Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Adds requirements concerning enterprise zone applications and provisional certification and decertification of enterprise zones. Modifies the criteria for determining Enterprise Zones and underserved areas under the Act. Modifies reporting requirements under the Act. Makes conforming and other changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 655/3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with additions. Modifies requirements concerning qualifications for enterprise zones. Allows the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to award partial points on a pro rata basis for the purpose of enterprise zone qualification if an applicant demonstrates specified job creation and investment criteria. Makes further changes concerning the awarding of points. Makes changes concerning the certification of enterprise zones. Provides that beginning in calendar year 2021 and for any year in which there are at least 4 Zones available for designation, at least 25% of zones available for designation in a given calendar year must be awarded to zones located in counties with populations of less than 300,000 unless there are no applicants from such locations for that calendar year. Provides that for enterprise zones that are scheduled to expire on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, an application process shall begin 2 years prior to the year in which the zone expires. Provides that with respect to job creation or retention, employers and High Impact Businesses shall use best efforts to submit diversity information related to the gender and ethnicity of such employees. Makes conforming and other changes.
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Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds Etizolam and Flualprazolam to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances.
Appropriates $200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to be used for a $100,000 grant to the Willing Partners Canine Education, Inc. and a $100,000 grant to K9s for Veterans, NFP, for costs associated with service dog training for veterans. Effective July 1, 2021.
Creates the Insurance Data Security Act. Requires any person licensed, authorized to operate, or registered as an insurer in accordance with the insurance laws of this State to conduct a risk assessment of cybersecurity threats, implement appropriate security measures, and no less than annually assess the effectiveness of the safeguards' key controls, systems, and procedures. Requires a licensee to develop, implement, and maintain a written information security program based on the licensee's risk assessment. Requires each licensee to establish a written incident response plan designed to promptly respond to, and recover from, any cybersecurity event that compromises the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of nonpublic information in its possession, the licensee's information systems, or the continuing functionality of any aspect of the licensee's business or operations. Requires licensees domiciled in this State to annually submit a written certification of compliance to the Director of Insurance. Provides that a licensee shall notify the Director as promptly as possible, but not later than 72 hours from a determination that a cybersecurity event has occurred in specified circumstances. Provides standards and procedures for risk management, data security, and notification and investigation of cybersecurity events resulting in unauthorized access to, disruption of, or misuse of nonpublic data. Provides that the Director has the power to examine and investigate to determine whether a licensee has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of the Act. Grants the Department of Insurance rulemaking authority to implement the Act. Provides that any documents, materials, or other information obtained pursuant to the Act is confidential by law and privileged, is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, is not subject to subpoena, and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action. Makes a conforming change in the Freedom of Information Act. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2023.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a refund of $100, upon appropriation of money for refunds, to any person who paid a $118 flat weight tax for a Class TA trailer and applies for a refund in the manner specified by the Secretary. Effective immediately.
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the principal officer of the unit owner's association or such other officer as is specifically designated shall furnish specified information when requested to do so in writing and within 5 business days (rather than 30 days) of the request. Limits the fee covering the direct out-of-pocket cost of providing and copying the information to $100.
Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that certain businesses that are engaged in manufacturing, processing, assembling, warehousing, or distributing products may be certified as high impact businesses. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop and establish a program of certification of tactical paramedics for the purposes of aiding special law enforcement teams involved in, but not limited to, search and rescues, civil disturbances, bomb threat responses, tactical or special operations team deployments, hostage negotiations, HazMat responses, executive and dignitary protection, and counterterrorism, as assigned and directed by a law enforcement agency recognized by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Includes program requirements. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that chiefs of police and sheriffs may employ tactical paramedics and provide tactical paramedic support to first responders. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act making conforming changes.
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to ensure that the parent or guardian of a student is provided with an opportunity to review the curricula and learning material used in the student's classroom at any point during the school year if the parent or guardian requests to review the curricula and learning material. Requires the policy to be published in the student handbook and on the school district's Internet website if one is maintained. Effective immediately.