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Sen. Emil Jones

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Co-sponsor HB 58
Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
RECORDERS-UNLAWFUL COVENANTS

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawful restrictive covenant may be filed by: (1) the holder of an ownership interest in property that is subject to the unlawful restrictive covenant; or (2) a common interest community association, a condominium association, a unit owners' association, or a master association of a parcel of property subject to the association's declaration and the parcel is subject to an unlawful restrictive covenant. Includes requirements for a restrictive covenant modification and the petition to modify. Provides that, on receipt of a restrictive covenant modification, the recorder shall submit the restrictive covenant modification together with a copy of the original instrument referenced in the restrictive covenant modification to the State's Attorney. Once submitted to the State's Attorney, the State's Attorney shall make a determination within 30 days if the original document contains an unlawful restrictive covenant. Provides that the recorder may not record the modification unless the State's Attorney determines an unlawful restrictive covenant exists and shall record the modification if the State's Attorney finds an unlawful restrictive covenant. Limits liability of the county for unauthorized modifications. Defines terms. Contains other provisions. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: modifies the type of association or cooperative that may execute and file a restrictive covenant modification; provides that, when a parcel of property subject to an unlawful restrictive covenant is in a common interest community association, condominium association, unit owners' association, residential housing cooperative, or master association, only the board, acting through a majority vote, may execute and file a restrictive covenant modification under the Section; provides that removal of an unlawful restrictive covenant will not require approval of the owners or members of such association or cooperative, notwithstanding any provision of the governing documents to the contrary; provides that, if the board receives a written request by an owner or member of the association or cooperative that the board exercise its authority to execute and file a restrictive covenant modification under the Section, the board shall, within 90 days, investigate any claim of an unlawful restrictive covenant and, if determined to be an unlawful restrictive covenant, shall file a restrictive covenant modification as provided under the Section; provides for a cause of action against the association or cooperative by an owner or member for failure to file a restrictive covenant modification after a request to do so and for attorneys' fees and costs if the owner or member prevails; and requires the board to give notice and a copy of the of the restrictive covenant modification to owners and members. Provides that the recorder may impose a fee for filing a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawful restrictive covenant in an amount not to exceed $10.

Signed into law Jul 23, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Primary HB 426
Signed into law · Illinois House · Lead sponsor
PEN CD-CHI POL-SERVICE CREDIT

Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes to provisions concerning credit for service while on a leave of absence from the police department and assigned or detailed to perform safety or investigative work. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act requiring an applicant to have been on a leave of absence from the police department of the city while assigned or detailed to perform investigative work for the department while employed as a civilian employee of the police department of the city are operative beginning January 1, 2021. Defines "investigative work". Provides that the board shall reconsider any application for credit for service for any active policeman assigned or detailed to perform safety or investigative work as an employee for the County of Cook (instead of an application for credit under the provisions), if the application was submitted between specified dates and was denied. Provides that no credit shall be granted for certain service while on a leave of absence or as a temporary police officer if the policeman has not, within 5 years after the date his application for credit has been approved, but prior to his date of retirement, made a specified contribution. Provides that it is the sole responsibility of the policeman to ensure that all sums contributed by the policeman have been received by the fund for the service credit for which the policeman has applied. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the board may (rather than shall) reconsider any application for credit for service for any active policeman assigned or detailed to perform safety or investigative work as an employee for the County of Cook. Adds a condition that the application for reconsideration must be made by December 21, 2022. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act requiring an applicant to have been on a leave of absence from the police department of the city while assigned or detailed to perform investigative work for the department while employed as a civilian employee of the police department of the city are operative beginning January 1, 2023 (instead of January 1, 2021).

Signed into law Jul 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 2129
Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
STATE RESENTENCING MOTION

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that at any time upon the recommendation of the State's Attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced, the State's Attorney may petition the sentencing court or the sentencing court's successor to resentence the offender if the original sentence no longer advances the interests of justice. Provides that the sentencing court or the sentencing court's successor may resentence the offender if it finds that the original sentence no longer advances the interests of justice. Provides that, upon receipt of a petition for resentencing, the court may resentence the defendant in the same manner as if the offender had not previously been sentenced; however, the new sentence, if any, may not be greater than the initial sentence. Provides that the court may consider postconviction factors, including, but not limited to, the inmate's disciplinary record and record of rehabilitation while incarcerated; evidence that reflects whether age, time served, and diminished physical condition, if any, have reduced the inmate's risk for future violence; and evidence that reflects changed circumstances since the inmate's original sentencing such that the inmate's continued incarceration no longer serves the interests of justice. Provides that credit shall be given for time served; that victims shall be afforded all rights as outlined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act; and that resentencing shall not reopen the defendant's conviction to challenges that would otherwise be barred. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall be construed to limit the power of the Governor under the Constitution to grant a reprieve, commutation of sentence, or pardon.

Signed into law Jul 15, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 460
Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
PEN CD-CHI MUNI-INVESTMENT

Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that all contracts for investment services shall be awarded by the board of trustees using a competitive process that is substantially similar to the process required for the procurement of professional and artistic services under the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that an exception shall be allowed for contracts for investment services with an emerging investment manager provided through a qualified manager of emerging investment managers services. Provides that based upon a written recommendation from an investment adviser providing qualified manager of emerging investment managers services for the selection or appointment of an emerging investment manager that has been providing investment services in the multimanager portfolio for at least 24 months, the board may select or appoint such emerging investment manager. Provides that all exceptions must be published on the Fund's website, which shall name the person authorizing the procurement and shall include a brief explanation of the reason for the exception. Defines terms. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/8-201.2 new Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/1-113.24 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Moves and changes the applicability of the provisions from the Chicago Municipal Article to the General Provisions Article. Makes conforming changes.

Signed into law Jul 9, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Primary HB 806
Signed into law · Illinois House · Lead sponsor
DETECTION OF DECEPTION

Amends the Detection of Deception Examiners Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of any change of address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change. Repeals a provision authorizing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to appoint a Detection of Deception Examiners Act Coordinator to assist the Department in the administration of this Act (and makes conforming changes throughout the Act). Repeals a provision that requires the Department to maintain a roster of the names and addresses of all licensees and registrants and of all persons whose licenses have been suspended or revoked within the previous year. Removes language providing that exhibits shall be certified without cost as part of a judicial review proceeding. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Detection of Deception Examiners Act and Disciplinary Act to January 1, 2032. Effective January 1, 2022, except provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act take effect immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.41 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.37 20 ILCS 2105/2105-35 20 ILCS 2105/2105-120 was 20 ILCS 2105/60g 225 ILCS 57/1 225 ILCS 57/10 225 ILCS 57/12 new 225 ILCS 57/15 225 ILCS 57/25 225 ILCS 57/32 225 ILCS 57/45 225 ILCS 57/50 225 ILCS 57/60 225 ILCS 57/95 225 ILCS 60/2 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-2 225 ILCS 60/7 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7 225 ILCS 60/7.1 new 225 ILCS 60/7.2 new 225 ILCS 60/7.5 225 ILCS 60/8 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8 225 ILCS 60/8.1 225 ILCS 60/9 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-9 225 ILCS 60/9.3 225 ILCS 60/17 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-17 225 ILCS 60/18 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-18 225 ILCS 60/19 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-19 225 ILCS 60/21 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-21 225 ILCS 60/22 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22 225 ILCS 60/23 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-23 225 ILCS 60/24 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-24 225 ILCS 60/25 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-25 225 ILCS 60/35 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-35 225 ILCS 60/36 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-36 225 ILCS 60/37 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-37 225 ILCS 60/38 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-38 225 ILCS 60/39 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-39 225 ILCS 60/40 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-40 225 ILCS 60/41 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-41 225 ILCS 60/42 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-42 225 ILCS 60/44 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-44 225 ILCS 60/47 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-47 225 ILCS 105/1 from Ch. 111, par. 5001 225 ILCS 105/1.4 new 225 ILCS 105/2 from Ch. 111, par. 5002 225 ILCS 105/2.5 new 225 ILCS 105/5 from Ch. 111, par. 5005 225 ILCS 105/6 from Ch. 111, par. 5006 225 ILCS 105/7 from Ch. 111, par. 5007 225 ILCS 105/8 from Ch. 111, par. 5008 225 ILCS 105/10 from Ch. 111, par. 5010 225 ILCS 105/11 from Ch. 111, par. 5011 225 ILCS 105/12 from Ch. 111, par. 5012 225 ILCS 105/13 from Ch. 111, par. 5013 225 ILCS 105/15 from Ch. 111, par. 5015 225 ILCS 105/16 from Ch. 111, par. 5016 225 ILCS 105/17 from Ch. 111, par. 5017 225 ILCS 105/17.7 225 ILCS 105/17.8 225 ILCS 105/17.9 225 ILCS 105/18 from Ch. 111, par. 5018 225 ILCS 105/19 from Ch. 111, par. 5019 225 ILCS 105/19.1 from Ch. 111, par. 5019.1 225 ILCS 105/19.5 225 ILCS 105/20 from Ch. 111, par. 5020 225 ILCS 105/21 from Ch. 111, par. 5021 225 ILCS 105/22 from Ch. 111, par. 5022 225 ILCS 105/23 from Ch. 111, par. 5023 225 ILCS 105/23.1 from Ch. 111, par. 5023.1 225 ILCS 105/24 from Ch. 111, par. 5024 225 ILCS 105/24.5 225 ILCS 105/25.1 225 ILCS 105/0.10 rep. 225 ILCS 105/10.1 rep. 225 ILCS 105/10.5 rep. 225 ILCS 105/11.5 rep. 225 ILCS 105/17.11 rep. 225 ILCS 105/17.12 rep. 225 ILCS 105/19.4 rep. 225 ILCS 310/3 from Ch. 111, par. 8203 225 ILCS 310/3.1 new 225 ILCS 310/4 from Ch. 111, par. 8204 225 ILCS 310/4.5 225 ILCS 310/6 from Ch. 111, par. 8206 225 ILCS 310/7 from Ch. 111, par. 8207 225 ILCS 310/11 from Ch. 111, par. 8211 225 ILCS 310/14 from Ch. 111, par. 8214 225 ILCS 310/20 from Ch. 111, par. 8220 225 ILCS 310/23 from Ch. 111, par. 8223 225 ILCS 310/29 from Ch. 111, par. 8229 225 ILCS 310/30 from Ch. 111, par. 8230 225 ILCS 411/5-15 225 ILCS 411/5-16 new 225 ILCS 411/5-20 225 ILCS 411/5-25 225 ILCS 411/5-26 new 225 ILCS 411/10-20 225 ILCS 411/10-21 225 ILCS 411/10-25 225 ILCS 411/10-40 225 ILCS 411/10-55 225 ILCS 411/20-10 225 ILCS 411/25-3 225 ILCS 411/25-5 225 ILCS 411/25-10 225 ILCS 411/25-15 225 ILCS 411/25-25 225 ILCS 411/25-26 new 225 ILCS 411/25-30 225 ILCS 411/25-35 225 ILCS 411/25-90 225 ILCS 411/25-95 225 ILCS 411/25-105 225 ILCS 411/25-115 225 ILCS 411/35-5 225 ILCS 411/35-15 225 ILCS 411/75-45 225 ILCS 411/25-1 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-50 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-55 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-60 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-100 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-110 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-120 rep. 225 ILCS 411/25-125 rep. 225 ILCS 411/75-20 rep. 225 ILCS 411/75-35 rep. 225 ILCS 427/10 225 ILCS 427/12 new 225 ILCS 427/15 225 ILCS 427/20 225 ILCS 427/25 225 ILCS 427/27 225 ILCS 427/30 225 ILCS 427/40 225 ILCS 427/41 new 225 ILCS 427/45 225 ILCS 427/50 225 ILCS 427/55 225 ILCS 427/60 225 ILCS 427/65 225 ILCS 427/70 225 ILCS 427/75 225 ILCS 427/85 225 ILCS 427/85.1 new 225 ILCS 427/86 new 225 ILCS 427/90 225 ILCS 427/92 225 ILCS 427/95 225 ILCS 427/115 225 ILCS 427/120 225 ILCS 427/140 225 ILCS 427/145 225 ILCS 427/155 225 ILCS 427/161 new 225 ILCS 427/162 new 225 ILCS 427/165 225 ILCS 427/42 rep. 225 ILCS 427/80 rep. 225 ILCS 427/135 rep. 225 ILCS 427/170 rep. 225 ILCS 441/1-10 225 ILCS 441/1-12 new 225 ILCS 441/5-5 225 ILCS 441/5-10 225 ILCS 441/5-12 225 ILCS 441/5-16 225 ILCS 441/5-17 225 ILCS 441/5-20 225 ILCS 441/5-25 225 ILCS 441/5-30 225 ILCS 441/5-50 new 225 ILCS 441/10-10 225 ILCS 441/15-10 225 ILCS 441/15-10.1 new 225 ILCS 441/15-15 225 ILCS 441/15-20 225 ILCS 441/15-36 new 225 ILCS 441/15-55 225 ILCS 441/15-60 225 ILCS 441/20-5 225 ILCS 441/25-15 225 ILCS 441/25-27 225 ILCS 441/25-17 rep. 225 ILCS 458/1-10 225 ILCS 458/1-12 new 225 ILCS 458/5-5 225 ILCS 458/5-10 225 ILCS 458/5-15 225 ILCS 458/5-20 225 ILCS 458/5-20.5 225 ILCS 458/5-22 225 ILCS 458/5-25 225 ILCS 458/5-26 new 225 ILCS 458/5-30 225 ILCS 458/5-35 225 ILCS 458/10-5 225 ILCS 458/10-10 225 ILCS 458/15-5 225 ILCS 458/15-10 225 ILCS 458/15-10.1 new 225 ILCS 458/15-11 new 225 ILCS 458/15-15 225 ILCS 458/15-55 225 ILCS 458/20-5 225 ILCS 458/20-10 225 ILCS 458/25-10 225 ILCS 458/25-15 225 ILCS 458/25-16 225 ILCS 458/25-20 225 ILCS 458/25-25 225 ILCS 458/25-35 new 225 ILCS 458/30-5 225 ILCS 458/10-17 rep. 225 ILCS 458/30-10 rep. 225 ILCS 459/10 225 ILCS 459/15 225 ILCS 729/35 225 ILCS 729/45 225 ILCS 729/60 225 ILCS 729/65 225 ILCS 729/73 new 415 ILCS 98/55 805 ILCS 10/3.6 from Ch. 32, par. 415-3.6 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act, the Detection of Deception Examiners Act, the Home Inspector License Act, the Massage Therapy Practice Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act, the Radiation Protection Act of 1990, the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002, and the Registered Interior Designers Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2027. Amends the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act to change the repeal date of the Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023. Amends the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2023, a promoter for an amateur full-contact martial arts contest shall obtain a permit issued by the Department under the requirements and standards set forth in the Act and the rules of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and that the Department shall not approve a sanctioning body. Allows for electronic notice or delivery in various situations. Requires additional documentation to be submitted to the Department by a promoter. Provides that an applicant over age 35 who has not competed in a professional or amateur contest within the last 12 (rather than 36) months preceding the application may be required to appear before the Department to determine his or her fitness to participate in a contest. Increases from $35,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount of fees charged on amounts over $500,000 and increases the time in which to pay the fees to the Department. Makes changes related to addresses and email addresses of record, State of Illinois Athletic Board membership and terms, powers of the Board, powers and duties of the Department, restricted contests and events, licenses, discipline and sanctions, investigations and hearings, fines, fees for amateur full-contact martial arts events, violations of the Act, and medical suspensions. Repeals or reorganizes provisions relating to the Director of Professional Regulation, registration of amateurs, unlicensed practice, qualifications for registration, and others. Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that all information collected by the Department in the course of an investigation shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the authority to appoint an attorney licensed in Illinois to serve as a hearing officer in specified actions. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; the powers and duties of the Department; application for original license; qualifications for licensure; certification; renewal, reinstatement, or restoration of a license; contracts; fees; exemptions; citations; grounds for disciplinary action; injunction and cease and desist orders; investigation, notice, and hearings; motions for rehearing; record of proceedings; restoration of licenses from discipline; administrative review; and unlicensed practice. Makes other changes. Repeals provisions concerning denial of license or exemption from licensure; findings and recommendations; rehearing; secretary, rehearing; certifications of record, costs; civil action and civil penalties; whistleblower protection; rules; roster; and the Cemetery Oversight Board. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes in provisions concerning the prohibited uses of roster information and board reports. Amends the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act. Makes various changes concerning definitions, licensing, exemptions from licensing, the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Board, immunity from liability, the powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, qualifications for licensure, examinations, insurance, licensing, the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Fund, fines, endorsement, discipline, citations, violations, investigations, hearings, limitations, rights of action, home rule, and other matters. Amends the Detection of Deception Examiners Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record, and shall inform the Department of any change of address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change. Repeals a provision authorizing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to appoint a Detection of Deception Examiners Act Coordinator to assist the Department in the administration of this Act (and makes conforming changes throughout the Act). Repeals a provision that requires the Department to maintain a roster of the names and addresses of all licensees and registrants and of all persons whose licenses have been suspended or revoked within the previous year. Removes language providing that exhibits shall be certified without cost as part of a judicial review proceeding. Amends the Home Inspector License Act. Makes various changes concerning definitions, licensing, endorsement, education, insurance, records, discipline, citations, investigations, review, fees, violations, education providers, and other matters. Amends the Massage Licensing Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Massage Therapy Practice Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address and email address of record. Authorizes certain notices to be emailed to the licensee's email address of record. Removes a provision that allows an applicant to satisfy licensure requirements by holding a current license from another jurisdiction having licensure requirements that include the completion of a massage therapy program of at least 500 hours. Provides that a massage therapist shall include the current license number issued by the Department on all advertisements and that failure to do so is grounds for discipline. Makes changes in provisions concerning exemptions under the Act. Provides that every displayed license shall have the license number visible. Makes other changes. Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act to make corresponding changes. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Creates the Illinois State Medical Board to carry out the duties of the Medical Disciplinary Board and the Medical Licensing Board under the Act (and makes conforming changes). Provides for membership of the Illinois State Medical Board. Provides that all members of the Medical Licensing Board and the Medical Disciplinary Board shall serve as members of the Medical Board. Requires that a majority of the Illinois State Medical Board members shall be appointed within 260 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Medical Licensing Board and Medical Disciplinary Board one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may close a complaint, after investigation and approval of the Chief Medical Coordinator, if certain standards are not met. Makes changes to provisions concerning definitions; withdrawal of applications; the Complaint Committee; findings and recommendations; and administrative review. Amends the Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act. Provides that, if a corporation or business entity does not have evidence of current registration, such as a Secretary of State issued Certificate of Good Standing, the Office of the State Fire Marshal has the authority to deny or revoke the license of such a corporation or business entity. Provides that a lapsed license may not be reinstated until an application (rather than a written application) is filed. Removes language providing that, if a license or certificate is lost, a duplicate shall be issued upon payment of the required fee. Removes language providing that licensees shall be subject to disciplinary action for being a habitual drunk or having a habitual addiction to the use of morphine, cocaine, controlled substances, or other habit-forming drugs. Allows the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of the Act or the rules adopted under the Act. Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act. Provides that all applicants and licensees under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates provisions concerning inactive licenses; citations; and illegal discrimination. Makes changes in provisions concerning private rights of action, necessity of license, use of title, exemptions; applications for State certified general real estate appraiser; application for State certified residential real estate appraiser; application for associate real estate trainee appraiser; duration of application; criminal history records checks; renewal of license; qualifying education requirements; scope of practice; standards of practice; unlicensed practice; grounds for disciplinary action; investigation, notice, and hearing; credit card charges; course approval; the Real Estate Appraisal Administration and Disciplinary Board; Department powers and duties; rules; and savings provisions. Repeals provisions concerning surveys and the Appraisal Administration Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall apply to a department or division of an entity that provides appraisal management services only to that entity. Makes changes to definitions. Makes amendatory changes to the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act, the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Detection of Deception Examiners Act, the Home Inspector License Act, the Massage Licensing Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act, the Professional Service Corporation Act, the Radiation Protection Act of 1990, the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002, and the Registered Interior Designers Act. Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Provides that all applicants and registrants under the Act shall provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record. Provides that nothing in the Act shall authorize registered interior designers to advertise services that they are prohibited to perform, including architecture or engineering services. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals; board recommendations; investigations and notice of hearings; restoration of registrations; the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; confidentiality of information; and the General Professions Dedicated Fund. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2022, except provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act, the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the Cemetery Oversight Act take effect immediately.

Signed into law Jun 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor HB 158
Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Creates the Community Health Worker Certification and Reimbursement Act. Amends various Acts regarding medical staff credentials; electronic posters and signs; N95 masks; Legionella bacteria testing; continuing education on implicit bias awareness; overdoses; the Prescription Monitoring Program; a dementia training program; taxation of blood sugar testing materials; funding of safety-net hospitals; a Child Care Assistance Program Eligibility Calculator; managed care organizations; Federally Qualified Health Centers; care coordination; billing; the Medicaid Business Opportunity Commission; reimbursement rates; doula services; personal care of family members; the State Health Assessment; the State Health Improvement Plan; child care training; and a Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Commission. Creates the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center of Illinois Act. Creates the Underlying Causes of Crime and Violence Study Act. Creates the Special Commission on Gynecologic Cancers Act. Creates the Racial Impact Note Act to require the estimate of the impact on racial and ethnic minorities of certain bills. Creates the Health and Human Services Task Force and Study Act to review health and human service departments and programs. Creates the Anti-Racism Commission Act concerning elimination of systemic racism. Creates the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program Act regarding programs and other matters. Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act in relation to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board, facility closure, and other matters. Creates the Medicaid Technical Assistance Act. Repeals, adds, and changes other provisions. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/9A-11 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes language requiring the SHA and SHIP Partnership to regularly evaluate and update the State Health Assessment and track implementation of the State Health Improvement Plan with revisions as necessary. In provisions amending the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program: (1) presents the findings of the General Assembly; (2) provides that opioid treatment programs may not transmit information without patient consent, and reports made may not be utilized for law enforcement purposes; and (3) provides that treatment of a patient may not be conditioned upon his or her consent to reporting. Removes provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code regarding child care. Removes language requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to issue quarterly reports to the Governor and the General Assembly indicating: (i) the number of determinations of noncompliance since the last quarter; (ii) the number of financial penalties imposed; and (iii) the outcome or status of each determination. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 570/316 Removes provisions amending the Illinois Controlled Substances Act regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program. Makes changes in provisions amending the Adult Protective Services Act regarding adult protective services dementia training. In provisions regarding increasing access to primary care in hospitals, removes language providing that the program developed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall encourage coordination between FQHCs and hospitals. In the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment Program Act, provides that expenditures from the Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund shall be subject to appropriation. Makes the following changes to the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Act: (1) provides that the Center: (i) shall undertake efforts to identify and engage community-based providers offering behavioral health services or services addressing the social determinants of health, especially those predominantly serving communities of color or those operating within or near service deserts, for the purpose of offering training and technical assistance to them through the Center; and (ii) is committed to the principle that all Medicaid recipients have accessible and equitable physical and mental health care services; (2) requires all providers served through the Center to deliver services notwithstanding the patient's race, color, gender, gender identity, age, ancestry, marital status, military status, religion, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, order of protection status, or immigration status; and (3) provides that moneys in the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund shall be used for specified purposes, subject to appropriation. Makes other changes.

Signed into law Apr 27, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1621
Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION

Amends the Illinois Complete Count Commission Act. Provides that members serving on the Commission on the effective date of this amendatory Act may be reappointed as members for consecutive decennial census terms. Provides that the census outreach strategy shall have a strategic focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities that the census historically overlooks, including, but not limited to, communities of color, urban and rural low-income households, immigrants, populations with language barriers, and young children. Provides for local complete count commissions. Provides further reporting requirements. Provides for Post-decennial census activities. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Adds the Lieutenant Governor as a member of the Illinois Complete Count Commission. Provides that any vacancies occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act may be filled by the Lieutenant Governor. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor (currently, Secretary of State) shall serve as chairperson of the Commission. Provides that the census outreach strategy shall have a strategic focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities that the census historically overlooks, including, among other groups, homeless persons, senior citizens, and veterans. Provides for the creation of local Complete Count Committees (currently, local Complete Count Commissions). Requires the Commission to form relationships with specified independent organizations for the purpose of creating Complete Count Committees. Requires the Commission to issue a report (currently, final report) specifying its recommended outreach strategy for implementation for the 2020 Census no later than January 1, 2020 (currently, June 30 2019). Requires the Commission to submit a final report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2020 detailing the work of the Commission concerning outreach, promotion, and community support during the 2020 calendar year. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 5100/5 20 ILCS 5100/15 20 ILCS 5100/20 20 ILCS 5100/25 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 4070/1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Passed Jan 13, 2021 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1510
Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
NURSING HOME CARE ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/1-101 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 45/2-106.1 210 ILCS 45/2-204 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-204 210 ILCS 45/3-202.05 210 ILCS 45/3-209 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-209 210 ILCS 45/3-305 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-305 210 ILCS 45/3-305.8 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Removes language that requires light intermediate care to be staffed at the same staffing ratio as intermediate care. Provides that for purposes of minimum staffing ratios, all residents shall be classified as requiring either skilled care or intermediate care. Defines "intermediate care" and "skilled care". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules on or before January 1, 2020 establishing a system for determining compliance with minimum direct care staffing standards and establishing penalties for noncompliance with minimum direct care staffing ratios. Provides that monetary penalties shall be imposed beginning no later than October 1, 2020 and quarterly thereafter. Provides that a violation of the minimum staffing requirements is, at minimum, a Type "B" violation. Provides that a facility that has received a notice of violation for having violated the minimum staffing requirements shall display a notice stating that the facility did not have enough staff to meet the needs of the facility's residents during the quarter cited in the notice of violation. Adds members to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board. Provides that the affirmative vote of 7 (instead of 6) members of the Board shall be necessary for Board action. Provides that a prescribing clinician must obtain voluntary informed consent, in writing, from a resident or the resident's legal representative before authorizing the administration of a psychotropic medication to that resident. Provides that a violation of certain provisions concerning informed consent is a Type "A" violation and shall serve as prima facie evidence of abuse or criminal neglect of a person in a long-term care facility under the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that no facility or managed care plan shall deny admission or continued residency to a person or resident based on the refusal of the administration of psychotropic medication, unless the prescribing clinician or facility can demonstrate that the resident's refusal would place the health and safety of the resident, the facility staff, other residents, or visitors at risk. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/3-305 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-305 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Throughout the Act, replaces references to a resident's authorized representative with references to a resident's surrogate decision maker. Contains provisions regarding the Department of Public Health's informed consent protocol. Provides that the Department shall utilize the rules, protocols, and forms previously developed and implemented under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, unless specified exceptions apply. Provides that informed consent forms may include side effects that the Department reasonably believes are more common. Provides that informed consent shall be sought by the facility from the resident unless the resident's attending physician determines that the resident lacks decisional capacity, as determined under the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that if the resident lacks decisional capacity, the facility shall seek informed consent from the resident's surrogate decision maker. Provides that no monetary penalty may be issued during the implementation period of rules establishing those penalties. Provides that the implementation period shall be July 1, 2020, through September 30, 2020. Provides that if a violation of staffing requirements is not more than a 5% deviation of the required minimum staffing requirements, the Department shall have the discretion to determine the gravity of the violation and, taking into account mitigating and aggravating circumstances and facts, may adjust any penalty or type or class of violation. Provides a notice form for facilities that do not meet the minimum staffing ratios. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/2-106.1 210 ILCS 45/2-204 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4152-204 210 ILCS 45/3-202.05 210 ILCS 45/3-209 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-209 210 ILCS 45/3-305 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-305 210 ILCS 45/3-305.8 new Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 45/1-101 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/1-101 Adds reference to: New Act 305 ILCS 5/5A-2.1 new 305 ILCS 5/5A-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2 305 ILCS 5/5-5.07 305 ILCS 5/14-12 305 ILCS 5/12-4.53 210 ILCS 45/3-206 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-206 225 ILCS 65/55-35 225 ILCS 65/60-40 225 ILCS 70/11 from Ch. 111, par. 3661 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Reenacts provisions regarding assessments on inpatient and outpatient services imposed on hospitals. Provides for the continuity of effect of the reenacted provisions between July 1, 2020 and the effective date of the amendatory Act. Validates actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to the reenacted provisions. In a Section concerning the Department of Children and Family Services' per diem rate for an inpatient psychiatric stay beyond medical necessity, provides that the Section is inoperative on and after July 1, 2021 (instead of July 1, 2020). Provides that notwithstanding the provision of Public Act 101-209 stating that the Section is inoperative on and after July 1, 2020, the Section is operative from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Provides that beginning July 1, 2012 and ending on December 31, 2022, a hospital that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2012 shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a health care transformation program which shall be supported by the transformation funding pool. Provides that it is the intention of the General Assembly that innovative partnerships funded by the pool must be designed to establish or improve integrated health care delivery systems that will provide significant access to the Medicaid and uninsured populations in their communities, as well as improve health care equity. Provides that during State fiscal years 2021 through 2027, the hospital and health care transformation program shall be supported by an annual transformation funding pool of up to $150,000,000, pending federal matching funds, to be allocated during the specified fiscal years for the purpose of facilitating hospital and health care transformation. Provides that funding agreements made in accordance with the transformation program shall be considered purchases of care under the Illinois Procurement Code and funds shall be expended by the Department in a manner that maximizes federal funding to expend the entire allocated amount. Contains provisions concerning the criteria for transformation proposals; entities eligible for funding under the transformation program; the process for submitting transformation projects; the Department's process for evaluating and approving transformation proposals; and other matters. In a provision concerning Prospective Payment System rates for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), provides that one method to increase such rates is to use an alternative payment method acceptable to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the FQHCs, including an across the board percentage increase to existing rates. Creates the COVID-19 Medically Necessary Diagnostic Testing Act. Provides that a health plan shall not impose utilization management requirements on COVID-19 diagnostic tests for nursing home employees. Provides that medically necessary COVID-19 testing is urgent care, and health plans shall not extend the applicable wait time for a COVID-19 testing appointment, even if such an extension would otherwise be permitted. Requires a health plan to reimburse the testing provider for medically necessary COVID-19 testing at the contracted rate if the health plan has a contract with the testing provider. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to accept on-the-job experience in lieu of clinical training from any individual who participated in the temporary nursing assistant program during the COVID-19 pandemic before the end date of the temporary nursing assistant program and left the program in good standing. Requires the Department of Public Health to notify all approved certified nurse assistant training programs in the State of this requirement. Defines "temporary nursing assistant program". Provides that an individual employed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a nursing assistant in accordance with any Executive Orders, emergency rules, or policy memoranda related to COVID-19 shall be assumed to meet competency standards and may continue to be employed as a certified nurse assistant when the pandemic ends and the Executive Orders or emergency rules lapse. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that whenever a public health emergency has resulted in pre-admission screenings to be waived in lieu of screenings post admission to a nursing home and the case coordination unit, upon being timely notified of the need to complete the post-admission screen, fails to complete the screen within the allotted time, the nursing facility shall not be penalized and shall be reimbursed for care from the date of admission. Effective immediately.

Passed Jan 13, 2021 1 co-sponsor
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