provisions apply to birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Instead, provides that (i) sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean birth, adoption, or placement for adoption; (ii) certain teachers and other employees are entitled to use up to 30 days of paid sick leave because of the birth of a child that is not dependent on the need to recover from childbirth; (iii) paid sick leave because of the birth of a child may be used absent medical certification for up to 30 working school days, which days may be used at any time within the 12-month period following the birth of the child; and (iv) for paid sick leave for adoption or placement for adoption, a school board may require that the teacher or other employee provide evidence that the formal adoption process is underway, and such sick leave is limited to 30 days unless a longer leave has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative. Sets forth other provisions concerning the use of sick leave for birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that, in addition to birth, adoption, or placement for adoption, sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean the acceptance of a child in need of foster care. Provides that for paid sick leave for the acceptance of a child in need of foster care, a school board may require that the teacher or other employee provide evidence that the formal foster care process is underway, and such sick leave is limited to 30 days unless a longer leave has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative. Effective immediately.

Amends the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. Adds student loan borrowers to the definition of "consumer". Adds to the definition of "debt settlement provider" any person or entity engaging in, or holding itself out as engaging in, or any person who solicits for or acts on behalf of such person or entity engaging in or holding itself out as engaging in, the business of student loan debt relief services in exchange for any fee or compensation assessed against or charged to a consumer. Excludes institutions of higher education from the definition of "debt settlement provider". Defines other terms. Requires a specified notice and disclosure to student loan borrowers to be included in advertising and marketing communications concerning student loan debt relief services. Requires providers of student loan debt relief services to provide a specified notice and disclosure before a student loan borrower signs a contract. Provides that any fees charged to a student loan borrower in exchange for student loan debt relief shall comply with a provision concerning fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 429/145 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that "debt settlement service" does not include the services of any other originator, guarantor, or servicer of federal education loans or private education loans (rather than federal education loans). Provides that "student loan borrower" includes a parent, grandparent, or other family member who has received or agreed to pay a student loan for a family member receiving the education or any co-signer who has agreed to share responsibility for repaying a student loan with the person receiving the education. Further amends the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not advise or represent, expressly or by implication, that consumers should stop communicating with their creditors, lenders, loan servicers, loan guarantors, or attorneys or government entities (rather than creditors). Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not advise or represent, expressly or by implication, that consumers should stop making payments to their creditors, lenders, loan servicers, loan guarantors, or attorneys or government entities (rather than creditors). Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not access or obtain a consumer's or student loan borrower's federal student aid information in violation of federal law. Effective immediately.

Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that "amusement ride" includes any trampoline court. Defines "trampoline court". House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "amusement ride" means, among other things, any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide that a person must pay to gain access to, but not a slide at a private residence, public or nonpublic school, daycare, or public park (rather than any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide). Provides that "trampoline court" does not include a gymnastic training facility that derives all (rather than a majority) of its revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of gymnastic skills (rather than gymnastic skills and basics). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 to provide that "amusement ride" includes any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide except (1) any slide that is placed in a playground and that does not normally require the supervision or services of a person responsible for its operation; or (2) any slide that is not open to the general public and for which admission is monitored and strictly controlled by invitation, company or group identification, or other means of identification (rather than providing that "amusement ride" includes any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide that a person must pay to gain access to, but not a slide at a private residence, public or nonpublic school, daycare, or public park). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the definition of "trampoline court" does not include a gymnastic training facility that only utilizes trampolines during the supervised instruction of gymnastic skills (currently, a gymnastic training facility that derives all of its revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of gymnastic skills).

Amends the Housing Authorities Act. In provisions concerning the duties of a Housing Authority concerning rentals and tenant selection, provides that a Housing Authority shall not restrict any tenant from owning or maintaining one or more common household pets regardless of breed, size, or weight, within the tenant's dwelling unit. Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Provides that a tenant of multifamily rental housing acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated with any money from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund that was designated for affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep no more than 4 cats or 3 dogs regardless of breed, size, or weight within the tenant's residence in accordance with any applicable laws. Exempts service animals or service animals in training from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts any dog that has been deemed a dangerous or vicious dog from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Sets forth enforcement policies for affordable housing projects that allow residents to keep pets. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 310 ILCS 10/25 Adds reference to: 310 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1253 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes. Removes the amendatory changes made to the Housing Authorities Act. Further amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act by adding the definition for "common household pet" to a Section that defines certain terms under the Act (rather than defining "common household pet" under the Section concerning pets in affordable housing projects). Provides that tenants of affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep at least 2 common household pets (rather than shall be allowed to keep no more than 4 cats or 3 dogs). House Committee Amendment No. 1 Exempts supportive living facilities from the provisions of the bill. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Provides that a tenant of a multifamily rental housing unit that is 500 square feet or larger and has been acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated with any money from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund after January 1, 2022 and that was designated for affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep at least 2 cats or one dog that weighs under 50 pounds regardless of breed or height within the tenant's residence in accordance with any applicable State laws. Exempts service animals or service animals in training from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts any dog that has been deemed a dangerous or vicious dog from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts supportive living facilities and elderly housing as defined. Sets forth enforcement policies for affordable housing projects that allow residents to keep pets. Contains an applicability clause. Effective January 1, 2022. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Provides that a housing provider shall not be liable for injuries caused by an owner's common household pet permitted on the housing provider's property, except in cases of wilful and wanton misconduct. Makes a technical change.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Pollution Control Board shall adopt amendments to the rules adopted under specified provisions to require groundwater monitoring at all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations. Provides that the groundwater monitoring requirements adopted under specified provisions shall be designed to detect and prevent any exceedance of the Board's Class I groundwater quality standards and meet specified requirements. Provides that groundwater monitoring shall be required for all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations unless, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, the owner or operator has completed post-closure maintenance and, for clean construction or demolition debris fill operations, received specified notice from the Environmental Protection Agency, or, for uncontaminated soil fill operations, submitted specified information to the Agency. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.51 415 ILCS 5/22.51a Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.51b Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding fees for permitted facilities accepting clean construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soils, changes specified fees in specified amounts. Provides that all fees, taxes, and surcharges collected under the provisions shall be used for, among other things, environmental safety purposes.

Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student for up to 5 days for which the child need not provide a medical note, in which case the child shall be given the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the mental or behavioral health absence. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the child, after the second mental health day used, may be referred to the appropriate school support personnel.