Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Illinois Insurance Code, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that pasteurized donated human breast milk shall be covered under health insurance and the medical assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Describes the requirements that must be met to have pasteurized human breast milk covered under health insurance and the medical assistance program. Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that one of the requirements to have coverage of pasteurized donated human breast milk is that the milk is obtained from a human milk bank licensed by the Department of Public Health (rather than the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established by the Human Breast Milk Banking Association of North America, or that is licensed by the Department of Public Health). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that all of the following conditions must be met for the donated human breast milk to be covered: the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that is licensed by the Department of Public Health; the infant is critically ill and the infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk or produce maternal breast milk in sufficient quantities to meet the infant's needs or the maternal breast milk is contraindicated; the milk has been determined to be medically necessary for the infant; and one or more of the following applies: the infant's birth weight is below 1,500 grams, the infant has a congenital or acquired condition that places the infant at a high risk for development of necrotizing enterocolitis, the infant has infant hypoglycemia, the infant has congenital heart disease, the infant has had or will have an organ transplant, the infant has sepsis, or the infant has any other serious congenital or acquired condition for which the use of donated human breast milk is medically necessary and supports the treatment and recovery of the infant. Effective January 1, 2020. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that the milk must be prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner (instead of a physician). Provides that milk must be obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America or is licensed by the Department of Public Health (rather than licensed by the Department of Public Health). Removes a requirement that the infant must be critically ill. Adds provisions requiring coverage for a child 6 months through 12 months of age if the child would qualify if he or she was under the age of 6 months and the child has spinal muscular atrophy; the child's birth weight was below 1,500 grams and he or she has long-term feeding or gastrointestinal complications related to prematurity; the child has had or will have an organ transplant; or the child has a congenital or acquired condition for which the use of donated human breast milk is medically necessary and supports the treatment and recovery of the child. In the Public Aid Code, adds provisions requiring coverage for a child 12 months of age or older if the child would qualify if he or she was under the age of 6 months and has spinal muscular atrophy. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2020.
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization that provides mental health benefits to provide reimbursement for benefits that are delivered through the psychiatric Collaborative Care Model. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization that provides mental health benefits may deny reimbursement of any current procedural terminology code listed on the grounds of medical necessity if medical necessity determinations are in compliance with federal law and related regulations. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces the definition of "psychiatric Collaborative Care Model" with language providing that the term means the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method, which includes a formal collaborative arrangement among a primary care team consisting of a primary care provider, a care manager, and a psychiatric consultant, and includes, but is not limited to, the following elements: care directed by the primary care team; structured care management; regular assessments of clinical status using validated tools; and modification of treatment as appropriate. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the immediate effective date to January 1, 2020.
Amends the School Code. Provides that for a pupil of legal school age and in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12, a day of attendance shall be counted only for sessions of not less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct supervision of (i) teachers or (ii) non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and supervising in instances specified under the Code; provides for exceptions. Makes conforming changes, including in the Vocational Academies Act. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Fiscal Note (IL State Board of Education) This bill will not have a fiscal impact on the State Board of Education. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b 105 ILCS 5/10-19 from Ch. 122, par. 10-19 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/13B-45 105 ILCS 5/13B-50.5 105 ILCS 5/29-6.3 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 105 ILCS 433/10 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-24.2 from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With regard to driver education course teachers, provides that a school district that contracts with a third party to teach a driver education course must ensure the teacher meets the educator licensure and endorsement requirements under the Code and must follow the same evaluation and observation requirements that apply to non-tenured teachers. Provides that the teacher evaluation must be conducted by a school administrator employed by the school district and must be submitted annually to the district superintendent and all school board members for oversight purposes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, but exempts from the amendatory provision a contract with a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago School District only, for complaints concerning delays and denials of special education services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year, a complainant has no less than 2 years following the creation of the State Board of Education's compensatory education plan and notification of that plan to parents and guardians of impacted children to file a complaint if the complainant has not obtained relief through (i) the compensatory education plan, (ii) a due process claim, or (iii) mediation. Provides that the State Board's notification of its compensatory education plan to parents and guardians must include notification of the extended timeframe to file complaints under this subsection. Effective July 1, 2019. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02e Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a complainant has no less than 2 years following the finalization (rather than creation) of the State Board of Education's student-specific corrective action plan per the State Board's 2017-2018 Public Inquiry Team's Corrective Action Report (rather than compensatory education plan) and notification of that plan to parents and guardians of potentially impacted (rather than only impacted) children to file a complaint concerning delays and denials of special education services; makes conforming changes. Removes provisions requiring certain conditions for a parent or guardian to file a complaint. Requires a respondent to include corrective action compliance documentation with all other documentation provided to a complainant. Effective July 1, 2019. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Requires a complaint made under the State complaint procedures alleging a delay or denial of special education or related services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year by the Chicago school district as a result of the adoption of policies and procedures identified by the State Board of Education as unlawful to be filed on or before September 30, 2021 (rather than, for complaints made under procedures authorized for delays and denials of special education services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year, a complainant has no less than 2 years following the finalization of the State Board of Education's student-specific corrective action plan per the State Board's 2017-2018 Public Inquiry Team's Corrective Action Report and notification of that plan to parents and guardians of potentially impacted children to file a complaint). Provides that, with respect to a student enrolled in the Chicago school district for or to whom appropriate special education or related services may have been delayed or denied in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year as a result of the adoption of policies and procedures identified by the State Board of Education as unlawful, the school district must provide a written notification no later than 30 days after the first school day of the 2019-2020 school year to (i) the parent or guardian of the student, (ii) a designated representative of the student, (iii) the student if he or she is an emancipated minor, or (iv) the student if he or she has reached the age of majority and does not have a designated representative that states that appropriate relief may be available through a State complaint procedure authorized under the School Code, State-sponsored mediation, or an impartial due process hearing under the Code. Specifies what the notification must include. Changes the effective date to immediate (rather than July 1, 2019).
Amends the Evidence Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that evidence of a person's immigration status is not admissible in any civil proceeding unless: it is essential to prove an element of a claim or an affirmative defense; or a person or his or her attorney voluntarily reveals his or her immigration status to the court. Provides that a party intending to offer evidence regarding a person's immigration status shall file a written motion at least 14 days before trial. Provides that the court shall conduct an in camera hearing to review the probative value of the person's immigration status. Provides that if the court finds that the probative value of the person's immigration status outweighs its prejudicial nature, the court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the permitted use of the evidence. Provides that the motion, related papers, and the record of the hearing shall be sealed and remain under seal unless the court orders otherwise. Provides that a party who communicates to a person or witness any threat to or actually disclose a person's or witness's immigration status to any entity or immigration or law enforcement agency with the intent to deter the person from testifying commits a Class C misdemeanor. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill and makes the following changes: Provides that evidence is also admissible if it is offered to prove an interest or bias of a witness, if it does not cause confusion of the issues or mislead the trier of fact, and the probative value of the evidence outweighs its prejudicial nature. Provides that a party intending to offer evidence related to a person's immigration status shall file a written motion that also explains why it is essential to a claim or affirmative defense or is probative of an interest or bias of a witness, it does not cause confusion of the issues or mislead the trier of fact, and the probative value of the evidence outweighs its prejudicial nature. Makes a corresponding change regarding findings of fact and conclusions of law the court must make regarding the permitted use of the evidence. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes language providing that a written motion shall explain why it is essential to a claim or affirmative defense or is probative of an interest or bias of a witness.
Creates the Student Online Personal Protection Act of 2019. Provides for legislative intent and definitions. Provides for operator prohibitions, operator duties, school authority prohibitions, school authority duties, State Board of Education duties, and parent rights. Creates the Student Data Protection Oversight Committee and provides for the Committee's membership and support. Requires the Committee to submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education with recommendations, if any, for policy revisions and legislative amendments that would carry out the intent of the Act. Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Adds a definition of record. Requires written consent of a student's parent to publish student directories that list student names, addresses, and other identifying information and similar publications. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change. Repeals the Student Online Personal Protection Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: New Act 105 ILCS 10/2 105 ILCS 10/6 105 ILCS 85/Act rep. 815 ILCS 505/2Z Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 85/5 105 ILCS 85/10 105 ILCS 85/15 105 ILCS 85/26 new 105 ILCS 85/27 new 105 ILCS 85/28 new 105 ILCS 85/33 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Student Online Personal Protection Act. Defines "breach", "longitudinal data system", "parent", and "student". Adds to an operator's duties. Provides for school prohibitions and duties and the State Board of Education's duties. Provides for parent and student rights. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2021. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 85/30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Changes the definition of "breach". Adds and makes changes to an operator's duties and a school's duties. Provides that at least once (rather than twice) annually, the State Board of Education must publish and maintain on its website a list of all of the entities or individuals that the State Board contracts with or has agreements with and that hold covered information and a copy of each contract or agreement. Provides that the Student Online Personal Protection Act does not prohibit an operator or school from producing and distributing, free or for consideration, student class photos and yearbooks to the school, students, parents, or individuals authorized by parents and to no others, in accordance with the terms of a written agreement between the operator and the school. Effective July 1, 2021. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Provides that certain information that is required to be posted on a school's website must be made available at a school's administrative office for inspection by the general public if the school does not maintain a website. Provides that a school may omit from its list of breaches of covered information any breach in which the date, estimated date, or estimated date range in which it occurred is earlier than July 1, 2021 or any breach previously posted on a list no more than 5 years prior to the school updating the current list. Provides that a notice of breach may be delayed if an appropriate law enforcement agency determines that the notification will interfere with a criminal investigation and provides the school with a written request for a delay of notice. Allows the State Board of Education to share, transfer, disclose, or provide covered information to its employees or officials acting within their official capacity. Removes a provision stating that a student's covered information is the sole property of the student's parent. Makes changes to a parent's and student's rights. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that those who draw blood from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are trained, at least once every 3 years, in the most current method of drawing blood from children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Provides that the training shall focus on drawing blood in a safe manner that is as comfortable as possible. Requires the Department to ensure that those facilities and providers review their training program at least once within each 3-year period to ensure that the training includes the most current methods available of drawing blood from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that is safe and comfortable for them and their families. Requires the Department to ensure that by July 1, 2020 all medical facilities are equipped to draw blood from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities using finger-prick equipment, hemoglobin testing equipment, and all other related equipment that can be adapted to serve patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop and make available training materials that ensure that all phlebotomists are trained in the most current methods of drawing blood from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that the materials shall conform to the best available practices used for drawing blood in a safe manner that is as comfortable as possible for the individual from whom blood is drawn and for the families, guardians, caretakers, or companions of the individual accompanying him or her while blood is drawn. Provides that the Department shall review the materials every 3 years to ensure that they conform with the best available practices. Provides that the Department shall ensure that health care providers and laboratories that employ a phlebotomist incorporate the training as part of a phlebotomist's initial employment training and as part of any ongoing training to maintain competencies and certifications as a phlebotomist. Defines "phlebotomist". House Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes language requiring the Department to develop training materials. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Defines "phlebotomist" as a person specifically trained to draw blood for diagnostic purposes in a health care setting (rather than a person who is certified to draw blood for diagnostic testing, transfusion, research, or blood donation). Exempts nonprofit blood banks or the affiliated laboratories of nonprofit blood banks from the provisions.
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a restaurant must prominently display signage indicating to guests and employees that any information regarding food allergies must be communicated to the restaurant's food service sanitation manager. Provides that the food service manager shall be responsible for displaying the signage. Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a restaurant shall display a notice indicating to consumers that any information regarding food allergies must be communicated to an employee of the restaurant. Provides that an employee of a restaurant who receives allergy information from a consumer shall communicate the consumer's information to the restaurant's certified food service sanitation manager. Provides that a restaurant meets the requirements if the restaurant displays a notice regarding food allergies or provides a statement regarding food allergies on its menu that is approved in another state before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a multi-state business or a franchisee meets the requirements if the multi-state business or franchisee has an internal policy that requires a notice regarding allergies to be displayed or a statement regarding food allergies to be provided on the menu. Provides that on or before January 1, 2020, the Department of Public Health shall create and make available on its website for download the notice required to be displayed. Provides that from the effective date of the amendatory Act through July 1, 2020, enforcement of the requirements shall be limited to education and notification of the requirements to encourage compliance. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that an employee of a restaurant who receives allergy information from a consumer shall communicate the information to the restaurant's person in charge or the certified food protection manager on duty (rather than the certified food service sanitation manager).
Creates the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act. Provides that any public agency or governmental unit shall develop, publish, and implement sustainable investment policies applicable to the management of all public funds under its control. Provides that the sustainable investment policy may be incorporated in existing investment policies developed, published, and implemented by a public agency or governmental unit. Provides that the sustainable investment policy shall include material, relevant, and decision-useful sustainability factors to be applied by the public agency or governmental unit in evaluating investment decisions. Provides that a public agency shall prudently integrate sustainability factors into its investment decision-making, investment analysis, portfolio construction, due diligence, and investment ownership in order to maximize anticipated financial returns, minimize projected risk, and more effectively execute its fiduciary duty. Specifies sustainability factors, and the ways in which such factors may be analyzed. Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act, the Public Funds Investment Act, and the Illinois Pension Code to make changes concerning investment policy and the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act. Provides findings and purpose provisions. Defines terms. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Fiscal Note (Office of the Treasurer) HB 2460 will have no fiscal impact on the State Treasurer's Office as the Treasurer's office already has a published investment policy that includes material, relevant and decision-useful sustainability factors in accordance with this legislation. HB 2460 is likely to have a positive economic impact to the State of Illinois because evaluating sustainability factors in investment decision-making minimizes risks and maximizes returns on the state's investments. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the sustainable investment policy developed under the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act shall include material, relevant, and decision-useful sustainability factors to be considered (currently, applied) by the public agency or governmental unit as one component of its overall evaluation of investment decisions. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a public agency or governmental unit from integrating additional factors into its investment decision-making, investment analysis, portfolio construction, due diligence, and investment ownership of public funds. Provides that the Act shall not apply to bank time deposits or bank processing services. Makes conforming changes. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that sustainability factors include, among other factors, human capital factors that recognize that the workforce is an important asset to delivering long-term value, including factors such as labor practices, responsible contractor and responsible bidder policies, employee health and safety, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and incentives and compensation (currently, responsible contractor and responsible bidder policies are not included as human capital factors). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that any public agency or governmental unit should (currently, shall) develop, publish, and implement sustainable investment policies applicable to the management of all public funds under its control. Provides that the sustainable investment policy should (currently, shall) include material, relevant, and decision-useful sustainability factors to be considered by the public agency or governmental unit as one component of its overall evaluation of investment decisions, which may (currently, shall) include specified items. Makes other changes concerning specified investment policies. Defines "financial institution". Makes conforming changes.
Amends the School Visitation Rights Act. Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee because of an absence from work due to employee's attendance at a school conference or activity. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that an employer may not terminate an employee for an absence from work if the absence is due to the employee's attendance at a school conference, behavioral meeting, or academic meeting (rather than a school conference or activity). Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 147/15 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Visitation Rights Act. Provides that employees may use school visitation privileges for purposes of academic and behavioral meetings in addition to school conferences. Provides that an employee may not be terminated for the use of school visitation privileges. Effect August 1, 2020.