Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in order to intercept and divert youth in care from experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and other similar outcomes the Department of Children and Family Services and several specified agencies shall enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of providing preventive services to youth in care and young adults who are aging-out of or have recently aged out of the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that the intergovernmental agreement shall require the Department and the other specified agencies to: (i) establish an interagency liaison to review cases of at-risk youth in care and young adults; and (ii) connect such youth in care and young adults to the appropriate supportive services and treatment programs to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department and the other specified agencies to determine how best to provide housing, education, and employment services to at-risk youth in care and young adults. Requires the Department and other agencies to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (1) the number of youth in care and young adults who were intercepted during the reporting period and the supportive services and treatment programs they were connected with; and (2) the duration of the services such youth received in order to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (a) the number of youth in care and young adults who are aging out or have aged out of State care during the reporting period; and (b) the length and type of services that were offered to such and the youth's status. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each tax bill shall contain a list of each tax increment financing (TIF) district in which the property is located and the dollar amount of tax due that is allocable to the TIF district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a proposition for the appointed Aurora Public Library board to be changed to an elected board shall be submitted by referendum to the voters of the City of Aurora either by ordinance of the city council or on the petition of 10% of the number of persons who voted at the last regular election in the City of Aurora. Provides for the nomination, election, and terms of Aurora Public Library board members if the referendum is approved. Creates a process to revert back to an appointed library board after changing to an elected board. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that signatures of 250 registered voters of the City of Aurora are needed to nominate a person to be a member of the elected board of trustees of the Aurora Public Library (rather than 10% of the number of persons who voted at the last regular election of officers of the City of Aurora). Provides that one trustee from each of the City of Aurora's Wards and one at-large trustee shall be elected (rather than 11 trustees shall be elected representing each of the City of Aurora's 10 Wards) and makes conforming changes. Provides that, after each redistricting following each federal decennial census, the terms of the elected trustees on the board shall terminate (rather than cease) upon the nomination, election, and qualification of successor trustees.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services, in coordination with specified entities, to develop and process a standardized survey to gather feedback from children who are aging out of foster care and from children who have transitioned out of the foster care system. Provides that the survey shall include requests for information regarding the children's experience with and opinion of State foster care services, the children's recommendations for improvement of such services, the amount of time the children spent in the foster care system, and any other information deemed relevant by the Department. Provides that after the survey is created the Department shall circulate the survey to all youth participating in transitional living programs, independent living programs, or Youth in College and to all youth receiving scholarships or tuition waivers under the DCFS Scholarship Program. Requires the Department to conduct the survey every 5 years and to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly at the completion of each survey. Provides that the first report shall be submitted no later than December 1, 2021 and shall provide a detailed review of the survey results. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/39.3 Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to place a locked suggestion box in each group home, shelter, and transitional living arrangement that accepts youth in care for placement by the Department. Requires the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly each year outlining the issues and concerns submitted to the locked suggestion box and the solution to each issue and concern.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to expand the usage of federally allowable set-aside programs within the Water Revolving Fund, including, but not limited to, programs that provide financial assistance to utilities exploring consolidation or other collaborative approaches with separate utilities for the purpose of improving efficiency, sustainable water management, and equitable water rates. Effective immediately House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, and running for a period of 5 years after that date, the Environmental Protection Agency shall prioritize within its annual intended use plan the usage of a portion of the Agency's capitalization grant for federally authorized set-aside activities. Provides that the prioritization is for the purpose of supporting disadvantaged communities and utilities throughout Illinois in building their capacity for sustainable and equitable water management. Provides specified methods of support.
Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Provides that references to the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code includes Appendix RB. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Removes provisions providing that references to the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code exclude published supplements. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Removes provisions providing that references to the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code exclude published supplements. Provides that references to the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code include published supplements adopted by the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, Nursing Home Care Act, MC/DD Act, ID/DD Community Care Act, Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, Hospital Licensing Act, and Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that for hospitals, alternative health care models, Community Living Facilities, long-term care facilities, MC/DD facilities, ID/DD facilities, specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities, and community-integrated living arrangements, reasonable efforts must be made to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's, resident's, or consumer's room or to enable the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the general public or a patient if the television includes a closed captioning feature, or if a staff member deactivates a closed captioning feature unless the deactivation was done so knowingly or intentionally, or if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by specified individuals. Provides that if there is not a television with a closed captioning feature available, then it must be ensured that all televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective date of the amendatory Act include a closed captioning feature. Provides that certain provisions concerning closed captioning shall not apply to televisions that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not owned by the facility. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 46/3-801.2 new 210 ILCS 47/3-801.2 new 210 ILCS 135/10.5 new Removes the provisions amending the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, and the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the money in the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be paid to the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois, Inc. (instead of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.). Authorizes the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois to provide grants to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Young Marine National Foundation, and the various chapters of the Marine Corps League throughout the State. Provides that any grant money paid from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be used for any academic, financial assistance, or monetary award to veterans or veterans' families that are located within the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2019. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes. Authorizes the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois to also provide grants to the Women Marines Association. Provides that any grant money paid from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be used, among other things, for scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and career and technical education and certification (instead of "for any academic award"). Effective July 1, 2019.