Sen. Steven M. Landek

Amends the School Code. With regard to the salary of any employee of a school board who is a member of any reserve component of the United States Armed Services and is mobilized to active military duty or teacher who is employed in a Department of Defense overseas dependents' school or is mobilized to active military duty, removes a provision decreasing the amount of the employee's salary by the employee's base pay for military service.

Declares April 2019 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Declares April 3, 2019 "Easterseals Day" in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "private information" includes, but is not limited to, the name and any identifying information of a victim in a sexual assault investigation. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "private information" includes, but is not limited to, the name and any identifying information of a victim in an investigation of a sex offense (instead of "a victim in a sexual assault investigation").

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning coverage for telehealth services, provides that certain health benefit policies or plans may not exclude from coverage a medically necessary health care service or procedure delivered by certain providers solely because the health care service or procedure is provided through telehealth (rather than requiring certain policies to meet specified criteria if they provide coverage for telehealth services). Provides the requirements of coverage for telehealth services. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that provides coverage for telehealth services delivered by contracted licensed dietitian nutritionists and contracted certified diabetes educators must also provide coverage for in-home services for senior diabetes patients (rather than requiring an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that provides coverage for telehealth services to provide coverage for licensed dietitian nutritionists and certified diabetes educators who counsel senior diabetes patients in the patients' homes). Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides payment, reimbursement, and service requirements for telehealth services provided under the State's fee-for-service or managed care medical assistance programs. Provides that "telehealth" includes telepsychiatry. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement the new provisions 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to reimburse psychiatrists and federally qualified health centers for mental health services provided by psychiatrists to medical assistance recipients through telepsychiatry. Makes other changes.

Declares March 2019 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles, provides that the annual employer contribution shall include an amount sufficient to bring the total assets of the pension fund up to 80% (instead of 90%) of the total actuarial liabilities of the pension fund by the end of municipal fiscal year 2050 (instead of 2040). Makes a conforming change. In the General Provisions Article, requires the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of consolidating all downstate police and downstate firefighter pension funds into a single pension fund and to submit its report on its findings to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Merges all Article 3 police officers' pension funds and Article 4 firefighters' pension funds into the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) on January 1, 2021. Creates a Transition Board, which is responsible for planning, overseeing, and administering the consolidation. Authorizes the Transition Board to undertake numerous activities necessary for the consolidation, including making arrangements for the transfer of assets and liabilities and for making recommendations to IMRF for an appropriate system of determining, administering, receiving, and enforcing the required municipal contributions to the Fund. Makes conforming and other changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) of the Property Tax Code to exclude from the definition of "aggregate extension" special purpose extensions made for contributions to IMRF for benefits under the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately, except that certain changes to the Illinois Pension Code and the Property Tax Code take effect January 1, 2021.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2019, the amount transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund shall be equal to 1/10 of the net revenue realized from the income tax imposed on individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations during the preceding month (currently, 6.06% of the net revenue realized from the income tax imposed upon individuals, trusts, and estates and 6.85% of the net revenue realized from the income tax imposed upon corporations). Effective July 1, 2019.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2020, the governing body of a municipality with a downstate police pension fund or downstate firefighter pension fund may require the pension fund to transfer its investment authority and assets to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) if its nets assets have surpassed a certain threshold. Provides that upon completion of the transfer, the investment authority of the board of trustees of the downstate police pension fund or downstate firefighter pension fund shall terminate. Contains other provisions concerning transfers to IMRF, rulemaking, transfer of investment authority, investments, and auditing. Requires the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to conduct an analysis of the merits and feasibility of transitioning the investment authority of all boards of trustees of downstate police pension funds and downstate firefighter pension funds to IMRF. Makes changes to provisions concerning trustee training. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law of the Property Tax Code. Beginning January 1, 2021, removes a provision that excludes special purpose extensions made for contributions to a downstate firefighter pension fund from the definition of "aggregate extension". Excludes from the definition of "aggregate extension" special purpose extensions made for contributions to a downstate police or downstate firefighter pension fund that transfers its investment authority to IMRF. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.