Rep. Lance Yednock

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that public indecency also includes committing the proscribed acts while confined in a penal institution. Excludes from the definition of "penal institution" for this purpose a facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice or a juvenile detention facility. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense", a second violation or attempted violation of public indecency while confined in a penal institution committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Amends the School Code. Sets forth various limitations on State Board of Education reporting. Removes the requirement that a school district submit a statement of affairs. Requires only the Chicago school district (rather than each school district, charter school, and nonpublic, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school) to file its policy on bullying with the State Board of Education. Repeals provisions concerning a salary and benefit survey and a report of teacher dismissals. Amends the Illinois Pension Code to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes certain amendatory provisions regarding the limitations on reporting. Provides that the State Board of Education shall merge the end-of-the-year grant periodic report with the fourth quarter electronic expenditure report. Provides that the ISBE Survey of Unfilled Teaching Positions shall be merged with the Illinois Association of Regional School Superintendents' Educator Shortage Survey. Provides that no later than July 1, 2023, the State Board shall merge the evidence-based spending plan with existing reports to reduce reporting burdens on school districts. Provides that beginning July 1, 2022, the State Board may not require school districts to complete the NCLB/ESSA Monitoring Instrument. Provides that the State Board shall merge the 2 sections titled "Annual" in IWAS under a single section titled "Annual". Provides that the State Board shall be responsible for extracting data from the Annual Financial Report and importing the data into the IDEA Maintenance of Effort and IDEA Excess Cost Reports. Provides that school districts shall post a vendor report on their websites within 60 days after the completion of the Annual Financial Report. Provides for how the vendor report shall be broken down. Makes other changes. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) There is no discernible fiscal impact on TRS associated with HB 5176, as amended by HA 1. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 5176, as amended by House Amendment 1, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, each opening weekend for every hunting season established by the Department of Natural Resources shall be at least 4 days long. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to 20%, but in no event to exceed $2,000, of the gross wages paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year to each creditable employee. Provides that a "creditable employee" is an employee who: (1) was employed by the taxpayer for the first time on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act; (2) completed his or her twenty-fourth consecutive month of employment with the taxpayer during the taxable year; (3) received unemployment benefits in this State for at least 2 months immediately prior to being hired by the taxpayer; and (4) was employed at a location in this State for at least 30 hours per week during the entire 24-month period of his or her employment with the taxpayer. Effective immediately.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides in various provisions an exemption to carry a firearm on Department of Natural Resources property in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card may transport in a vehicle an accessible rifle, shotgun, or other long gun without the weapon being broken down in a non-functioning state or without the weapon being enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container if the firearm is unloaded.

Declares a commitment to ensuring access to quality health care for patients and healthcare consumers in Illinois, urges the Illinois Congressional delegation to support federal legislation to ensure all copays count, and urges the federal regulators to specifically clarify that all copays count in the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and tri-agency guidance.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Force Combat Action Medal license plates to residents who have been awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2021 and thereafter, the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $9,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Provides that the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.