Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. Provides that 90 days prior to the expiration of any conditional release, the Department of Corrections shall conduct an assessment of the defendant's continuing need for mental health services following the person's release from conditional release. Provides that the Department shall create a detailed plan for appropriate mental health services and provide or arrange funding to ensure that those mental health services enumerated in the plan are available to the defendant. Provides that an extension of the conditional release period may not be ordered unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the defendant will not participate in the mental health services set forth in the treatment plan created by the Department in the absence of a court order to do so, and that in the absence of those mental health services, the defendant is reasonably expected to inflict serious physical harm upon himself, herself, or others.
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a public school student shall be granted up to 5 days of excused absences in any school year for the reason of the mental or behavioral health of the student. Requires that a student whose absence is excused for this reason be provided the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the absence.
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. For electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in this State: defines "energy efficiency"; in provisions concerning the renewable portfolio standards, specifies the goals for procurement of renewable energy credits and cost-effective renewable energy resources that shall be included in the long-term renewable resources procurement plan and makes other changes concerning these procurements; and provides for the calculation of the cost of equity for the purposes of recovering all reasonable and prudently incurred costs of energy efficiency measures from retail customers. Provides that savings of fuels other than electricity achieved by measures that educate about, incentivize, encourage or otherwise support the use of electricity to power vehicles shall count towards the applicable annual incremental goal and shall not be included in determining certain limits. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 customers in this State may plan for, construct, install, control, own, manage, or operate photovoltaic electricity production facilities and any energy storage facilities that are planned for, constructed, installed, controlled, owned, managed or operated in connection with photovoltaic electricity production facilities without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity subject to specified terms and conditions. Defines "electric vehicle", "electric vehicle charging station", and "energy storage" for the purposes of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Provides that, beginning in 2022, without obtaining any approvals from the Illinois Commerce Commission or any other agency, regardless of whether any such approval would otherwise be required, a participating utility that is a combination utility shall pay $1,000,000 per year for 10 years to the energy low-income and support program. Adds provisions authorizing certain utilities to plan for, construct, install, control, own, manage or operate electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including, but not limited to, electric vehicle charging stations within their service territories. Effective immediately.
Declares February of 2020 as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of Illinois.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability. Expands the scope of "person who stands in a position of trust and confidence" to include a friend or acquaintance of the elderly person or person with a disability who is in a position of trust.
Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that lenders must verify the identity of borrowers before making a loan under the Act. Requires inspection and copying of a government-issued identification document. Allows identifications to be made by licensees under the Currency Exchange Act and other licensees approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on behalf of lenders under the Payday Loan Reform Act.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Toll Highway Authority may not enter into any contract relating to the ownership or use of real property unless the identity of every owner and beneficiary having any interest in the property and every member, shareholder, limited partner, or general partner entitled to receive more than 7.5% of the total distributable income of any limited liability company, corporation, or limited partnership having any interest in the property is disclosed. Deletes provisions related to: condemnation proceedings; beneficial interests; and written statements. Provides that the Authority must file the statement of record with the record of each county in which any part of the land is located within 7 (rather than 3) business days after the statement is filed with the Authority.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to recipients awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that no registration fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a Defense Superior Service plate.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.