Sen. Emil Jones

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that an owner of real property that is located within the unincorporated boundaries of a township road district and has a residential roadway considered to be a private roadway, may transfer title to the roadway and any necessary easements to the township road district by entering into a binding written agreement with the township road district. Provides that the written agreement may include a provision for allocation of initial costs and fees for the construction or repair of the roadway at the time of transfer. Provides that upon the effective date of transfer and after any initial costs and fees allocated under the agreement, the roadway shall be maintained, repaired, and serviced by the township road district. Provides criteria for a roadway to be transferred in this manner. Effective immediately.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the average denial rate of hospitals throughout Illinois in both the fee-for-service and managed care programs, with at least 50% of the audit consisting of safety-net and critical access hospitals.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Chicago teachers.

Urges the United States Congress to pass the Butch Lewis Act, which would create the Pension Rehabilitation Administration, an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that disclosure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of a medical license number of a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 shall be prohibited.

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that if a principal is rated as exceeding expectations in his or her evaluation, the local school council's vote to not renew the principal's contract must be agreed to by a minimum of 90% of the council's members. Provides that if the principal is rated as meeting expectations, the vote to not renew the contract must be agreed to by a minimum of 75% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal whose school's rating rises at least 2 levels during his or her tenure at the school, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by a minimum of 90% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal whose school's rating rises one level during his or tenure at the school, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by at a minimum of 75% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal of a school that has attained the district's highest rating, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by at a minimum of 70% of the council's members. Effective July 1, 2018.

Urges the United States House of Representatives to support a resolution authorizing and directing the House Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.

Commits to passing a budget for the State of Illinois.

Creates the Racial Impact Note Act. Provides that every bill which has or could have a disparate impact on racial and ethnic minorities, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact on those racial and ethnic minorities likely to be impacted by the bill. Provides that each racial impact note must include: (i) an estimate of how the proposed legislation would impact racial and ethnic minorities; (ii) a statement of the methodologies and assumptions used in preparing the estimate; (iii) an estimate of the racial and ethnic composition of the population who may be impacted by the proposed legislation, including those persons who may be negatively impacted and those persons who may benefit from the proposed legislation; and (iv) any other matter that a responding agency considers appropriate in relation to the racial and ethnic minorities likely to be affected by the bill. Provides for the preparation of the note by specified responding agencies and other impacted State agencies. Contains other related provisions regarding requisites and contents, comments or opinions regarding the merits of the legislation, and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of the legislation. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require any person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections who is eligible for medical assistance to pay a fee as a co-payment for services.