Rep. Camille Lilly

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

Amends the Local Government Electronic Reverse Auction Act (enacted by P.A. 96-795). Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Urges the Barack Obama Foundation to select one of the two Chicago locations for the President Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that upon application by a facility, the Director of Public Health may grant or renew a waiver of certain staffing requirements for registered nurses, considering specified criteria, if the facility demonstrates to the Director's satisfaction that the facility is unable, despite diligent efforts, including offering wages at a competitive rate for registered nurses in the community, to employ the required number of registered nurses. Provides that the Director may not grant or renew such waivers for certain minimum nurse staffing requirements contained in federal regulations to facilities that are Medicare-certified or both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified. Provides that these waivers shall be reviewed quarterly by the Department of Public Health, including requiring a demonstration by the facility that it has continued to make diligent efforts to employ the required number of registered nurses, and shall be revoked for noncompliance with certain requirements. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Sandra Elist Lacy.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a senior citizens homestead exemption, the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption. Provides that the county recorder of deeds shall alert the assessor whenever the transfer of ownership of any property receiving a Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption has occurred. Provides that, if such a transfer occurs, the assessor shall remove the exemption and provide the new property owner with information concerning reapplication. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires all non-relative providers in the child care assistance program for the first time to participate in comprehensive orientation and pre-service trainings covering health and safety matters appropriate to a home-based setting within 6 months after the non-relative provider begins providing services under the child care assistance program. Provides that non-relative providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and time spent at mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings and that there shall be no charge for non-relative providers to attend mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings. Provides that relative providers shall be encouraged, but not required, to attend orientation and pre-service trainings, and shall be paid the same amount as non-relative providers. Requires orientations to be offered in person, no less than 6 times per year in each service delivery area; and requires the Department of Human Services to provide orientations and pre-service trainings in reasonably convenient locations and to provide reasonable advance notice. Requires the State to contribute into a Taft-Hartley health fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified home child care providers. Provides that for State fiscal year 2017, the rate shall be $587.69 per enrollee per month; and that for future fiscal years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial analysis. Effective July 1, 2016.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the nomination of candidates for the General Assembly.

Designates the section of Interstate 57 between Exit 250 at U.S. Route 136 in Rantoul and Exit 358 at Wentworth Avenue in Chicago as the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.