Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that in case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft, issued pursuant to the Article, ceases to hold office, the signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes. Removes language concerning checks or drafts signed by an officer who ceases to hold office before the delivery of the check to the payee. Provides that if the Fund mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, the Fund shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too low, the Fund shall make a lump sum payment to the recipient of an amount equal to the difference between the benefits that should have been paid and those actually paid, plus interest at the rate of 3% from the date the unpaid amounts accrued to the date of payment. Provides that if the benefit was mistakenly set too high, the Fund may recover the amount overpaid from the recipient plus interest at 3% from the date of overpayment to the date of recovery. Contains provisions concerning repayment of the overpaid amount. Provides that if (1) the amount of the benefit was mistakenly set too high, (2) the error was undiscovered for 3 years or longer from the date of the first mistaken benefit payment, and (3) the error was not the result of incorrect information supplied by the affected member, then upon discovery of the mistake the benefit shall be adjusted to the correct level, but the recipient of the benefit shall not be required to repay to the Fund the excess amounts received in error. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/17-140 40 ILCS 5/17-151.1 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/3-110.11a new 40 ILCS 5/8-151 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-151 30 ILCS 805/8.45 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Police Article, allows an officer under that Article to establish optional credit for up to 5 years of service as a participant under the Chicago Police Article if the officer (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of police officers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before December 31, 2023, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes 10 years of contributing service under the Downstate Police Article, and (v) makes specified contributions to the fund. In the Chicago Municipal Article, provides that unless the performance of an act or acts of duty results solely in the death of the employee, a compensation annuity or supplemental annuity shall not be paid. Provides that the death of any employee as a result of the exposure to and contraction of COVID-19, as evidenced by either (i) a confirmed positive laboratory test for COVID-19 or COVID-19 antibodies or (ii) a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed medical professional, shall be rebuttably presumed to have been contracted while in the performance of an act or acts of duty and the employee shall be rebuttably presumed to have been fatally injured while in active service. Provides that the presumption shall apply to any employee who was exposed to and contracted COVID-19 on or after March 9, 2020 and on or before June 30, 2021. Provides that the presumption shall not apply if the employee was on a leave of absence from his or her employment or otherwise not required to report for duty at the physical work space generally assigned to the employee, including, but not limited to, working remotely, for a period of 14 or more consecutive days immediately prior to the date of contraction of COVID-19. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/8-165 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-165 Further amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2021, an age and service or prior service annuity shall not be cancelled in the case of an employee who is re-employed by the Board of Education of the city as a Special Education Classroom Assistant or Classroom Assistant on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis if the employee: does not work for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year; or does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment in a school year in excess of $30,000.
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Amends the School Code. Provides that all public schools shall provide daily time for supervised, unstructured, child-directed play for all students in kindergarten through grade 8. Specifies further requirements concerning play time. Provides that play time shall not count as a course of physical education. Provides that play time shall be considered clock hours for purposes of the Code. Provides for the inclusion of students with disabilities in play time. Provides that public schools shall prohibit the withholding of play time as a disciplinary or punitive action, except when a student's participation in play time poses an immediate threat to the safety of the student or others. Effective July 1, 2021. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes. Provides that play time shall be for all students in kindergarten through grade 5 (rather than for all students in kindergarten through grade 8). Requires play time to be for at least 30 minutes (rather than 60 minutes) on any school day that is 5 clock hours or longer in length. Provides that, for any school day less than 5 clock hours, play time shall be at least one-tenth (rather than one-fifth) of a day of attendance. Removes the requirement that, to the extent appropriate, students with disabilities shall participate in play with students who do not have a disability; provides instead that play time must comply with a student's applicable individualized education program (IEP) or federal Section 504 plan. Effective July 1, 2021. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Education) As amended by HA 1, SB 654 will have no fiscal impact annually to the State Board of Education. The amendment will have an unknown fiscal impact on school districts. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Education) As amended by HA 1, SB 654 will have no fiscal impact annually to the State Board of Education. The amendment will have an unknown fiscal impact on school districts.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. Provides that the database and resource page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared toward first responders with the goal of connecting those persons with mental health resources related to crisis services, wellness, trauma information, nutrition, stress reduction, anxiety, depression, violence prevention, suicide prevention, and substance use and of encouraging information sharing among families of first responders, first responder organizations, first responder professional organizations, and first responders. Effective immediately.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the electronic database of certified payrolls must be searchable by the general public no later than January 1, 2022. Requires personal identifying information to be redacted. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes changes in the information that must be searchable in the database capable of accepting and retaining certified payrolls. Provides that beginning January 1, 2022, the Department of Labor shall make accessible to the public on its website by the 16th day of each month following the month the work was performed the following information from certified payrolls submitted under this Act: each worker's (i) name, (ii) classification or classifications, (iii) skill level, such as apprentice or journeyman, (iv) gross wages paid in each pay period, (v) number of hours worked each day, (vi) starting and ending times of work each day, (vii) hourly wage rate, (viii) hourly overtime wage rate, and (ix) hourly fringe benefit rate. Provides that the database shall be searchable by contractor name, project name, county in which the work is performed, and contracting public body. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Removes the employee's name from the information the Department of Labor shall make accessible to the public from certified payrolls.
Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the property tax levy for providing revenue for the Fund, provides that the forest preserve district may use other lawfully available funds in lieu of all or part of the levy. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/10-107 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 70 ILCS 1505/20a from Ch. 105, par. 333.20a 40 ILCS 5/1-160 40 ILCS 5/12-130 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-130 40 ILCS 5/12-133.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.1 40 ILCS 5/12-133.2 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.2 40 ILCS 5/12-140 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-140 40 ILCS 5/12-149 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-149 40 ILCS 5/12-150 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-150 40 ILCS 5/12-195 40 ILCS 5/12-150.5 rep. 40 ILCS 5/12-155.5 rep. 30 ILCS 805/8.45 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Authorizes the Chicago Park District to issue bonds in the principal amount of $250,000,000 for the purpose of making contributions to the Chicago Park District Pension Fund without submitting the question of issuing the bonds to the voters of the District. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law of the Property Tax Code to exclude extensions made for payments of principal and interest on those bonds. Amends the Chicago Park District Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Repeals and removes certain provisions added by Public Act 98-622 that have been held unconstitutional by the Circuit Court of Cook County. For an employee to whom Tier 2 applies who first becomes an employee under the Chicago Park District Article on or after January 1, 2022 or who makes a specified election, decreases the retirement age by 2 years. Makes related changes. For persons who first become an employee on or after January 1, 2022 or who make a specified election, provides that the contribution for a service annuity shall be 9% (instead of 7%) of salary. Provides that in lieu of levying all or a portion of the tax, the employer may deposit an amount not less than the required amount of the employer contributions derived from any source legally available for that purpose. Makes changes to the formula for calculating the amount of the required Park District contribution beginning in payment year 2021. Provides that beginning in levy year 2020, the tax levy shall not exceed the amount of the Park District's total required contribution to the fund (instead of a multiplier of the employee contributions). Reenacts provisions concerning new benefit increases. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. Adds student loan borrowers to the definition of "consumer". Adds to the definition of "debt settlement provider" any person or entity engaging in, or holding itself out as engaging in, or any person who solicits for or acts on behalf of such person or entity engaging in or holding itself out as engaging in, the business of student loan debt relief services in exchange for any fee or compensation assessed against or charged to a consumer. Excludes institutions of higher education from the definition of "debt settlement provider". Defines other terms. Requires a specified notice and disclosure to student loan borrowers to be included in advertising and marketing communications concerning student loan debt relief services. Requires providers of student loan debt relief services to provide a specified notice and disclosure before a student loan borrower signs a contract. Provides that any fees charged to a student loan borrower in exchange for student loan debt relief shall comply with a provision concerning fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 429/145 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that "debt settlement service" does not include the services of any other originator, guarantor, or servicer of federal education loans or private education loans (rather than federal education loans). Provides that "student loan borrower" includes a parent, grandparent, or other family member who has received or agreed to pay a student loan for a family member receiving the education or any co-signer who has agreed to share responsibility for repaying a student loan with the person receiving the education. Further amends the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not advise or represent, expressly or by implication, that consumers should stop communicating with their creditors, lenders, loan servicers, loan guarantors, or attorneys or government entities (rather than creditors). Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not advise or represent, expressly or by implication, that consumers should stop making payments to their creditors, lenders, loan servicers, loan guarantors, or attorneys or government entities (rather than creditors). Provides that a debt settlement provider shall not access or obtain a consumer's or student loan borrower's federal student aid information in violation of federal law. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions regarding youth suicide awareness and prevention. Sets forth some of the characteristics of students at an increased risk of suicide. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2022 (rather than effective immediately).
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the child, after the second mental health day used, may be referred to the appropriate school support personnel.
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student for up to 5 days for which the child need not provide a medical note, in which case the child shall be given the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the mental or behavioral health absence. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the child, after the second mental health day used, may be referred to the appropriate school support personnel.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. At least 60 days before the start of a term, requires the governing board of a public university or community college district to notify an adjunct professor about whether a class he or she was hired to teach has been canceled. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. At least 30 days before the start of a term and again 14 days before the beginning of a term, requires the governing board of a public university or community college district to notify an adjunct professor about the status of the class the adjunct professor was hired to teach. Requires the governing board to allow adjunct professors to have access to the electronic class roster that displays enrollment to assess the status of class enrollment. Provides that the provisions do not apply if the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency or a natural disaster under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Exempts collective bargaining agreements that are in effect on the effective date of the amendatory Act from the provisions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes the provisions allowing an adjunct professor to have access to the electronic class roster that displays class enrollment. In the provisions amending the Public Community College Act, provides that at least 30 days before the beginning of a semester or term and again at 14 days before the beginning of the semester or term, a community college must notify an adjunct professor about the status of class enrollment of the class the adjunct professor was assigned to teach (rather than at least 30 days before the beginning of a term and again at 14 days before the beginning of the term, the board of trustees must notify an adjunct professor about the status of class enrollment of the class the adjunct professor was hired to teach).