Rep. Michelle Mussman

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to provide, in buildings located on the institution's campus that have public access, at least one lactation room or other secure area for a lactating student to express breast milk, breastfeed an infant child, or address other needs related to breastfeeding, in private. Provides that an existing room or area may be used to satisfy the requirements. Effective January 1, 2021.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates an assessment freeze homestead exemption for persons with a disability. Sets forth the amount of the exemption. Provides that applicants must reapply on an annual basis. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a school district from placing a student in seclusion; defines seclusion. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of seclusion in a court-ordered placement, other than a placement in an educational program of a school district, or in a placement or facility to which other laws or rules apply. Requires State Board of Education rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules that permit recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to use their benefits to purchase feminine hygiene products. Requires the Department to apply for any waiver or State Plan amendment, if required, to implement provisions of the amendatory Act. Provides that implementation shall be contingent on federal approval.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the presence and residence of child sex offenders. Provides that for the purposes of the statute, "sex offense" includes, but is not limited to, the former offenses of soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, pandering, if the victim is under 18 years of age, keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, pimping, if the victim is under 18 years of age, juvenile pimping, or exploitation of a child. Clarifies that "sex offense" also includes patronizing a prostitute, if the victim is under 18 years of age or forcible detention, if the victim is under 18 years of age. Provides that the Act is declarative of existing law and not as a new enactment. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a reduction in the assessed value of newly-constructed or rehabilitated rental property if the owner of the residential real property commits that, for a period of 10 years, at least 15% of the multifamily building's units will have rents that are at or below maximum rents and are occupied by households with household incomes at or below maximum income limits. Provides that the chief county assessment officer of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants shall establish such a program. Sets forth application requirements and the amount of the reduction. Effective immediately.

Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to conduct a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. The study shall follow best practices by other states to establish an Illinois-specific actuarial and economic analysis of demographic and market dynamics. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure.

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation concerning continuing education shall require that, on and after January 1, 2022, all continuing education courses for persons licensed under the Acts contain curriculum that includes the understanding of implicit bias in the practice of medicine. Provides that a continuing education course dedicated solely to research or other issues that does not include a direct patient care component is not required to contain curriculum that includes implicit bias in the practice of medicine. Specifies requirements that continuing education courses must satisfy. Effectively immediately.

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to conduct a study, subject to appropriations, of Illinois' disease response preparedness, in particular studying the State's preparedness against the Coronavirus. At the request of the Department, requires other State agencies, in particular the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, to support the Department's efforts. Provides that the study shall include specified information. Provides that a report of the Department's findings and any recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020. Effective immediately.

Creates the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act. Requires crisis pregnancy centers to display a specified notice regarding planning services, prenatal care, and abortion. Requires unlicensed covered facilities to provide notice regarding the lack of a medical provider who provides or directly supervises the provision of services. Contains requirements for the notice. Provides a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. Provides that the Act shall not apply to a clinic directly conducted, maintained, or operated by the United States or any of its departments, officers, or agencies. Defines "crisis pregnancy center" and "unlicensed covered facility". Contains other provisions.