Rep. Dee Avelar

Declare's March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a joint special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the special causes of: the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure; the Scratch-off for Illinois veterans; the Scratch-out Multiple Sclerosis scratch-off game; the Quality of Life scratch-off game; the Go For The Gold scratch-off game; the Scratch-off for State police memorials; the Scratch-off for homelessness prevention programs; the Scratch-off for Alzheimer's care, support, education, and awareness; the Scratch-off for United Negro College Fund Illinois; and the Illinois DREAM scratch-off. Provides that the joint special instant scratch-off game shall commence on January 1, 2024 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Lottery, as is reasonably practical. Provides that once the joint special instant scratch-off game is used to fund a special cause, the game will be used to fund the special cause for the remainder of the special causes' existence per the causes' respective provision. Provides that new specialty tickets and causes authorized by this Law shall be funded by the joint special instant scratch-off game. Provides that the Department shall be limited to supporting no more than 10 causes in total at any given time. Repeals a provision regarding the scratch-off game for school STEAM programs. Creates the scratch-off for United Negro College Fund Illinois. Provides that the UNCF Scholarship Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Creates the Illinois DREAM scratch-off. Provides that the Illinois DREAM Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Makes other changes and conforming changes in the State Finance Act and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to develop, manage, and make available to any law enforcement agency a digital repository for the collection, storage, retention, and retrieval of any officer-worn body camera recording collected by such an agency under the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Requires recordings retained in the repository to be managed in a manner that is not inconsistent with the minimum requirements set forth in a specified provision of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Authorizes a law enforcement agency to use the digital repository developed by the Department of Innovation and Technology for the collection, storage, retention, and retrieval of officer-worn body camera recordings. Provides that, if a law enforcement agency uses the digital repository developed by the Department of Innovation and Technology and if an encounter on such a recording is flagged, then the law enforcement agency must notify the Department in writing that the encounter has been flagged not less than 10 days before the expiration of the 90-day storage period. Effective immediately.

Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a fireman or policeman who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any policeman or fireman who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the board shall create an educator pipeline development program. Provides that the program shall seek to develop a licensed practical nurse seeking to become a health service nurse, a paraprofessional and related service personnel seeking to become a licensed teacher, or a multilingual staff employee seeking to become a licensed bilingual teacher. Provides that the program shall support up to 120 people per school year. Provides that the program shall partner with Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and the City Colleges of Chicago. Provides that members of the pipeline program shall complete necessary collegiate course work to attain the members' additional licensure. Provides that program members shall continue to work normally until required student teaching or clinical experiences are required. Provides that members of the program will work with cooperating instructors from the member's affiliate institution toward the successful completion of the member's required work experience. Provides that members of the program will have 3 years to complete the member's coursework and required work experience. Provides that members of the program who successfully complete the member's training will be placed, to the extent practicable, in the school where they completed the member's required work experience. Provides that those members who were unable to be placed at the school where the member completed the work experience shall be placed elsewhere in the school district. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education and the board shall split the costs of the program equally.

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that the definition of "employee" includes specified workers employed in agriculture. In provisions requiring the payment of overtime, removes the exclusion of employers of agricultural labor with respect to agricultural employment.

Creates the Consumer Income Share Agreement Act. Provides that no person, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation may engage in the business of making income share agreements without a license provided under the Act. Sets forth provisions concerning applications for an income share agreement license, investigations, fees, suspension or revocation of licenses, closing of business, books and records, prohibitions and limitations of income share agreements, required disclosures, statements of account, advertising, penalties, and cease and desist orders. Provides that a person who engages in business as a licensee without the license required by the Act commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt and enforce reasonable rules, directions, orders, decisions, and findings as the execution and enforcement of the provisions of the Act require and rules in connection with the activities of licensees that are necessary and appropriate for the protection of consumers in the State. Provides that if it appears to the Director that a person or any entity has committed or is about to commit a violation of the Act, a rule adopted under the Act, or an order of the Director, the Director may apply to the circuit court for an order enjoining the person or entity from the violation. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Provides that income share agreements and licensees are subject to the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, the Student Loan Servicing Rights Act, and the Predatory Loan Prevention Act and shall comply with their requirements and any rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to those Acts. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the College Insurance Program Task Force to study the College Insurance Program and present policy and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly to ensure the program remains a viable and healthy benefit.

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.

Creates the Megaproject Sports and Entertainment Facility Admission Tax Act. Imposes a tax of $3 for each individual admitted to a sports and entertainment facility located on megaproject property. Contains provisions concerning the distribution of the proceeds of the tax. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that certain property may be certified by the Department of Revenue as containing a megaproject. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project with respect to which a company makes a specified investment during a specified investment period. Provides that the Department of Revenue may issue a megaproject certificate only for a megaproject in the Village of Arlington Heights. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located to make certain special payments. Creates the Arlington Megaproject Oversight Board. Provides that the incentive agreement must be approved by resolution of the Arlington Megaproject Oversight Board. Amends the State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that qualified tangible personal property used in the construction or operation of a megaproject is exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, and the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that certain tax proceeds from megaproject property shall be deposited into the Arlington Megaproject Infrastructure Fund. Makes other changes. Effective June 1, 2023.