Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a public adjuster shall provide a written contract between the public adjuster and an insured to the insured's designated property and casualty insurer within one business day after the contract is signed. Provides that the insurer has 5 business days to review the contract. Provides that the written contract between a public adjuster and an insured is deemed executed once the insurer receives the contract and it is on the contract form filed with and approved by the Director of Insurance. Provides that a public adjuster shall not provide services until the 5-business-day period after the insurer has received the contract has elapsed or the public adjuster is notified by the insured to proceed. Removes a provision that provides that a public adjuster shall not provide services until a written contract with the insured is executed, on a form filed with and approved by the Director. Repeals the Public Insurance Adjusters and Registered Firms Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the issuance of Diversity and Inclusion at Community Colleges special license plate decals by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that $10 of each original issuance and $23 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Diversity and Inclusion at Community Colleges Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Diversity and Inclusion at Community Colleges Fund shall be paid as grants to community colleges to further diversity and inclusion initiatives. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
Creates the CBD Safety Act. Prohibits the sale or distribution of a CBD product unless the CBD product has labeling and has undergone lab testing that meet labeling and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to administer and enforce the Act and to develop rules for the labeling and minimum testing requirements of CBD products using a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code as a model. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture may inspect any business that manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes CBD products in the State to ensure compliance with the Act. Provides specified criminal fines, imprisonment, and administrative penalties for violations of the Act and directs that criminal fines collected under the Act shall be deposited into the CBD Safety Fund. Allows the Director to pursue and a court to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to adopt emergency rules to implement the CBD Safety Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the CBD Safety Fund. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act. Provides that every charitable organization registered under the Act which shall receive in any 12-month period contributions in excess of $750,000 (rather than $300,000), shall file a written report with the Attorney General, which shall include a financial statement containing information provided for in the Act. Makes a conforming change.
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant for a concealed carry license, electronically, if his or her application has been accepted. Provides that if an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant electronically if his or her application is missing information or materials.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides for registration under the Act of a person convicted of a battery if: (1) the State's Attorney filed a notice contemporaneous with or included in the summons, complaint, or other document charging the battery to seek sex offender registration under the provision as a sexually motivated battery; (2) the complaining witness is under 17 years of age; (3) the offender is 21 years of age or older; and (4) the court finds that the battery was "sexually motivated" as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
Creates the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides requirements concerning disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements, denial of claims or coverage by a utilization review program, and the implementation of prior authorization requirements or restrictions. Provides requirements concerning a utilization review program's obligations with respect to prior authorizations in nonurgent circumstances, urgent health care services, and emergency health care services. Provides that a utilization review program shall not require prior authorization under specified circumstances. Provides requirements concerning the length of prior authorizations. Provides that health care services are automatically deemed authorized if a utilization review program fails to comply with the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Director of Insurance may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250,000 for violations of the Act. Defines terms. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that an insurer that provides prescription drug benefits must comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that if prior authorization for covered post-stabilization services is required by a health care plan, the plan shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide that all managed care organizations shall comply with the requirements of the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2021.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, if the amount of the credit for residential real property taxes exceeds the taxpayer's liability, that amount shall be refunded if the taxpayer is 65 years or older and has a federal adjusted gross income of not more than $50,000. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act to prohibit the Board of Higher Education from awarding any grant funds to a private institution of higher education that is operated for profit. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to remove a for-profit educational organization from the definition of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution". Removes a provision allowing Monetary Award Program grants to be made to applicants enrolled at qualified for-profit institutions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes a requirement that each State university submit its plans for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education for review under certain circumstances.