Amends the Electric Vehicle Act and the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Deletes language providing that "electric vehicle" does not include electric motorcycles. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 120/27 In provisions amending the Electric Vehicle Act and the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act, provides that "electric vehicle" does not include electric mopeds or electric off-highway vehicles. Further amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that only electric vehicles that are not an electric motorcycle qualify for specified rebates. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2022, each person shall be eligible to apply for a $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is an electric motorcycle. Provides that purchasers applying for a rebate must continue to reside in Illinois (rather than a covered area) for a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the vehicle purchase date. Provides that rebates administered under the provisions shall be available for both new and used electric vehicles (rather than for new and used passenger electric vehicles). House Floor Amendment No. 2 In the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act, provides that beginning July 1, 2028, each person shall be eligible to apply for a $1,500 (rather than $1,000) rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric motorcycle.
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Amends the School Code. Provides that school counseling services may include the promotion of career and technical education by assisting each student to determine an appropriate postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills, strengths, and goals and assisting the student to implement the best practices that improve career or workforce readiness after high school. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the school counseling services of developing individual career plans with students and assisting all students with a college or postsecondary education plan includes planning for postsecondary education, as appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career and technical education coursework in high school.
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may collaborate with a physician assistant if specified requirements are met for a collaborative agreement. Provides that a collaborative agreement shall be for services in the same area of practice or specialty as the collaborating physician in his or her clinical medical practice. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Deletes language requiring a collaborative agreement to be written for a physician assistant and changes requirements for the collaborative agreement. Provides that medical care provided by a physician assistant shall be consistent with the physician assistant's education, training, and experience. Makes changes to provisions concerning the prescriptive authority of a physician assistant. Provides that in a hospital, hospital affiliate, or ambulatory surgical treatment center, the medical staff (instead of the attending physician) shall determine a physician assistant's role in providing care for patients. Changes the physician assistant advisory committee to the Physician Assistant Medical Licensing Board. Changes the membership and duties of the Board. Removes provisions concerning the initial terms of office for Board members. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective January 1, 2022. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 60/54.5 225 ILCS 95/1 from Ch. 111, par. 4601 225 ILCS 95/4 from Ch. 111, par. 4604 225 ILCS 95/7 225 ILCS 95/7.5 225 ILCS 95/7.7 225 ILCS 95/11 from Ch. 111, par. 4611 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the collaborating physician shall file with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation notice of employment, discharge, or collaboration with a physician assistant within 60 days (rather than at the time) of employment, discharge, or assumption of collaboration with a physician assistant. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall prevent a physician assistant from beginning his or her employment before the notice of employment or collaboration has been filed.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in accordance with an agreement entered into with the Department of Human Services, an authorized employee of a county or municipal health department or the Department of Public Health shall have access to data from the prescription inquiry system for any of the following purposes: (1) developing education programs or public health interventions relating to specific prescribing practices, controlled substances and the prevention of fraud and abuse; or (2) conducting analyses and publish reports on prescribing trends in their respective jurisdictions. Provides that analyses and reports must not include information that identifies, by name, license, or address, any practitioner, dispenser, ultimate user, or other person administering a controlled substance. Provides that any county or municipal health department accessing data from the system shall implement appropriate technical and physical safeguards to ensure the privacy and security of data obtained from the system. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that, in accordance with a confidentiality agreement entered into with the Department of Human Services, a medical director, or a public health administrator and their delegated analysts, of a county or municipal health department or the Department of Public Health shall have access to data from the prescription monitoring system for any of the following purposes: (1) developing education programs or public health interventions relating to prescribing trends and controlled substance use; or (2) conducting analyses and publish reports on prescribing trends in their respective jurisdictions. Provides that, at a minimum, the confidentiality agreement entered into with the Department shall: (i) prohibit analysis and reports produced under subparagraph (2) from including information that identifies, by name, license, or address, any practitioner, dispenser, ultimate user, or other person administering a controlled substance; and (ii) specify the appropriate technical and physical safeguards that the county or municipal health department must implement to ensure the privacy and security of data obtained from the system. Provides that the data from the system shall not be admissible as evidence, nor discoverable in any action of any kind in any court or before any tribunal, board, agency, or person. Provides that the disclosure of any such information or data, whether proper or improper, shall not waive or have any effect upon its confidentiality, non-discoverability, or non-admissibility. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, neither the Prescription Monitoring Program nor any other person shall disclose any information in violation of the restrictions and requirements implemented under Public Act 102-527 concerning opioid treatment programs licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery that are authorized by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances for the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning captions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 75 ILCS 16/1-50 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 3720/0.001 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Water Commission Act of 1985. Defines "territorial municipality". Provides that the chairperson of a water commission shall be a resident of the home county for chairperson appointments made after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that, upon receipt of water by any territorial municipality, one commissioner from a territorial municipality shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county board of the home county with the advice and consent of the county board and one commissioner from a territorial municipality shall be appointed by the majority vote of the mayors of those territorial municipalities. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Act. Repeals provisions regarding the Act's repealer. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023 shall provide coverage for medically necessary breast reduction surgery. 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, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023) shall provide coverage for medically necessary breast reduction surgery. Makes grammatical changes.
Creates the Student Confidential Reporting Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Illinois State Police, in consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, State Board of Education, Department of Children and Family Services, and the Department of Human Services, to establish a program for receiving reports and other information from the public regarding potential self-harm or potential harm or criminal acts directed at school students, school employees, or schools in this State. Requires the program to include a Safe2Help Illinois helpline (defined as a school helpline involving a statewide toll-free telephone number, social media, a website, or other means of communication, or a combination of a toll-free telephone number and another means of communication, that transmits voice, text, photographic, or other messages and information to the Safe2Help Illinois operators). Provides for referrals from and the discontinuance of other State-operated school violence help lines (excluding the CPS Violence Prevention Hotline). Sets forth other program and Illinois State Police requirements. Contains provisions concerning the confidentiality of reported information, funding, and annual reporting. Provides that a Safe2Help Illinois employee, law enforcement agency, or law enforcement official acting in good faith in compliance with the Act shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise occur as a result of handling tips, with the exception of willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules to implement the Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new Defines "Safe2Help Illinois Manager". Provides that beginning on the date that Safe2Help Illinois is operational, any State or locally operated school violence help line currently in operation shall work in conjunction with Safe2Help Illinois as needed. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall ensure that program personnel or call center staff, or both, are appropriately trained in the following areas: (1) crisis management, including recognizing mental illness and emotional disturbance; (2) the resources that are available for providing mental health and other human services; (3) matters determined by the Illinois State Police to be relevant to the operation of the program; and (4) handling of criminal intelligence information regarding primary and data collection, storage, and dissemination. Provides that the Safe2Help Illinois program manager, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and the State Board of Education, shall prepare an annual report. Deletes provisions requiring the Department of Innovation and Technology's dedicated website to provide risk assessment information for students. Deletes provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to be responsible for the administrative oversight of the Safe2Help Illinois program. Deletes the amendatory changes to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 405/1-7 Further amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Permits the disclosure of juvenile law enforcement records to the appropriate school official only if the agency or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of physical harm to students, school personnel, or others (removing "who are present in the school or on school grounds").
Amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations of the Act. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 510/11 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.33 5 ILCS 80/4.38 225 ILCS 217/5 225 ILCS 217/10 225 ILCS 217/14 new 225 ILCS 217/20 225 ILCS 217/30 225 ILCS 217/40 225 ILCS 217/45 225 ILCS 217/60 225 ILCS 217/62 new 225 ILCS 217/65 225 ILCS 217/70 225 ILCS 217/75 225 ILCS 217/80 225 ILCS 217/82 225 ILCS 217/83 225 ILCS 217/85 225 ILCS 217/90 225 ILCS 217/115 225 ILCS 312/10 225 ILCS 312/15 225 ILCS 312/25 225 ILCS 312/35 225 ILCS 312/95 225 ILCS 312/140 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act and the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011 on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2023). Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011. Alphabetizes the definitions. Defines "fire equipment", "NFPA", "NICET", and "office". Removes the definitions of "residency", "inspection", "maintenance", and "Board". Provides that the State Fire Marshal may issue a cease and desist order to any licensee or other person doing business without the required license, when the licensee or other person is violating or is about to violate any provision of the Act or any rule imposed by the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal may establish fees. Provides that licenses issued before July 1, 2023 shall be valid for a period of one year and licenses issued on or after July 1, 2023 shall be valid for a period of 3 years. Changes the requirements for qualifications for licensure for a Class A, Class B, and Class 3 Fire Equipment Distributor Licenses. Changes the requirements for qualifications for licensure for Class 1, Class 2I, Class 2K, and Class 3 Fire Equipment Employee Licenses. Provides that each application for a fire equipment distributor license and an employee license shall be signed by the authorized officer. Provides that when employment of an employee licensee is terminated, the fire equipment distributor shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the termination within 5 business days. Provides that the failure to timely notify the State Fire Marshal of the termination shall subject the fire equipment distributor to discipline under the Act. Updates provisions concerning the issuance of a license and renewal and returned checks and notification of a lapsed or inactive license. Provides that a fire equipment distributor licensee shall have a separate license for each business location within the State. Removes a provision that provides that a ground for discipline under the Act includes habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to a habit-forming drug. Provides that the State Fire Marshal may investigate the actions or statements of any applicant or any person, firm, association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a license under the Act. Provides that a ground for discipline is engaging in any unethical or criminal activity incidental to activities within the scope of licensure. Removes certain sanctions for when a licensee is guilty of an offense. Removes a provision that provides that the State Fire Marshal may order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical examination if the licensee's physical capacity to practice safely is at issue in a disciplinary proceeding and a provision that provides the State Fire Marshal may conduct hearings and issue cease and desist orders to persons who engage in activities prohibited by the Act without having a valid license. Changes some references of applicant to candidate. Makes other changes. Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to wind turbine tower elevators. Provides that the Act does not apply to a municipality with a population over 500,000 with the exception of any State-owned building within such municipality. Provides that a member of the Elevator Safety Review Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Makes changes in provisions concerning the alteration of conveyances. Provides that a conveyance may be used by the public for up to 30 days after the initial passed acceptance inspection while the property owner or lessee is in the process of obtaining an initial certificate of operation. Removes provisions concerning temporary operation inspections. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Provides that caseworkers employed by the Department of Children and Family Services are covered by the provisions of the Act. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act shall apply retroactively to one year before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 820 ILCS 320/3 820 ILCS 320/10 820 ILCS 320/15 820 ILCS 320/17 820 ILCS 320/20 820 ILCS 320/25 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 375/3 from Ch. 127, par. 523 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that in the case of a survivor who is entitled to occupational death benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable retirement system, and first becomes a survivor on or after January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible for group health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable retirement system, with a State contribution rate of 100%, until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or age 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under the federal Medicare health insurance program. Provides that in the case of a survivor currently receiving occupational death benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable retirement system, and who first became a survivor prior to January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible for group health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable retirement system, with a State contribution rate of 100%, until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or age 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under the federal Medicare health insurance program. Provides that the changes for survivors who first became survivors prior to January 1, 2022 shall be applicable upon request of the survivor following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Further amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that in the case of a survivor who is entitled to occupational death benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable retirement system or death benefits pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, and first becomes a survivor on or after January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible for group health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable retirement system, with a State contribution rate of 100%, until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or age 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under the federal Medicare health insurance program. Provides that in the case of a survivor currently receiving occupational death benefits pursuant to the deceased employee's applicable retirement system or death benefits pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, and who first became a survivor prior to January 1, 2022, the survivor is eligible for group health insurance benefits regardless of the deceased employee's minimum vesting requirements under the applicable retirement system or death benefits pursuant to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, with a State contribution rate of 100%, until an unmarried child dependent reaches the age of 18, or age 22 if the dependent child is a full-time student, or the adult survivor becomes eligible for benefits under the federal Medicare health insurance program. Makes conforming changes.