Rep. La Shawn Ford

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes language providing that the interest on judgments arising by operation of law from child support orders shall be calculated by applying one-twelfth of the current statutory interest rate as provided in the Code to the unpaid child support balance as of the end of each calendar month. Provides instead that every judgment arising by operation of law from a child support order shall not bear interest. Makes corresponding changes.

Creates the Inclusive American History Act. Establishes the Inclusive American History Commission to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both perspective and content in traditional history course material and instruction and (ii) develop multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive standards that a school may use as a guide in replacing or developing its curricula for history education. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Contains provisions concerning meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2022. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, requires schools to suspend all instruction in history education, with exceptions. Not later than June 30, 2022, requires the State Superintendent of Education to provide to schools instructional guidelines and standards based on the recommendations of the Commission so that schools may develop alternative curricula to replace traditional course material and instruction to ensure that students obtain a multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding about history. Provides that beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, schools shall resume instruction in history, which shall require the use of age-appropriate discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe the study of history by presenting to students an examination of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives, contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups of people whose voices have traditionally been excluded from the conventional teaching of history. Effective immediately.

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Governor Transition Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the orderly transition of the office of Governor.

Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that qualified applicants who are American descendants of chattel slavery shall be eligible for a hiring preference for employment by the State of Illinois. Provides that to be qualified for the preference, the applicant must otherwise qualify for the job, and be eligible for the position. Provides that the preference shall be in the form of points added to the final grades of the persons if they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear on the list of those eligible for appointments. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines "American descendants of chattel slavery".

Urges public and private schools and the Illinois State Board of Education to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that can be addressed with appropriate intervention and supports. Further urges public and private schools to utilize the resources from the Illinois State Board of Education's Reading Improvement Advisory Group and the Illinois State Board of Education Dyslexia Handbook to assist them in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Eliminates provision that permits a guilty minor to be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3 or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act if the commitment occurs upon a third or subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or programming. Effective immediately.

Amends the College Campus Press Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Medicaid Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Contains legislative findings concerning the necessity of implementing the Illinois Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 demonstration approved May 7, 2018 by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ensure a truly integrated physical and behavioral health system, centered on Medicaid members, their families, and their communities. Provides that no later than 60 days after the Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives federal approval of any waiver application it submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to effectuate the purposes of the medical assistance program, the Department shall adopt rules to implement the approved waiver. Requires the Department to adopt, within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, rules to implement the Illinois Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 demonstration. Provides that upon expiration of the 60-day rulemaking period, providers of behavioral health services, including providers and facilities that are operated by a county, municipality, township, or unit of local government, shall be eligible for reimbursement from the Department of Human Services for services that are a part of an approved treatment regimen and provided under the Illinois Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 demonstration. Provides that eligibility for services provided under the Illinois Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 demonstration shall cover up to one year of treatment or until self-sufficiency can be demonstrated. Effective immediately.

Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards, and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall follow specified requirements of that Act regarding the administration of dispensing organization agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall issue dispensing organization licenses and agent identification cards (rather than the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation). Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall issue agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Contains provisions requiring background checks through the Illinois State Police for agent identification cards. Contains other provisions. Repeals provisions regarding Department of Public Health health warnings, the Department of Human Services, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, and other provisions. Effective immediately.