Rep. Suzanne Ness

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a for-profit facility licensed under the Act shall disclose data regarding the lease or rental of the facility by a real estate partnership owning the facility to a business operating the facility in any cost report submitted by the facility to the State. Provides that the provisions only apply to a facility that is leased or rented by its owner to a related party of the owner.

Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, in determining the meaning of any statute or rule or interpretation by the various administrative agencies of this State, for purposes of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit available from the State, the words "honorable discharge" and "honorably discharged" include a discharge under other than honorable conditions due to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, status as a survivor of sexual assault or harassment, LGBTQ-related issues, or mental health issues, but do not include a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge.

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Expands the list of mandated reporters under the Act to include physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and athletic trainers.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for expenditures incurred in the restoration and preservation of a qualified historic structure located in a River Edge Redevelopment Zone applies for taxable years ending prior to January 1, 2027 (currently January 1, 2022). Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that each long term care facility, supportive living facility, assisted living establishment, and shared housing establishment shall display, in an easily readable format and in a manner prescribed by the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman, the address and phone number of the Office in a conspicuous place next to the facility's main entrances for exterior viewing and in multiple, conspicuous public places within the facility accessible to both visitors and residents.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that "day care homes" means family homes which receive more than 3 and up to a maximum of 14 children (instead of 12) for less than 24 hours per day.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to take certain employment-related actions on the basis of an individual's weight and size. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, because of the weight and size of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to any individual any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges thereof.

Appropriates $246,800,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a full second year implementation of all of the rate methodology recommendations contained within the Illinois Developmental Disabilities Services Rate Study Regarding Residential Services and Related Supports. Effective July 1, 2022.

Expresses support for the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid program.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 405/405-535 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of the Illinois. Provides that each municipality receiving or using State funds, either partially or fully, for the purposes of municipal projects shall adopt an ordinance or resolution creating diversity and inclusion requirements and goals for all municipal projects of that municipality. Provides that the diversity and inclusion requirements and goals shall, to the extent possible, be no less restrictive than the diversity requirements and goals provided under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that for each municipal project funded, either partially or fully, by State funds, the municipality receiving such funds shall submit a diversity and inclusion report to the Department of Central Management Services. Provides that each municipality adopting diversity and inclusion requirements and goals shall also submit an annual report to the Department. Provides for the contents of the reports. Provides for the adoption of rules.