Rep. Sue Scherer

Creates the Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Act. Provides that the purpose of the Council is to facilitate communication between the youth of the State of Illinois and the elected branches of State government regarding the issues, interests, and needs important to youth in the State of Illinois. Creates an Advisory Board, consisting of 2 members of the House of Representatives, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and 2 members of the Senate, one each appointed by the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate, to facilitate the functions of the Council. Creates the Transition Oversight Committee for the initial outreach of the Council. Provides for the application and nomination process for prospective members of the Council. Sets forth membership and meeting requirements and the powers of the Council. Provides that members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms, but may be re-elected if they continue to be nominated and qualified to serve as members. Provides for the election of a Chair at the first Council meeting of the year. Provides for administrative support of the Council. Requires the Council to submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor. Creates the Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all moneys in the Fund shall be used to reimburse Council members for actual expenses incurred in traveling to Council meetings, including travel, food, and lodging, and printing the annual report. Amends the State Finance Act. Adds the Illinois Legislative Youth Advisory Council Fund. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that nominations for prospective Council members shall reflect the racial and gender diversity of this State and shall represent a diverse grouping of age distribution. Modifies the qualifications for members of the Council. Provides additional powers of the Council. Requires the Chair of the Council, or a committee formed by the Chair, to make a reasonable effort to notify community-based youth organizations, civic institutions, and units of government that the time for applying to become a member of the Council is open, and shall expire on October 31st. Allows Council members to be reimbursed for Council approved trainings, educational seminars, and other relevant educational events, and any other reimbursements approved by the Council. Makes conforming changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.935 new Adds reference to: P.A. 102-209, Sec. 99 new P.A. 102-635, Sec. 99 new 5 ILCS 80/4.32 5 ILCS 80/4.37 20 ILCS 3305/23 20 ILCS 3855/1-130 20 ILCS 4103/15 20 ILCS 4108/10 20 ILCS 5160/10-10 20 ILCS 5160/10-15 30 ILCS 500/1-15.93 30 ILCS 500/30-30 30 ILCS 500/45-57 30 ILCS 574/40-10 55 ILCS 5/3-5010.8 55 ILCS 5/4-11001.5 55 ILCS 5/5-41065 55 ILCS 5/5-43043 105 ILCS 5/2-3.187 105 ILCS 5/17-2A from Ch. 122, par. 17-2A 105 ILCS 5/22-90 110 ILCS 330/8d 305 ILCS 70/95-502 305 ILCS 70/95-503 410 ILCS 445/15 410 ILCS 445/90 505 ILCS 72/25 770 ILCS 60/34.5 820 ILCS 405/401 from Ch. 48, par. 401 820 ILCS 405/403 from Ch. 48, par. 403 820 ILCS 405/1502.4 820 ILCS 405/1505 from Ch. 48, par. 575 820 ILCS 405/1506.6 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the sunset of the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act to January 1, 2027. Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that it shall be the duty of the State Board of Health, among other duties, to deliver to the Governor for presentation to the General Assembly a State Health Assessment, with the fifth of such deliveries to be made on December 31, 2022 (rather than June 30, 2022). Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning home rule preemption to January 1, 2023. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Requires the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee to coordinate meetings occurring, at a minimum, 3 (rather than 6) times each year. Amends the Illinois Future of Work Act. Provides for the appointment of specified additional members to the Illinois Future of Work Task Force. Provides for the appointment of members of the Task Force by December 31, 2021 (currently, August 31, 2021). Amends the Local Journalism Task Force Act. Provides for the appointment of members and additional members to the Local Journalism Task Force by the Governor. Amends the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act. Provides that the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force shall submit a final report by December 31, 2023 (currently, 2021) and adds additional members to the Task Force. Further extends the repeal date of the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force Act to June 1, 2024 (currently, 2022). Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Extends dates of provisions concerning design-bid-build procurement and construction. Provides that all powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Department of Central Management Services with respect to procurement set-aside goals and related requirements concerning veteran-owned businesses are transferred to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion. Amends the Counties Code. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center Pilot Program to January 1, 2024. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning mechanics lien demand to January 1, 2024. Amends the School Code. Requires the Inclusive American History Commission to provide assistance to the State Board of Education in revising social science learning standards for students enrolled in pre-kindergarten, and requires the Commission to submit its report on or before February 28, 2022 (rather than on or before December 31, 2021). Requires the Whole Child Task Force to submit its report on or before March 15, 2022 (rather than February 1, 2022). Extends an exception provision concerning specified interfund transfers to June 30, 2024. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Extends the repeal of provisions relating to N95 masks to July 1, 2022 (currently, December 31, 2021). Amends the Intergenerational Poverty Act. Extends to March 31, 2022 (rather than November 30, 2021) the date by which the Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security must: (i) develop and adopt a strategic plan that addresses poverty and economic insecurity in the State; (ii) issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly that summarizes the Commission's activities and the contents of the strategic plan; and (iii) begin issuing annual reports on the status of the implementation of the Commission's strategic plan. Amends the Rare Disease Commission Act. Requires the Rare Disease Commission to make recommendations to the General Assembly in the form of an annual report through 2026 (rather than 2023). Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2023). Amends the Farmer Equity Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit the report of the disparity study to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2022 (rather than on or before January 1, 2022). Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2024. Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning Mechanics lien administrative adjudication to January 1, 2024. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act changing various references to the calendar year 2022 to on or after July 3, 2022. Makes conforming and other changes. Amends Public Acts 102-209 and 102-635 to add an immediate effective date. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.37 Adds reference to: 15 ILCS 20/50-5 305 ILCS 20/13 Removes provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act to provide for repeal of the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act on January 1, 2027 (that repeal date is already set in Section 997 of the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act). Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Governor shall submit a State budget no later than the first Wednesday in February in 2022 (February 2, 2022). If and only if House Bill 3666 of the 102nd General Assembly becomes law (as amended by Senate Amendment No. 6), amends the Energy Assistance Act to provide that each public utility, electric cooperative, and municipal utility that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the distribution of natural gas within the State of Illinois shall, effective January 1, 2021 (rather than January 1, 2022), assess each of its customer accounts a monthly Energy Assistance Charge for the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.

Urges Congress to authorize the President to present Congressional Gold Medals to all Korean War Veterans in recognition of their service and sacrifice.

Declares the month of October 2021 as Menopause Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Supports raising awareness of menopause is critical to dispelling the myths and ensuring that the symptoms of menopause are recognized and that treatment is identified and secured where needed. Further supports raising awareness of all aspects of a woman's reproductive cycle as it is critical to ensuring understanding, compassion, and support for those experiencing menopause while dispelling the myths and shattering the stigma associated with menopause.

Commends Jessica Basham for her service to the House of Representatives and the State of Illinois.

Amends the School Code and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Revises language to make certain actions permissible rather than mandatory with respect to truancy. Eliminates the requirement that the Chicago Board of Education establish an Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication. Instead, requires the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee to implement a socio-emotional focused attendance approach that targets the underlying causes of chronic truancy. Makes changes concerning the Chicago school district's truancy intervention services for a pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian. Makes other changes, including changes concerning penalties. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/26-8 105 ILCS 5/34-4.5 705 ILCS 405/3-33.5 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act. Sets forth definitions, including "compensation", "student-athlete", and "postsecondary educational institution". Sets forth provisions concerning the conditions in which a student-athlete may and may not earn compensation for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, likeness, or voice while enrolled at a postsecondary education institution. Provides that an institution may impose reasonable limitations on the dates and time that a student-athlete may participate in endorsement, promotional, social media, or other activities related to the license or use of the student-athlete's name, image, likeness, or voice. Provides, among other prohibitions, that no institution, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletic programs shall uphold any contract, rule, or regulation that prevents a student-athlete from earning compensation as result of the use the student-athlete's name, image, likeness, or voice. Provides that a student-athlete's financial aid, awards, and other benefits may not be revoked, reduced, or the terms and conditions altered as a result of the student-athlete receiving compensation. Sets forth other requirements, limitations, and prohibitions on the use of a student-athlete's name, image, likeness, or voice. Sets forth provisions concerning agents, publicity rights, and third party licensees. Sets forth other provisions concerning student-athlete contracts, endorsements, or the promotion of products or services. In liability provisions, provides that no postsecondary educational institution shall be subject to a claim of any kind under the Act. Effective immediately or on July 1, 2021, whichever is later.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Exempts transportation services, including those transportation services provided by ground ambulance service providers, medi-car providers, service car providers, and taxi service providers, from the State's managed care medical assistance program. Provides that these services shall continue to be paid under the State's traditional fee-for-service program. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to exempt ground ambulance services from the State's managed care medical assistance program (rather than exempt transportation services, including those transportation services provided by ground ambulance service providers, medi-car providers, service car providers, and taxi service providers).

Amends the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. Creates the Illinois Thirty-By-Thirty Conservation Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall review and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding conservation of Illinois land and implementation of strategies to conserve and protect 30% of land in Illinois by 2030. Adds provisions containing membership, meetings, compensation, and administrative support. Abolishes the task force and repeals the provisions on January 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 525 ILCS 30/4.01 new Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced, with the following changes: Creates the Illinois Thirty-by-Thirty Conservation Task Force Act, rather than creating the Illinois Thirty-by-Thirty Conservation Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall hold listening sessions regarding ways in which Illinois can protect 30% of its land and water resources by 2030. Provides that the Task Force shall hold a minimum of three separate listening sessions in geographically distinct areas of the State. Makes other changes. Provides legislative findings. Provides for a repeal of the Illinois Thirty-by-Thirty Conservation Task Force Act and the dissolution of the Task Force on July 1, 2023. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Corrects a drafting error. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides for an additional Illinois Thirty-by-Thirty Conservation Task Force member who shall be a representative of a statewide outdoor sportsman organization. Makes technical corrections.

Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions relating to a school district's policy addressing the sexual abuse of children. Provides that the policy must be adopted and implemented by no later than July 1, 2022. Provides that the policy shall (rather than may) include an age-appropriate and evidence-based curriculum (rather than age-appropriate curriculum) for students in pre-K through 12th (rather than 5th) grade. Requires a school district to include in its policy and all training materials and instruction a definition of prohibited grooming behaviors and boundary violations for school personnel and how to report these behaviors to school authorities. Sets forth what the policy must address. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the school district shall include in its policy and any relevant training materials a definition of prohibited grooming behaviors and boundary violations for school personnel and how to report these behaviors (instead of how to report these behaviors to school authorities). Makes conforming changes. Makes changes to provisions concerning the required policies addressing sexual abuse. Provides that a school district must provide training for school personnel on specified child sexual abuse and grooming behaviors no later than January 31 of each year. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds the definition of "grooming".

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment as a correctional officer if the correctional officer's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the correctional officer has been a patient of a mental health facility and the correctional officer has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall otherwise impair the Department's ability to determine a correctional officer's fitness for duty. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the Department shall document if and why a correctional officer has been determined to pose a clear and present danger. Defines "mental health facility" and "qualified examiner". House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/10 from Ch. 38, par. 83-10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. In a provision concerning relief from firearm prohibitions, provides that Department of Corrections employees authorized to possess firearms (in addition to active law enforcement officers) may apply to the Director of State Police requesting relief if certain conditions are met. Makes conforming changes to a provision concerning grounds for denial and revocation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment as a Department employee authorized to possess firearms if the employee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the employee has been a patient of a mental health facility and the employee has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall otherwise impair the Department's ability to determine an employee's fitness for duty. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the Department shall document if and why an employee has been determined to pose a clear and present danger. Defines "mental health facility" and "qualified examiner".

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that when a patient has been determined by EMS personnel to (1) have no immediate life-threatening injuries or illness, (2) not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, (3) have no immediate or obvious need for transport to an emergency department, and (4) have an immediate need for transport to an EMS System-approved mental health facility, the EMS personnel may contact Online Medical Control or his or her EMS Medical Director or Emergency Communication Registered Nurse to request bypass or diversion of the closest emergency department and request transport to the closest or appropriate EMS System-approved mental health facility. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that EMS personnel may transport a patient to an EMS System-approved urgent care or immediate care facility that meets the proper criteria and is approved by Online Medical Control or his or her EMS Medical Director or Emergency Communications Registered Nurse. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 50/3.10 210 ILCS 50/3.50 210 ILCS 50/3.85 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that "non-emergency medical services" means the provision of, and all actions necessary before and after the provision of, Basic Life Support (BLS) Services, Advanced Life Support (ALS) Services, and critical care transport (rather than means medical care, clinical observation, or medical monitoring rendered) to specified patients using a vehicle regulated by the Act and personnel licensed under the Act (rather than only using a vehicle regulated under the Act). Removes language providing that an Emergency Medical Responder provides emergency medical response services prior to the arrival of an ambulance or specialized medical services vehicle. Requires the Department of Public Health to create standards and requirements with respect to alternative vehicle staffing models for private, nonpublic local government employers (rather than vehicle staffing models) that include an Emergency Medical Responder who drives an ambulance with a licensed EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, or PHRN, as appropriate, in the patient compartment providing care to the patient pursuant to the approval of the EMS System Program Plan developed and approved by the EMS Medical Director for an EMS System. Provides that the Department shall monitor the implementation and performance of alternative staffing models and may issue a notice of termination of an alternative staffing model only upon evidence that an EMS System Program Plan is not being adhered to. Provides that an EMS System Program Plan for a Basic Life Support transport utilizing an EMR and an EMT shall include specified requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.