Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no fees shall be charged in excess of applicable registration fees for the issuance of special registration plates designated as U.S. Air Force license plates. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
Appropriates $68,238,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University to meet its operational expenses. Appropriates $10,000 from the State College and University Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University for scholarship grant awards from the sale of collegiate license plates. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the AJ Freund Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent shall immediately be shared with (rather than referred to) the appropriate local law enforcement agency for consideration of criminal investigation or other action. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall be the primary agency (rather than sole agency) responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under the Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required. In a provision requiring the Department to allow law enforcement personnel to concurrently investigate with the Department reports of suspected child abuse or neglect, provides that the Department's completed investigative report shall be shared with the office of the State's Attorney of the involved county.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands the list of covered services under the medical assistance program to include services performed by a chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and acting within the scope of his or her license, including, but not limited to, chiropractic manipulative treatment. Removes a provision that eliminates adult chiropractic services as a covered service under the medical assistance program.
States opposition to any additional excise taxes on Illinois businesses that produce beer, wine, or liquor or their related industries.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2023, the psychiatric standardized amount for psychiatric ambulatory services, categories of service 27 and 28, shall be no less than $402.92. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in consultation with the Illinois Power Agency, shall develop standards and guidelines to prohibit any Illinois ratepayer funds from being used by the Agency for the procurement of solar panels that are not manufactured or assembled by a company located in the United States under the Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement plan.
Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a zoning ordinance or other zoning regulation may not prohibit or restrict the erection of an industrialized residential structure or a manufactured home on real property, provided that: (1) an industrialized residential structure or manufactured home is compatible with the character of a respective district; (2) regulations impose the same aesthetic compatibility requirements on an industrialized residential structure or manufactured home that are applicable to all residential structures in the respective district; and (3) an industrialized residential structure or manufactured home meets applicable standards for the exterior design of buildings and structures. Limits home rule powers.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. In provisions concerning stallions that qualify for Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund breeding, removes language requiring the stallion to be owned by a resident of Illinois or a corporation in which all shareholders, directors, officers, and incorporators are residents of Illinois. Removes language prohibiting semen from being transported outside of Illinois. Removes language requiring the stallion's owner to be a resident of Illinois the previous 12 months. Removes language requiring that certain agreements for ownership or transfer of interest in a stallion must restrict ownership or transfer of interest to a resident of Illinois. Removes the requirement that the mare be inseminated within the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires specified personnel of a child care facility to be present at the open or close of the facility. Provides that early childhood teachers shall meet specified qualifications. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules on the qualifications of persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of children served in accordance with the qualifications for early childhood teachers. Effective immediately.
