Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes obsolete provisions requiring the Department of the Lottery to submit a request to the United States Department of Justice to review the State's plan for an Internet program. Provides that Lotto, Lucky Day Lotto, Mega Millions, Powerball, Pick 3, Pick 4, and other draw games that are offered at retail locations may be offered by the Department of the Lottery through its Internet program. Requires the private manager to obtain the Director of the Lottery's approval before providing any draw games. Provides that any game tickets that are approved for sale by lottery licensees are automatically approved for sale through the Internet program. Requires the Department of the Lottery to maintain responsible gaming controls in its policies. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed as prohibiting lottery tickets authorized for sale through the Internet program from also continuing to be sold at retail locations. Extends the repeal date of the Department of the Lottery's Internet program from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2028. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the repeal date of the Department of the Lottery's Internet program from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2022. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that any draw game tickets (rather than game tickets) that are approved for sale by lottery licensees are automatically approved for sale through the Internet program. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall also be construed as prohibiting the Lottery draw game tickets (rather than the Lottery tickets) authorized for sale through the Internet program from continuing to be sold at retail locations.
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Amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Removes language providing that when a person is found to be the owner of stolen property that has been pawned, the property shall be returned to the owner without payment of money advanced to the pawnbroker or any costs or charges. Provides that stolen property subject to a hold order shall be returned to the owner without the payment. Provides that when a hold order expires, title to the property shall vest in the pawnbroker. Provides that a hold order must specify certain information concerning the criminal investigation and property subject to the hold order. Sets forth the requirements for the contents of the hold order. Provides that a pawnbroker or its representative must sign and date a copy of a hold order as evidence of receipt of the hold order and the beginning of the 90-day hold period. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 510/9 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Inserts the contents of the introduced bill, but deletes the elimination of the requirement that pawned stolen property be returned to its owner without payment of costs or charges imposed by the pawnbroker or money advanced by the pawnbroker. Deletes provisions regarding the ownership of property upon expiration of hold orders. Adds a provision reiterating the obligations of a pawnbroker with respect to the owner of pawned property. Provides for a 120-day, rather than a 90-day, holding period beginning when a hold order is signed. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 510/12 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 2505/2505-210 was 20 ILCS 2505/39c-1 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/5.892 new 30 ILCS 105/5.893 new 30 ILCS 105/ 5.894 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new 30 ILCS 500/1-10 35 ILCS 105/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.9 35 ILCS 110/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.39 35 ILCS 115/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.109 35 ILCS 120/3 from Ch. 120, par. 442 35 ILCS 520/Act rep. 50 ILCS 705/9 from Ch. 85, par. 509 50 ILCS 705/10.12 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.8 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1009 from Ch. 34, par. 5-1009 65 ILCS 5/8-11-6a from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-6a 65 ILCS 5/8-11-22 new 205 ILCS 5/48 205 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 17, par. 4409 410 ILCS 130/210 625 ILCS 5/2-118.2 625 ILCS 5/11-501.2 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.2 625 ILCS 5/11-501.9 625 ILCS 5/11-501.10 new 625 ILCS 5/11-502.1 625 ILCS 5/11-502.15 new 705 ILCS 405/5-401 720 ILCS 550/4 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704 720 ILCS 550/5 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705 720 ILCS 550/5.1 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1 720 ILCS 550/5.3 720 ILCS 550/8 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 708 735 ILCS 5/2-1401 from Ch. 110, par. 2-1401 765 ILCS 605/33 new 820 ILCS 55/5 from Ch. 48, par. 2855 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and amends various Acts. Provides that it is lawful for persons 21 years of age or older to possess, use, and purchase limited amounts of cannabis for personal use in accordance with the Act. Authorizes registered qualifying patients to cultivate limited amounts of cannabis for personal use. Provides for the regulation and licensing of various entities and occupations engaged in cultivation, dispensing, processing, transportation, and other activities regarding cannabis for adult use. Sets forth duties of an Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department of State Police, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Revenue, the State Treasurer, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and other governmental entities. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis violations under specified circumstances. Creates a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program and a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Board and contains various provisions regarding a low-interest loan program for social equity applicants, investment in communities that have suffered because of drug policies, and the promotion of cannabis business ownership by individuals who have resided in areas of high poverty and high enforcement of cannabis-related laws. Contains provisions regarding health and safety, packaging, advertising, local ordinances, providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business, and other matters. Creates a Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax and a Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax. Authorizes the imposition of a County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax and a Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax. Provides for allocation of revenues and creates various funds in the State treasury. Repeals the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tax Act. Contains home rule preemptions. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. Changes the title of the Act to the For-Profit Corrections Prohibition Act. Defines "non-profit contractor", private company", "private vendor", "private contractor", and "work release center". Provides that the State, any unit of local government, or a county sheriff, shall not contract with a private contractor or private vendor for the provision of services relating to community correctional supervision. Provides that the Act does not apply to State work release centers or juvenile residential facilities that provide separate care or special treatment operated in whole or part by non-profit (rather than private) contractors. Adds to exempted contracts for ancillary services contracts for electronic monitoring services. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 140/1 730 ILCS 140/1.5 new 730 ILCS 140/2 730 ILCS 140/3 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Private Detention Facility Moratorium Act. Provides that neither the State, nor any unit of local government, any county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall: (1) enter into an agreement of any kind related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated in whole or in part by a private entity or person; (2) pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any costs related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation, in whole or in part, of any detention facility by any private entity or person; (3) receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by any private entity or person; or (4) otherwise give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of any detention facility. Provides exemptions. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 2 with changes. Provides that neither the State, nor any unit of local government, any county Sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall: (1) enter into an agreement of any kind for the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; (2) pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any costs related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; (3) receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of individuals in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; or (4) otherwise give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act. Provides for legislative findings and a definition. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a student attending an institution of higher learning in this State who is deemed an Illinois resident for tuition purposes and is not otherwise eligible to receive federal financial aid shall be eligible to apply or receive consideration for State financial aid, including any student aid or benefit funded or administered by the State, a State agency, or any public institution of higher learning, including, but not limited to, scholarships, grants, awards, stipends, free room and board, tuition waivers, or other financial or in-kind assistance. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes changes to the legislative findings. Provides that a student who is an Illinois resident and who is not otherwise eligible for federal financial aid, including, but not limited to, a transgender student who is disqualified for failure to register for selective service or a noncitizen student who has not obtained lawful permanent residence, shall be eligible for State financial aid and benefits. Provides that, to ensure equity, success, and the retention of Illinois residents, a student who is an Illinois resident may not be subject to any caps on grant assistance available under the Monetary Award Program other than those required by State law. Provides that the eligibility requirements for any student aid or benefit funded or administered by the State shall be interpreted to promote the broadest eligibility for students who are Illinois residents in accordance with State law or policy. Makes other changes. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (IL Student Assistance Commission) The scholarship and grant programs that ISAC administers are subject to appropriation. Thus, making more students eligible to apply for these programs (which HB 2691 does) will not automatically add to their cost. However, funding additional recipients would either require additional appropriations or shifting dollars from other low-income students who are currently eligible. Based on limited available data, including estimates provided by advocates for the bill of the number of undocumented Illinois students, approximately 3,500 students may become newly eligible for the Monetary Award Program (MAP) under HB 2691, as amended, adding about $9.0 million in annual demand for the program. Without additional funding, adding new recipients would require shifting dollars from other recipients. This projection incorporates estimates of the number of undocumented Illinois students, transgender students who may be required to register for Selective Service, and students who are currently ineligible for MAP because they have used the program to help pay for at least 75 credit hours but have not yet attained junior status. This estimate could be low for several reasons. Overall demand for funding could increase in future years as additional students apply. Also, ISAC does not have adequate information to estimate the potential increase in demand for smaller grant programs (which are also subject to appropriation) or any increases in demand for ISAC-administered programs attributable to students who receive in-state tuition rates because of their military or veteran status. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.
Creates the Keep Illinois Families Together Act. Provides that the Attorney General, within 90 days of the effective date of this Act, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, shall propose new rules related to limiting assistance with immigration enforcement at the following facilities to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and State law to ensure that these facilities remain safe and accessible to all Illinois residents, regardless of immigration status: (1) public schools, including public pre-schools and other early learning programs, public elementary and secondary schools, and public institutions of higher education; (2) State-funded medical treatment and health care facilities, including hospitals, health clinics, emergency or urgent care facilities, nursing homes, group homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community-integrated living arrangements, and State mental health facilities; (3) public libraries; (4) facilities operated by the Office of the Secretary of State; and (5) courthouses. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the Act, all State agencies, public schools, and public institutions of higher education shall review their confidentiality policies to identify any changes necessary to limit collection of information from individuals to that information necessary to perform agency duties and to limit use or disclosure of information for any other purpose. Provides that a law enforcement agency or official may not inquire about the citizenship or immigration status or place of birth of any individual, including any person who has been arrested or detained by the agency, any person in the agency or official's custody, any person submitting to questioning by the agency or official, any crime victim, any witness, or any person who calls or approaches the law enforcement agency or official seeking assistance. Makes other changes. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Central Management Services) There is no fiscal impact to the Department of Central Management Services. Fiscal Note (Office of the Attorney General) HB 1637 would not have a significant fiscal impact on our Office as an existing bureau within the Office of the Attorney General could cover the work. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Keep Illinois Families Together Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the Act, no law enforcement agency or official may enter into or remain in an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a federal delegated authority program. Provides that nothing shall preclude a law enforcement official from otherwise executing that official's duties in ensuring public safety. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language providing that the Section concerning the traffic and pedestrian stop statistical study is repealed on July 1, 2019. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall report specified findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on March 1, 2022 (rather than March 1, 2004). Effective immediately. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Transportation) The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) currently has a contract with a consultant to analyze the stop data reported by the various law enforcement agencies in the state. IDOT then published the final report annually. To continue reporting the data after July 1, 2019 would require a new contract with a consultant. The estimated cost of this contract for each year is $168,000, Of that amount, 80% ($134,400) would be reimbursed by the NHTSA and the other 20% ($33,600) would be the state match. To cover the contract for 3 years (until 2022) would be a total cost of $504,000 of which $100,800 would be the state's share of the cost. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tasks the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), rather than the Department of Transportation, with the collection, compilation, and analysis of the traffic stop statistical study data required by the Section. Creates the Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Use and Collection Task Force within the ICJIA to undertake these responsibilities. Prescribes membership for the Task Force and provides that it shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by March 1, 2022 and every 3 years after.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the definition of "beer" includes beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products. Provides that a caterer retailer license shall allow the holder, a distributor, or an importing distributor to transfer any inventory to and from the holder's retail premises and to purchase alcoholic liquor from a distributor or importing distributor to be delivered directly to an off-site event. Provides that a special use permit license shall allow the holder to purchase alcoholic liquor from a distributor or importing distributor to be delivered directly to the location specified in the special use permit license. Provides that a special use permit license shall allow the holder, a distributor, or an importing distributor to transfer any inventory from the premises specified in the special use permit license to its retail premises. Provides that, if certain conditions are met, nothing in the Act prohibits a distributor or importing distributor from offering a credit or a refund for unused, salable beer to a special use permit licensee or a caterer retailer or a special use permit licensee or caterer retailer from accepting the credit or refund. In a provision that allows a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor to provide permanent outdoor signs to retailers if certain conditions are met, provides that the permanent outside sign shall cost not more than $3,000 per brand (instead of per manufacturer). Contains provisions concerning the servicing of certain systems by a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor. Prohibits a distributor or importing distributor from selling or giving coil cleaning services to certain licensees. Authorizes a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor to give, sell, or lease dispensing equipment to specified licensees if certain requirements are met. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 235 ILCS 5/1-3.04 Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/6-5.5 new 235 ILCS 5/8-1 235 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 43, par. 163a Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes provisions amending the definition of "beer". Removes brew pubs from provisions authorizing manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors to give, sell, or lease dispensing equipment to certain licensees. Provides that the term of a lease for dispensing equipment shall not exceed 180 days (instead of 12 months) and no 180-day lease shall be renewed automatically. Removes Waymatics and trailers from a list of items included in the definition of "dispensing equipment". Makes changes to the definitions of "fair market value" for purposes of provisions concerning leasing dispensing equipment and "dispensing equipment". Adds provisions prohibiting the sale of products on consignment or conditional sale. Provides that replacement of alcoholic liquor damaged while in a retailer's possession is a violation of specified provisions of the Act. Provides that transactions involving the bona fide return of products for ordinary and usual commercial reasons arising after the product has been sold are not prohibited. Specifies circumstances that are ordinary and usual commercial reasons for the return of alcoholic liquor products. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibits a manufacturer with self-distribution privileges, importing distributor, or distributor from accepting the return of beer from a retailer if the beer is near or beyond its freshness date, code date, or other similar date marking the deterioration or freshness of the beer if specified conditions are met. Defines "beer" for the purposes of provisions concerning taxation of beer and specifies that the tax rate for beer is regardless of the alcohol by volume of the beer. In a provision concerning the examination of tax returns of licensees, provides that no earlier than 90 days after the due date of the return, the Department of Revenue may compare filed returns, or any amendments thereto, against reports of sales of alcoholic liquor submitted to the Department by other manufacturers and distributors. Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Removes provisions authorizing a distributor or importing distributor to transfer any inventory from any off-site location to its caterer retailer premises or special use premises at the conclusion of an off-site event. Provides that a caterer retailer or special use permit licensee may engage a distributor or importing distributor to transfer any inventory from any off-site location to its caterer retailer premises or special use premises at the conclusion of an off-site event if specified conditions are met. Removes a provision prohibiting a distributor or importing distributor from selling or giving coil cleaning services to retailers or other specified licensees. Provides that the term of a lease for dispensing equipment shall not exceed 180 days in the aggregate in one calendar year (instead of 180 days) and no lease (instead of 180-day lease) shall be renewed automatically. Provides that there shall be a lapse of 90 (instead of 30) consecutive days before the beginning of a new lease term. Removes a provision authorizing a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor to enter into a written lease for the fair market value of dispensing equipment to specified licensees that sell alcoholic liquor at certain events. Makes changes to the definition of "fair market value". Adds an immediate effective date.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after emergency admission of a respondent to a mental health facility on an inpatient basis, the respondent shall be personally examined (rather than examined) by a psychiatrist. Provides that for the purpose of this provision, a personal examination includes an examination performed in real time (synchronous examination) via an Interactive Telecommunication System as defined in the Illinois Administrative Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that an examination via an Interactive Telecommunication System may only be used for certification that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission when a psychiatrist is not on-site within the time period set forth in the Code. Provides that if the examination is performed via an Interactive Communication System, that fact shall be noted on the certificate. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 5/3-610 Adds reference to: New Act 210 ILCS 5/6.1 rep. 410 ILCS 70/9 rep. 720 ILCS 510/Act rep. 720 ILCS 513/Act rep. 735 ILCS 5/11-107.1 rep. 745 ILCS 30/Act rep. 5 ILCS 375/6.11 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 5 ILCS 140/7.5 55 ILCS 5/3-3013 from Ch. 34, par. 3-3013 210 ILCS 5/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.2 210 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.3 215 ILCS 5/356z.4 215 ILCS 5/356z.4a new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 225 ILCS 60/22 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22 225 ILCS 60/36 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-36 225 ILCS 65/65-35 was 225 ILCS 65/15-15 225 ILCS 65/65-43 225 ILCS 95/7.5 410 ILCS 535/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-1 415 ILCS 5/56.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1056.1 720 ILCS 5/9-1.2 from Ch. 38, par. 9-1.2 720 ILCS 5/9-2.1 from Ch. 38, par. 9-2.1 720 ILCS 5/9-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 9-3.2 720 ILCS 5/12-3.1 from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.1 735 ILCS 5/8-802 from Ch. 110, par. 8-802 745 ILCS 70/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5303 750 ILCS 65/15 from Ch. 40, par. 1015 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (IL Environmental Protection Agency) This legislation will have no fiscal impact on the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 25, as amended by HA 1 will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 25, as amended by House Amendment 1, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Department of Insurance) This legislation has no projected fiscal impact on the Illinois Department of Insurance. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.
Urges the General Assembly to take action to modernize its early childhood education funding and teacher qualification standards to address the early childhood workforce crisis. Urges the Governor of Illinois to increase early childhood education provider representation on the Illinois Learning Council, the DCFS Daycare Advisory Council, the DHS Childcare Advisory Council, and the Professional Development Advisory Council to assure provider voices are heard as early childhood education policy is developed and implemented.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony. Provides that a person also commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee".