Rep. Dave Vella

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish the Small Business Emergency Loan Program. Provides that from funds made available to the Department from the State Small Business Credit Initiative Fund, the Department shall offer low-interest loans of up to $50,000 to eligible small businesses for working capital, with at least 50% of loan proceeds to be applied for specified purposes. Provides that borrower eligibility and loan terms under the Program shall be as prescribed by the Department. Provides for the adoption of rules.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that an apprentice who is hired by the taxpayer through the United States Department of Defense SkillBridge internship program is considered a qualifying apprentice for the purpose of the apprenticeship education expense credit. Provides that, in the case of an employee participating in the SkillBridge program, the credit shall be equal to $3,500 per qualifying apprentice. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes provisions of the introduced bill providing that, in the case of an employee participating in the SkillBridge program, the credit shall be equal to $3,500 per qualifying apprentice.

Appropriates $100,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for grants to local police departments and county sheriffs’ offices to be used for police training, equipment, facility improvements, and personnel costs. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that all subcontractor purveyors of and subcontractor bidders for installation, repair, wiring, and maintenance services to Illinois lottery machines and equipment shall pay no less than the prevailing rate of wages for like work and services. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds an effective date of July 1, 2023.

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that beginning with the first payroll of the 103rd General Assembly, the compensation to be paid per year to members of the General Assembly, including additional sums payable per year to officers of the General Assembly, shall be paid at least monthly or may be paid semi-monthly at a member's request as agreed to by the Comptroller. Provides that members who resign before completing the entire term in office shall be compensated on a prorated basis. Provides that members completing the term of a vacancy shall be compensated on a prorated basis. Makes conforming changes.

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Expands the definition of "public works" to include construction projects in a designated redevelopment project area as defined in the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act and construction projects in a River Edge Redevelopment Zone as defined in the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act.

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Removes references to General Assembly members from provisions concerning funding for salaries of General Assembly members, judges, and legislative operations. Effective immediately.

Amends the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Restricts a court from making a finding of probable cause to believe that a minor is abused or neglected based only on a parent disclosing that the parent is the victim of domestic violence and the parent is seeking or accessing services for domestic violence. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 405/2-10 from Ch. 37, par. 802-10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that the court may not enter an order to place the minor in shelter care, commit the minor to the Department of Children and Family Services, or otherwise remove the minor from the minor's home based on only a disclosure by the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian that the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian is (i) a victim of domestic violence, (ii) seeking or accessing services for domestic violence, and (iii) not living in the same home as the perpetrator of the domestic violence.

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires that a course that provides a student with the education and skills required to obtain a commercial learner's permit or a commercial driver's license be considered by a school district to be a career and technical education course. Effective immediately.