Amends the Veterans' Employment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 330 ILCS 25/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2805/39 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to create a Veterans' Accountability Unit (Unit) which shall receive complaints and recommendations from: (i) veterans and other Illinois residents who seek services from the Department; (ii) residents of Veterans' Homes, their families, and visitors; (iii) vendors and contractors of the Department; and (iv) staff of the Department. Requires the Governor to appoint for a 4-year term, with Senate confirmation, the Director of the Unit. Provides that the Director shall ensure that the Unit maintains regular office hours and establishes both a toll-free helpline and a dedicated electronic mail address for the purpose of accepting complaints, information, and recommendations. Provides that the Unit shall function independently of the Department. Contains provisions concerning salaries and benefits for the Unit's staff and Director; and staff access to any information, documents, and personnel of the Department that is needed to perform the duties of the Unit. Requires the Unit to ensure all complaints, allegations, or incidents of possible misconduct or violations of rules, procedures, or laws by any employee, service provider, or contractor of the Department are reported to the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General. Requires the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General to determine whether to investigate a complaint or make a referral to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Requires the Unit to create annual reports that include a summary of the complaints received and actions taken in response. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall limit any investigations by the Department of Veterans' Affairs that may otherwise be required by law. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 330 ILCS 25/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2805/39 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill but replaces all references to "Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General" with "Office of Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor."
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Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated date of completion of a redevelopment project and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for an ordinance adopted on August 17, 1999 by the City of Ottawa. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3.5 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 from Ch. 24, par. 1-1-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 135.5 heading new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-1 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-5 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-10 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-15 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-20 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-25 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-30 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-35 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-40 new 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-45 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-85 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Regional Water Commissions Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of several municipalities may create a regional water commission to purchase or construct a waterworks system or a common source of supply of water, or both, and may operate jointly a waterworks system or a common source of supply of water, or both, and improve and extend the same. Provides that the forming municipalities must include at least one municipality with at least 140,000 inhabitants that is located in whole or in part in the county of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, or Will, excluding municipalities of greater than 500,000 inhabitants. Includes provisions establishing the commission and the board of commissioners, costs and funding of the commission, powers of the board and commission, revenue bonds, rates and charges for waterworks systems and water source of supply, and property acquisition. Amends the Eminent Domain Act making a conforming change. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 735 ILCS 30/25-5-85 new Removes DuPage County from a list of counties in which two or more municipalities within the listed counties may establish a regional water commission. Removes provisions concerning a schedule for acquisition and makes conforming changes. Removes provisions relating to a regional water commission's quick-take authority in the Eminent Domain Act.
Creates the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of certified professional midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of licensed certified professional midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application; qualifications; exemptions; title protection; informed consent; consultation and referral; grounds for disciplinary action; reporting; and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2032. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.41 new Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 80/4.37 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Creates provisions concerning Social Security Numbers on license applications; inactive status; grounds for disciplinary action; restoration of license; surrender of license; temporary suspension of license; rehearing; administrative review and certification of records; injunctions; investigation, notice, and hearings; hearing reports; hearing officers; motions for rehearing; certification of records by Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; violations; and fees. Make changes in provisions concerning definitions; exemptions; the Illinois Midwifery Board; powers and duties of the Department; licensure; expiration and renewal of licensure; scope of practice; annual reports; and vicarious liability. Further amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides for repeal of the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act on January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2032). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. In provisions concerning the Illinois Midwifery Board, provides that all board members must be residents of the State. Provides that all board members, except for the public member, must be licensed in good standing and, at the time of appointment, actively engaged in their respective professions. In provisions concerning licensure, provides that applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; Social Security Numbers on license applications; exemptions; informed consent; scope of practice; transfer; annual reports; grounds for disciplinary action; and investigations, notice, and hearings. Removes references to the Disciplinary Board. Adds a January 1, 2022 effective date. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Provides that no physician, nurse, emergency medical personnel, hospital, or other health care institution shall be liable for any act or omission resulting from the provision of services by any licensed certified professional midwife solely on the basis that (rather than even if) the physician, nurse, emergency medical personnel, hospital, or other health care institution has consulted with or accepted a referral from the licensed certified professional midwife. Changes the effective date to October 1, 2022.
Congratulates Kendall County Sheriff Dwight A. Baird on being named Sheriff of the Year by the Illinois State Crime Commission.
Commends Deputy Tyler Post of the Grundy County Sheriff's Office for his courageous and selfless acts after being injured in the line of duty.
Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 20/0.1 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 300.1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 375/6.11 20 ILCS 1305/10-23 new 20 ILCS 2310/2310-222 20 ILCS 2310/2310-470 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3 105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f 215 ILCS 5/356z.4b new 215 ILCS 5/356z.40 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5-2 305 ILCS 5/5-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5 305 ILCS 5/5-5.24 305 ILCS 5/5-18.10 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Improving Health Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Act. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to expand and update its maternal child health programs to serve any pregnant or postpartum individuals identified as high-risk using criteria established by a multi-agency working group. Contains other provisions. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions regarding obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension training, requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that all birthing facilities have a written policy for providers and staff of obstetric medicine and of the emergency department and other staff that may care for pregnant or postpartum women. Requires the Department on or before June 1, 2024, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services and specified entities, to revise or add to the rules of the Maternal and Child Health Services Code that govern the High Risk Infant Follow-up, using current scientific and national and State outcomes data, to expand existing services to improve both maternal and infant outcomes overall and to reduce racial disparities in outcomes and services provided. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or qualified health plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the amendatory Act's effective date shall allow hospitals separate reimbursement for a long-acting reversible contraceptive device provided immediately postpartum in the inpatient hospital setting before hospital discharge. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the amendatory Act's effective date shall provide coverage for pregnancy and newborn care in accordance with specified federal provisions regarding essential health benefits. Contains requirements for pregnancy and postpartum coverage benefits. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, on or after July 1, 2022, individuals who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance under specified provisions shall receive coverage for perinatal depression screenings for the 12-month period beginning on the last day of their pregnancy, subject to specified conditions. Provides that within 90 days of the amendatory Act's effective date, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall seek federal approval of a State Plan amendment to expand coverage for family planning services that includes presumptive eligibility to individuals whose income is at or below 208% of the federal poverty level. Provides that the Department shall establish a medical assistance program to cover a universal postpartum visit within the first 3 weeks after childbirth and a comprehensive visit within 4 to 12 weeks postpartum for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance under specified provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Governor Amendatory Veto Message Recommends that coverage for specified family planning services including presumptive eligibility to individuals whose income is at or below 208% of the federal poverty level shall be effective beginning no later than December 1, 2022 (rather than beginning July 1, 2022).
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that a pet shop operator may offer for sale a dog or cat only if the dog or cat is obtained from an animal control facility or animal shelter. Provides that an animal control facility or animal shelter that supplies dogs or cats to pet shop operators to be offered for sale shall not be a dog breeder or a cat breeder or obtain dogs or cats from a dog breeder, a cat breeder, a person who resells dogs or cats from a breeder, or a person who sells dogs or cats at auction in exchange for payment or compensation. Defines the term "offer for sale" and modifies the definitions of "pet shop operator" and "animal shelter". Effective 180 days after becoming law. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "offer for sale" means to sell, exchange for consideration, offer for adoption, advertise for the sale of, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise dispose of animals (rather than to display, sell, exchange for consideration, offer for adoption, advertise for the sale of, barter, auction, give away, or otherwise dispose of animals). Provides that provisions concerning the prohibition of dogs and cats sold by pet shops shall not prohibit a pet shop operator from providing space to an animal control facility or animal shelter to showcase dogs or cats owned by these entities for the purpose of adoption.
Creates the Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act. Authorizes the creation of supported decision-making agreements and allows a supporter to assist a principal with an intellectual or developmental disability in accessing, collecting, or obtaining information that is relevant to a decision authorized under the supported decision-making agreement. Provides that all adults are presumed to be capable of making decisions regarding daily living and to have capacity unless otherwise determined by a court. Provides that certain persons are disqualified from acting as a supporter. Provides that a supporter may exercise the authority granted to the supporter in the supported decision-making agreement. Provides for the duties of a supporter in a supported decision-making agreement. Prohibits a supporter from doing certain actions in relation to the principal. Requires 2 or more witnesses to be present and sign and date a supported decision-making agreement. Provides a form for a supported decision-making agreement. Provides that a person is not subject to criminal or civil liability and has not engaged in professional misconduct for an act or omission under certain circumstances. Provides that a decision or request made or communicated with the assistance of a supporter shall be recognized as the decision or request of the principal and may be enforced by the principal or supporter on the same basis as a decision or request of the principal. Provides that if a person who receives a copy or is aware of the existence of a supported decision-making agreement and has cause to believe that the principal is being abused, neglected, or exploited by the supporter, the person shall report the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Provides that any interested party with a reasonable basis to believe that the supporter is abusing or neglecting the principal shall have the right to petition for the appointment of a limited temporary guardian and a guardian ad litem for the purpose of determining if the support decision-making agreement should be terminated. Provides for the termination of a supported decision-making agreement. Provides that a principal may revoke the supported decision-making agreement and invalidate the supported decision-making agreement at any time. Provides that a supporter may resign by giving notice to the principal. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes language providing that a person against whom there has been a finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the principal, a child, an elderly individual, or a person with a disability is disqualified from acting as a supporter. Instead disqualifies a person who is listed on the Health Care Worker Registry maintained by the Department of Public Health as ineligible to work. Deletes language providing that a person against whom the principal has obtained an order of protection is disqualified from acting as a supporter. Instead disqualifies an individual who is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact with the principal. Deletes language providing that any interested party with a reasonable basis to believe that the supporter is abusing or neglecting the principal shall have the right to petition for the appointment of a limited temporary guardian and a guardian ad litem for the purpose of determining if the support decision-making agreement should be terminated. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Allows a supporter in a supported decision-making agreement to ascertain the wishes and decisions of the principal in order to advocate that the wishes and decisions of an individual with disabilities are implemented (rather than "ascertain the wishes and decisions of the principal, assist in communicating those wishes and decisions to other persons, and advocate to ensure that the wishes and decisions of the principal are implemented"). Requires the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission to develop training and education materials for both principals and supporters. Provides that the Act is effective 6 months after becoming law (rather than immediately).
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a hospital to provide a plan of correction to the Department of Public Health within 60 days if the hospital demonstrates a pattern or practice of failing to substantially comply with specified requirements or with the hospital's written staffing plan. Allows the Department to impose specified fines on a hospital for failing to comply with written staffing plans for nursing services or plans of correction. Requires money from fines to be deposited into the Hospital Licensure Fund (instead of the Long Term Care Provider Fund). Contains provisions concerning staffing plans. Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Provides that the Department of Public Health may award a total of $500,000 annually in nursing education scholarships. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are employed during the taxable year as nurse educators. Provides that the credit shall be equal to 2.5% of the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 5/232 new In provisions of the bill amending the Hospital Licensing Act, restores provisions of current law providing that fines for failing to initiate certain criminal background checks or failing to report the death of a person known to be a resident of a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act shall be deposited into the Long Term Care Provider Fund. Reinserts with formatting changes the provisions of the introduced bill concerning fines for failing to implement a written staffing plan for nursing services or failing to substantially comply with a plan of correction. Removes provisions of the bill creating an income tax credit for nurse educators.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment as a correctional officer if the correctional officer's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the correctional officer has been a patient of a mental health facility and the correctional officer has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall otherwise impair the Department's ability to determine a correctional officer's fitness for duty. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the Department shall document if and why a correctional officer has been determined to pose a clear and present danger. Defines "mental health facility" and "qualified examiner". House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/10 from Ch. 38, par. 83-10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. In a provision concerning relief from firearm prohibitions, provides that Department of Corrections employees authorized to possess firearms (in addition to active law enforcement officers) may apply to the Director of State Police requesting relief if certain conditions are met. Makes conforming changes to a provision concerning grounds for denial and revocation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment as a Department employee authorized to possess firearms if the employee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the employee has been a patient of a mental health facility and the employee has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall otherwise impair the Department's ability to determine an employee's fitness for duty. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the Department shall document if and why an employee has been determined to pose a clear and present danger. Defines "mental health facility" and "qualified examiner".