Sen. Antonio Muñoz

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that if in any case an error is made in billing a TRS benefit recipient, the Department of Central Management Services shall identify the error and refund the overpaid amount as soon as practicable. Provides that a TRS benefit recipient who has overpaid shall be entitled to a refund of overpayments for up to 7 years of past payments.

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that "substantially equal installment" includes a last regularly scheduled payment that is no more than 5% as large as the previous scheduled payment according to a disclosed payment schedule agreed to by the parties. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that "substantially equal installment" includes a last regularly scheduled payment that may be less than, but not more than 5% larger than, the previous scheduled payment rather than a regularly scheduled payment that is no more than 5% as large as the previous scheduled payment according to a disclosed payment schedule agreed to by the parties. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 205 ILCS 670/15 from Ch. 17, par. 5415 815 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.2-11 815 ILCS 5/2.12b from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.2-12b 815 ILCS 5/3.5 new 815 ILCS 5/8 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.8 815 ILCS 5/12 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.12 815 ILCS 122/2-5 815 ILCS 5/2.10a rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes. Amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Makes changes to the definition of "investment adviser" and "investment adviser representative". Provides that the Secretary of State has the authority to enforce the provisions of the Act as it pertains to the offer, sale, or investment advice concerning covered securities under the Act. Provides that every registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer, Internet portal, and investment adviser shall provide to the Secretary of State, upon request, such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and records as the Secretary of State may by rule prescribe, that it possesses and that it preserves for periods of longer than 3 years. Provides that it a violation of the Act to make a false or misleading statement during sworn testimony before the Secretary of State or the Illinois Securities Department within the Office of the Secretary. Removes the definition for "telephone solicitor". Effective immediately.

Amends the Hospital Report Card Act to require that each hospital include in its quarterly report instances of preterm infants, infant mortality, and maternal mortality. Requires the reporting of racial and ethnic information of the infants' mothers, along with the disparity of occurrences across different racial and ethnic groups. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Requires the Department to collect information that is reported regarding preterm birth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality and to use it to illustrate the disparity of those occurrences across different racial and ethnic groups. Removes a provision that requires hospitals to report that disparity.

Amends the School Code. Defines "temporary door locking device". Provides that, upon submitting an application to the regional superintendent of schools, a school district may obtain a temporary door locking device for use on a school building. Specifies application requirements. Provides that an approved temporary door locking device shall be used only (i) by a staff member of a school district trained under the provision, (ii) during an emergency situation that threatens the health and safety of students and staff members or during an active shooter drill, and (iii) when law enforcement officials and the local fire department have been notified prior to use of the device. Provides that the device shall be engaged for a finite period of time in accordance with the school district's school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that a school district with an approved temporary door locking device shall conduct an in-service training program for staff members on the proper use of the device. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may install a door security locking means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry through the door if certain requirements are met; defines "door security locking means". Requires a school district to include the location of any door security locking means and to address the use of the locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room in its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that a door security locking means may be used only (i) by a school district employee who has completed required training, (ii) during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and (iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire department have been notified of its installation prior to its use. Requires a school district that has installed a door security locking means to conduct an in-service training program for school district employees on the proper use of the door security locking means. Provides that a door security locking means that requires 2 releasing operations must be discontinued from use when the door is replaced or is a part of new construction and replacement and new construction door hardware must include mortise locks, compliant with the applicable building code, and be lockable from the occupied side without opening the door. Effective July 1, 2019. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Changes the definition of "door security locking means" to mean a door locking means intended for use by a trained school district employee in a school building for the purpose of preventing ingress (rather than both ingress and egress) through a door of the building. Adds to the requirements a school district must meet to install a door security locking means. Provides that a school district may install a door security locking means that does not comply with all applicable State and federal accessibility requirements or that is more than 48 inches above the finished floor if (i) the school district meets all other requirements for installing a door security locking means and (ii) prior to its installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire department, and the school board agree, in writing, to the installation and use of the door security locking means. Provides that the school district must keep the agreement on file, must, upon request, provide the agreement to its regional office of education, and must include the agreement in its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act. Effective July 1, 2019.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a senior citizens homestead exemption, the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption. Provides that the county recorder of deeds shall alert the assessor whenever the transfer of ownership of any property receiving a Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption has occurred. Provides that, if such a transfer occurs, the assessor shall remove the exemption and provide the new property owner with information concerning reapplication. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the county assessor shall exchange information with the county recorder of deeds or the county clerk (in the introduced bill, the county recorder of deeds only) for the purpose of alerting the assessor whenever the transfer of ownership of any property receiving a Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption has occurred. Provides that changes in the introduced bill concerning reapplication for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption apply for taxable year 2019 and thereafter. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-170 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 5/205 from Ch. 120, par. 2-205 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the calculation of base income for an organization that is exempt from the federal income tax by reason of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.

Amends the Presumption of Abandonment Article of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that funds on deposit or held in trust in relation to a prepayment contract are presumed abandoned 40 years after the contract for prepayment was executed, unless the apparent owner has indicated an interest in the property more than 40 years after the contract for prepayment was executed, in which case, 3 years after the last indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner. Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that if a trustee has a reason to believe that the contact information for a purchaser is no longer valid or the purchaser is deceased, then the trustee shall promptly notify the seller. Provides that a trustee shall report and remit any trust funds relating to an individual account that is presumed abandoned to the State Treasurer. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 765 ILCS 1026/15-102 815 ILCS 390/18.5 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes: Makes changes in the Illinois Funeral or Burial Fund Act. In the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, excludes funds on deposit or held in trust under the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act from the definition of "property". In the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, provides that funds on deposit or held in trust attributable to undelivered cemetery merchandise and unperformed cemetery services are presumed abandoned if they are unclaimed by the apparent owner during the period 2 years after the earlier of specified events. Provides that if the seller is licensed to hold care funds, then within 30 days of receiving notice that pre-need trust funds are presumed abandoned, the trustee of the pre-need trust fund shall remit the presumptively abandoned property to the trustee for a care fund. Provides that if the seller has retained an independent trustee, then any funds remitted shall be remitted to the independent trustee. Provides that if the seller is not licensed to hold a care fund, the trustee of pre-need trust funds shall remit the presumptively abandoned trust funds to the Comptroller semiannually for deposit into the Cemetery Consumer Protection Fund. Provides that the only penalties that may be imposed are those provided in the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that if the Act requires information to be written or delivered in writing, an electronic record or delivery satisfies the rule of law. Provides that if the Act requires a policy, record, notice, or other document or information to be mailed or otherwise furnished or disclosed by a credit union, electronic distribution or delivery satisfies the rule of law. Provides that a policy adopted by the board may delegate expulsion authority to senior management officials of the credit union. Provides that a member expelled by a senior management official may seek reinstatement by appealing the action within 30 days of expulsion to the board of directors, and that the board may affirm, disaffirm, or modify the action, and the board's decision is final. Provides that a credit union may invest in securities, obligations, or other instruments of or issued by entities properly registered with or licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Increases a credit union's aggregate loan amount and the total amount of funds not used in loans to members that may be invested in shares and stocks of Credit Union Service Organizations to 10% (instead of 3%) of the paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union. Modifies a credit union's investment limit in shares or stocks of Credit Union Service Organizations to not exceed 10% (instead of 3%) of the paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union or the amount authorized for federal credit unions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 305/44 Adds reference to: 205 ILCS 305/44.1 new Replaces provisions regarding the reporting and turnover provisions of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act relating to credit unions with a provision allowing a credit union to deduct a dormancy charge or escheat fee from property delivered to the administrator under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Requires that credit unions annually disclose director remuneration to the membership. Provides that the disclosure shall contain: (i) the amount paid to each director and (ii) the amount paid to the directors as a group. Deletes language authorizing credit unions to invest in securities of entities licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, including entities licensed under the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987, the Consumer Installment Loan Act, and the Sales Finance Agency Act. Corrects a typographical error. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 305/51 from Ch. 17, par. 4452 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes: Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall, by rule, establish maximum rates of reasonable compensation for directors and committee members that are generally applicable to credit unions considering factors the Department may establish from time to time, including, but not limited to, total assets, nonprofit cooperative structure, and the best interests of members. Deletes language providing that with approval of the board of directors, a credit union may make loans to credit union organizations if the aggregate amount of all such loans outstanding does not exceed the greater of 10% (instead of 3%) of the paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union or the amount authorized for federal credit unions. Deletes language providing that funds not used in loans to members may be invested in shares or stocks of credit union service organizations in the total amount not exceeding the greater of 10% (instead of 3%) of the unimpaired capital and surplus of the credit union or the amount authorized for federal credit unions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that each State agency shall designate one or more persons with hiring responsibilities to annually attend a presentation provided by the Department of Central Management Services regarding programs created by the Department that were developed and implemented to increase the number of qualified employees with disabilities working in the State. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds language to the engrossed bill requiring the Department of Central Management Services to conduct the annual presentation.

Creates the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act. Provides that a general acute care hospital or special hospital that has a perinatal unit, in collaboration with medical staff, shall by January 1, 2021 develop and implement a program to provide education and information to appropriate health care professionals and patients about maternal mental health conditions. Provides that the educational program shall include: (i) education and information for postpartum women and families about maternal mental health conditions, post-hospital treatment options, and community resources; (ii) education and information for hospital employees regularly assigned to work in the perinatal unit, including, as appropriate, registered nurses and social workers, about maternal mental health conditions; and (iii) any other service the hospital determines should be included in the program to provide optimal patient care. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop educational materials for health care professionals and patients about maternal mental health conditions. Provides that a birthing hospital shall, on or before January 1, 2021, distribute these materials to employees regularly assigned to work with pregnant or postpartum women and incorporate these materials in any employee training that is related to patient care of pregnant or postpartum women. Requires a birthing hospital to supplement the materials provided by the Department to include relevant resources to the region or community in which the birthing hospital is located. Requires the educational materials to include specified information. Contains definitions and findings.

Creates the Lodging Establishment Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act. Requires hotels and motels to train employees in the recognition of human trafficking and protocols for reporting observed human trafficking to the appropriate authority. Provides that the Department of Labor shall develop the curriculum for the training. Requires the training program to be developed by January 1, 2020 and training by hotels and motels to begin by June 1, 2020. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill with changes. Limits the scope of the training requirement to employees who routinely interact with guests. Requires lodging establishments to provide its employees with training within 6 months of beginning employment and every 2 years thereafter. Provides for the Department of Human Services rather than the Department of Labor to administer the Act. Provides that a lodging establishment may use its own training curriculum or that of a third party if the curriculum meets minimum standards. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Department of Human Services may consult, rather than obtain approval of, the United States Department of Justice for the human trafficking recognition training program developed under the Act. Provides that the human trafficking recognition training program shall be developed and published no later than July 1, 2020, rather than January 1, 2020.