Rep. Bob Morgan

Creates the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Act. Establishes the Task Force on Counsel in Immigration Proceedings. Provides for members, compensation, and support staff. Provides that the Task Force shall investigate the implementation of universal representation for covered individuals in immigration removal proceedings. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings in the investigation and its recommendations for how to fully provide legal representation for covered individuals facing immigration proceedings no later than July 1, 2022. Repeals the Act July 1, 2023. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes the list of members of the Task Force on Counsel in Immigration Proceedings. Provides instead that the Governor shall appoint the 7 members of the Task Force with the advice and consent of the Senate, in consultation with the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Human Services.

Amends the School Code. Makes changes in the School Boards Article relating to policies addressing sexual abuse. In the Courses of Study Article, repeals the sex education, family life, and instruction on diseases provisions. Instead, sets forth comprehensive sex education requirements for course materials and instruction, requires the State Board of Education to post on its website comprehensive sex education resources for use in pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade, provides for school disclosure, parental requests, and notice, allows a school district to collaborate with a local public health department to identify and designate a qualified employee of the local public health department as the school district's point of contact for the purposes of responding to inquiries and comments about course instruction and materials, requires the State Board to develop, maintain, and make publicly available State standards, and provides for rulemaking. Makes changes in the Chicago School District Article concerning AIDS training. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes changes in the School Boards Article relating to policies addressing sexual abuse. In the Courses of Study Article, repeals the sex education, family life, and instruction on diseases provisions. Instead, sets forth comprehensive personal health and safety education requirements for course materials and instruction, requires the State Board of Education to post on its website personal health and safety education resources for use in pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade, provides for school disclosure, parental requests, and notice, allows a school district to collaborate with a local public health department to identify and designate a qualified employee of the local public health department as the school district's point of contact for the purposes of responding to inquiries and comments about course instruction and materials, requires the State Board to develop, maintain, and make publicly available State standards, and provides for rulemaking. Makes changes in the Chicago School District Article concerning AIDS training. Effective immediately. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) HB 1736 (H-AM 1) does not create a State Mandate. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Education) HB 1736 (H-AM 1) includes new requirements for the State Board of Education (Board) and school districts that will have a fiscal impact. This fiscal impact estimate only addresses known or estimated costs for the Board and not PreK-12 public school districts, other State agencies or other entities impacted by the amendments. The Board is tasked with adopting sex education standards by July 1, 2022, develop and maintain sex education resources, and provide technical assistance to school district as needed. ISBE anticipates needing to hire additional staff to implement the requirements of HB 1736 (H-AM 1). ISBE estimates the cost of implementing this amendment will be $1.45m in years 1 and 2 and $100,000 in future years.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that a person serving a term of natural life imprisonment is eligible for parole or mandatory supervised release. Provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 60 years and served at least 20 consecutive years of imprisonment or a committed person who has served 25 consecutive years of imprisonment may submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides for the requirements of the petition. Provides that victims' families shall be notified in a timely manner and provided opportunity to participate at the parole hearing concerning the petitioner's application for parole under this provision in accordance with the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the Open Parole Hearings Act, and this Code. Provides that Prisoner Review Board hearings under this provision shall be conducted by a panel of at least 8 members of the Board and a majority vote of the panel is required to grant the petition and release the petitioner on parole. Provides that if parole is denied, the petitioner shall be eligible to reapply for parole no later than 3 years after denial. Effective immediately. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Prisoner Review Board) HB 2399 (H-AM 1) will have an increased cost to the Prisoner Review Board of over $4.0 Million in first 10 years of program.

Creates the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services (Departments) to develop a pilot program based upon the certified community behavioral health clinic criteria and the prospective payment system methodology issued by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as created under the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Provides that implementation of the pilot program is subject to federal approval. Requires the Departments to seek federal financial assistance for the pilot program and certified community behavioral health clinic technical assistance and support through all potential federal sources, including, but not limited to, the federal Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program. Contains provisions concerning the timeline for implementing the pilot program; applications for a federal Section 1115 waiver to implement the pilot program; the adoption of rules to implement the pilot program; implementation of the pilot program for certified community behavioral health clinic services under the medical assistance fee-for-service and managed care programs; payments to community behavioral health clinics under the certified community behavioral health clinic prospective payment system methodology for each qualifying visit; staffing requirements for certified community behavioral health clinics; reporting requirements; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Includes the use of electronic cigarettes in the definition of "smoke" or "smoking". Changes the definition of "retail tobacco store" to include references to electronic cigarettes. Defines "electronic cigarette".

Creates the Scholars of Service Act. Defines terms. Creates the public service student loan forgiveness grant program, and provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission must, each year, receive and consider applications for grant assistance under the program. Specifies grant eligibility requirements, including requiring an applicant to have been enrolled in the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and been denied federal student loan forgiveness. Provides that after receiving an application from an eligible applicant, the Commission must evaluate if the applicant is eligible to receive financial assistance through any loan forgiveness program of this State and, if eligible, must assist the applicant in applying for that financial assistance, to be used toward his or her federal student loan debt. Provides that after all eligible financial assistance has been awarded to the applicant, the Commission must award the applicant a grant to be used toward any remaining federal student loan debt. Provides that if the Commission finds that a student loan servicer (i) has negligently or intentionally misinformed or misrepresented certain information to an applicant and (ii) the misinformation or misrepresentation led to the applicant's denial of federal student loan forgiveness under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, then the Commission must report this finding to the Office of the Attorney General, who may pursue legal action against the student loan servicer. Requires the Commission to adopt rules. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Scholars of Service Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to secure from all individuals within the State the freedom from discrimination against any individual because of the individual's family responsibilities. Defines "family responsibilities" as an employee's actual or perceived provision of care to a family member, whether in the past, present, or future. Makes a corresponding change in the definition of "unlawful discrimination". House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 775 ILCS 5/1-102 from Ch. 68, par. 1-102 775 ILCS 5/1-103 from Ch. 68, par. 1-103 Adds reference to: 775 ILCS 5/2-101 775 ILCS 5/2-102 from Ch. 68, par. 2-102 775 ILCS 5/2-103.2 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "family responsibilities" as an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for: any employer to refuse to hire, to segregate, to engage in harassment, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of family responsibilities; any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly, accept applications and register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the basis of family responsibilities; and any labor organization to limit, segregate or classify its membership, or to limit employment opportunities, selection and training for apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to take, or fail to take, any action which affects adversely any person's status as an employee or as an applicant for employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment or apprenticeship conditions on the basis of family responsibilities. Provides that the right to be free of family responsibilities discrimination is in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law.

Amends the Election Code. Allows the State Board of Elections to receive voter registration information provided by applicants using electronic voter registration portals (rather than the Board's website). Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until that individual attains the required age to vote. Requires preregistration to be completed using the online voter registration system or an electronic voter registration portal. Provides that for the purposes of the Code, an individual who is 16 years of age or older (rather than who is 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general or consolidated election) shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall encourage the owners of structures to eliminate nonflashing (steady burning) L-810 lights by January 1, 2024. Provides that the owners of structures constructed on or after March 1, 2022 that are located within migratory flyways, or in ecologically sensitive areas, or are within one mile of a forest preserve or federal or State park or wildlife area shall turn off all lights not required for safety or maintenance between 12:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. during migratory seasons. Provides the Department of Natural Resources with rulemaking authority. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Bird Conservation Commission Act. Creates the Bird Conservation Commission for the purpose of promoting bird conservation and providing education and awareness on issues concerning bird conservation. Adds provisions concerning the membership, duties, powers, and reporting requirements of the Commission. In provisions amending the Wildlife Code, provides that the owners of structures with a height over 50 feet above ground level constructed on or after March 1, 2022 that are located in ecologically sensitive areas, or are within one-half mile of a forest preserve or federal or State park or wildlife area shall turn off all lights not required for safety or maintenance between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. during migratory seasons (instead of requiring owners of structures constructed on or after March 1, 2022 that are located within migratory flyways, or in ecologically sensitive areas, or are within one mile of a forest preserve or federal or State park or Wildlife area to turn off all lights not required for safety or maintenance between 12:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. during migratory seasons). Effective immediately.

Repeals the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. Makes corresponding changes in the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, and the Consent by Minors to Health Care Services Act. Effective immediately.