Rep. Lance Yednock

Designates the Utica River Bridge as the "Ralph E. Snell Memorial Bridge".

Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue and the Department of Employment Security shall cooperate by sharing information and data necessary to identify fraudulent activity with respect to claims for unemployment benefits and to protect taxpayers from the effects of reported income in connection with fraudulent claims.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "M998 HMMWV" as an AM General Series M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle produced for military or government use. Provides that the owner of an M998 HMMWV may register the vehicle as a former military vehicle if specified conditions are met. Provides that a certificate of title issued for an M998 HMMWV shall not indicate that the M998 HMMWV is limited to off-road use.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and text message notification system for persons who are applying for or possess Firearm Owner's Identification Cards or concealed carry licenses. Provides that in addition to receiving a mail notification of the status of a person's application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license, the person may request email or text message, or both, notifications of the status of his or her application, renewal, suspension, revocation, and other notifications concerning his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license of the expiration of his or her Card or license at least 90 days before its expiration. Provides that that if a person is issued a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the person may be issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that is valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period of 5 years and which expires upon the expiration of the person's concealed carry license. Provides that if the only reason for the revocation of a person's concealed carry license is the expiration of the licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the person does not have to submit a form to the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation of the person's suitability for the issuance of a concealed carry license.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an applicant for licensure by examination who has not yet passed the licensure examination for professional nursing approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may obtain employment as an exam-pending (and license-pending) registered nurse and may practice under the direction of a registered professional nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse until passage of the examination.

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district may offer its students a course on gun safety as part of its curriculum during the school day or as part of an after-school program. Provides that the State Board of Education may prepare and make available to school boards resources on gun safety that may be used as guidelines for the development of a course. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-2 from Ch. 122, par. 27-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning instruction. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-2 Adds reference to: P.A. 102-466, Sec. 99 105 ILCS 5/10-22.6 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6 105 ILCS 5/10-22.6a from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6a 105 ILCS 5/26A-15 105 ILCS 5/26A-20 105 ILCS 5/26A-25 105 ILCS 5/26A-30 105 ILCS 5/26A-40 105 ILCS 5/26A-45 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Adds bullying and the death of a family member as mitigating factors that a student may disclose during a suspension review hearing or expulsion hearing. If allegations of sexual violence or gender-based harassment (rather than only allegations of domestic violence) are made against the student subject to discipline during the suspension review hearing or expulsion hearing, prohibits the student subject to discipline or the student's representative from directly questioning or contacting the alleged victim. If a pupil will be absent from school for 2 or more consecutive weeks for treatment of the pupil's physical or mental health arising from domestic or sexual violence, requires a qualified employee (rather than an employee) from the pupil's domestic or sexual violence organization to provide written notice of the pupil's need for home instruction to the school district; defines "qualified employee", "domestic violence program", and "rape crises organization". Amends the Children and Students Who Are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence Article of the School Code. Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force to include in its report recommendations for language to include in school and district policies (rather than to include model school and district policies in the report). Changes the date of the Task Force's report to January 1, 2024 (rather than June 30, 2024); repeals the provisions related to the Task Force on December 1, 2024 (rather than December 1, 2025). Makes other changes to the provisions concerning the review and revision of school district policies and procedures. Amends provisions concerning confidentiality. Sets forth additional requirements a school district must include in its policy concerning student confidentiality and the disclosure of information related to the imminent risk of serious physical injury or death of a student or another person. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2022, except that provisions concerning confidentiality take effect July 1, 2023. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 In the provision about Task Force membership, provides that one member must represent a statewide organization of school social workers (rather than social workers). In the provision concerning confidentiality, provides that if disclosing an imminent risk of serious physical injury or death to a student or another person does not require disclosing confidential information about a student's status, then the student's status must not (instead of must) be shared.

Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Removes language exempting from coverage under the Act an employee of an employer subject to the provisions of Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act.

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a health care professional or health care provider shall not contact a collection agency to collect unpaid debt when a patient has a late payment or nonpayment of a medical bill for COVID-19 testing, nor shall the health care professional or health care provider report the late payment or nonpayment to a credit reporting agency. Effective immediately.

Amends the Firearms Concealed Carry Act. Provides that for a new or renewal concealed carry license, the fee shall be $75 (rather than $150), of which $60 (rather than $120) shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 (rather than $20) shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. Provides that a non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal shall submit $150 (rather than $300) and a licensee requesting a new license shall submit $10 (rather than $75). Effective immediately.

Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Changes the short title to the Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Broadens the purpose of the act to include construction and deconstruction of pipelines and electronic transmission lines. Includes pipeline owner and electrical transmission line owner in the definition of "agricultural impact mitigation agreement", "construction", "county", "deconstruction" and "underlying agreement". Defines "Agricultural Inspector", "pipeline owner" and "pipeline". Contains guidelines for pipeline and electronic transmission line owners to address environmental impact before starting construction. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.