Rep. Thomas Morrison

Mourns the death of Mark Eichaker.

Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that no individual who is a board member of a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system may be employed by a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system established under the Code or by any vendor of a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system established under the Code for a period of 5 years after he or she ceases to be a board member. Provides that no pension fund, investment board, or retirement system may pay membership dues to a membership organization or association that has any pecuniary interest with any entity that provides services to a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system unless: (1) the membership organization or association provides to the retirement system, pension fund, or investment board a list of those pecuniary interests, the total annual value of those pecuniary interests or payments, and the services that those pecuniary interests or payments relate to; and (2) the pension fund, investment board, or retirement system posts those reports in a location that is readily available to its members. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/1-109.6 new Provides that no individual who is a board member of a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system may be employed by that pension fund, investment board, or retirement system (instead of by a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system established under the Code) or by any vendor of that pension fund, investment board, or retirement system (instead of a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system established under the Code) for a period of 12 months (rather than 5 years) after he or she ceases to be a board member. Removes language providing that no pension fund, investment board, or retirement system may pay membership dues to a membership organization or association that has any pecuniary interest with any entity that provides services to a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system unless certain information is provided. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that no individual who is a board member of a pension fund, investment board, or retirement system may be employed by that pension fund, investment board, or retirement system at any time during his or her service and for a period of 12 months after he or she ceases to be a board member. Provides an exception if a senior administrative staff position becomes vacant and no executive member of the staff is willing to accept the position. In that situation, provides that an individual serving as a board member may temporarily serve as an interim member of the senior administrative staff of the fund if certain conditions are met.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services when a recipient of services under this Code, whether admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basis, is being discharged from an inpatient facility, shall provide the recipient and the recipient's conservator, guardian, or other legally authorized representative a written aftercare plan prior to the recipient's discharge from the facility. Provides that the written aftercare plan shall include, to the extent known, all of the following components: (1) the nature of the illness and followup required; (2) medications including side effects and dosage schedules; (3) if the recipient was given an informed consent form with his or her medications, the form shall satisfy the requirement for information on side effects of the medications; 4) expected course of recovery; (5) recommendations regarding treatment that is relevant to the recipient's care; (6) referrals to providers of medical and mental health services; and (7) other relevant information. Provides that the recipient shall be advised by facility personnel that he or she may designate another person to receive a copy of the aftercare plan.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the issuance of Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities special license plate decals by the Illinois Department of Human Services. Provides that $10 of each original issuance and $23 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of aviation enthusiast decals for Universal special license plates by the Illinois chapters of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Provides fees for the issuance of the decals. Provides that money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary of State, as grants to promote recreational aviation. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for a violation of child pornography when the person possesses any film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in sexual activity if the victim is a household or family member of the defendant.

Amends the School Code to require a high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. Provides that the course of instruction shall include content from the components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that every public high school may include (rather than shall include) in its curriculum a unit of instruction on the process of naturalization.

Amends the Compulsory Attendance of Pupils Article of the School Code. Provides that a child may be absent from a public school because of religious reasons, including the observance of a religious holiday or participation in religious instruction. Removes the provision that requires a school board to prescribe rules relative to absences for religious holidays, including a list of religious holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child's absence. Provides instead that a district superintendent shall develop and distribute to schools appropriate procedures with regard to an absence. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall fly a United States Flag, an Illinois flag, and a POW/MIA flag at all State parks. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced, with the following changes: (1) provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall have flags at State parks within 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act; and (2) provides that donations related to costs of flags and flagpoles may be made by individuals and groups to the Department's Special Projects Fund.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Upon request, requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident or patient and a family member of the resident or patient each day during a pandemic or other public health emergency. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that, upon request, a facility shall make every reasonable effort to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident and a single family member of the resident each day during a disaster declared by the Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, unless doing so could pose a danger to residents or staff or redirect resources away from direct resident care and protection. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that during a pandemic or other public health emergency, a hospital licensed under the Act shall develop and implement a contact policy to encourage patients' ability to engage with family members throughout the duration of the pandemic or other public health emergency, including through the use of phone calls, videos calls, or other electronic mechanism. Effective immediately.