Designates the section of Route 31 in the City of Aurora that runs from East Illinois Avenue to East Indian Trail Road as the "Dan Dolan Way".
Designates the section of Route 30 in Kendall County from Douglas Road to River Road as "Herschel Luckinbill Road".
Declares August of 2022 as "Free and Charitable Clinic Month" in the State of Illinois in order to create community awareness of the mission and availability of free and charitable clinics across the State so that residents who are without insurance or are underinsured can receive access to vital medical care. Expresses gratitude and admiration for the important work the many free and charitable clinics, volunteer doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals do for our great citizens throughout the State of Illinois.
Mourns the passing of Guadalupe "Lupe" (Bedolla) Jimenez of Chicago.
Declares June 12, 2022 as "Women's Veterans Day" to commemorate the day women were officially added as regular members of the United States military, to recognize the critical role of women in the military forces, and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans.
Urges high school educators and counselors to promote career and technical education by assisting each student to determine an appropriate post-secondary plan based upon their skills, strengths, and goals and by helping them implement the best practices that improve career or workforce readiness after high school.
Amends the School Code. With respect to the daily pupil attendance calculation, provides that instead of school improvement days with students in attendance a minimum of 3 clock hours, a school district may opt to have a school improvement day without students in attendance for up to 4 times in a given school year. Provides that each such day may be counted as a day of attendance, provided that a sufficient number of clock hours have been accumulated beyond the 5 clock hours per day that students would have been in session. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 105 ILCS 5/10-20.76 new 105 ILCS 5/24-6 105 ILCS 5/34-18.77 new 110 ILCS 305/125 new 110 ILCS 520/105 new 110 ILCS 660/5-215 new 110 ILCS 665/10-215 new 110 ILCS 670/15-215 new 110 ILCS 675/20-220 new 110 ILCS 680/25-215 new 110 ILCS 685/30-225 new 110 ILCS 690/35-220 new 110 ILCS 805/3-29.15 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires school districts and the governing board of each public university and community college district to provide paid administrative leave to an employee for purposes related to COVID-19 under specified conditions. Provides that an employee of a school district or an institution of higher education who is on paid administrative leave must receive their regular rate of pay. Sets forth other requirements. For any school closure or use of an e-learning day that is related to COVID-19 guidance, mandates, or rules, requires a school district to pay to its educational support personnel and contractors their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits. Amends sick leave provisions of the School Code to require a district to return any sick leave used during the 2021-2022 school year by a teacher or employee for reasons related to the issuance of guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 and public health. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.76 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.82 new 105 ILCS 5/34-85e new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires school districts and the governing board of each public university and community college district to provide paid administrative leave to an employee for purposes related to COVID-19 under specified conditions. Provides that an employee of a school district or an institution of higher education who is on paid administrative leave must receive their regular rate of pay. Sets forth other requirements. For any school closure or use of an e-learning day that is related to COVID-19 guidance, mandates, or rules, requires a school district to pay to its educational support personnel and contractors their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits. Requires a school district to return any sick leave used during the 2021-2022 school year by a teacher or employee for reasons related to the issuance of guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 and public health. Effective immediately.
Declares February 2022 as Career and Technical Education Month to celebrate Career and Technical Education across the State of Illinois
Creates the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of certified professional midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and for certain limitations on the activities of licensed certified professional midwives. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning application; qualifications; exemptions; title protection; informed consent; consultation and referral; grounds for disciplinary action; reporting; and administrative procedures. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2032. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.41 new Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 80/4.37 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Creates provisions concerning Social Security Numbers on license applications; inactive status; grounds for disciplinary action; restoration of license; surrender of license; temporary suspension of license; rehearing; administrative review and certification of records; injunctions; investigation, notice, and hearings; hearing reports; hearing officers; motions for rehearing; certification of records by Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; violations; and fees. Make changes in provisions concerning definitions; exemptions; the Illinois Midwifery Board; powers and duties of the Department; licensure; expiration and renewal of licensure; scope of practice; annual reports; and vicarious liability. Further amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides for repeal of the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act on January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2032). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. In provisions concerning the Illinois Midwifery Board, provides that all board members must be residents of the State. Provides that all board members, except for the public member, must be licensed in good standing and, at the time of appointment, actively engaged in their respective professions. In provisions concerning licensure, provides that applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; Social Security Numbers on license applications; exemptions; informed consent; scope of practice; transfer; annual reports; grounds for disciplinary action; and investigations, notice, and hearings. Removes references to the Disciplinary Board. Adds a January 1, 2022 effective date. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Provides that no physician, nurse, emergency medical personnel, hospital, or other health care institution shall be liable for any act or omission resulting from the provision of services by any licensed certified professional midwife solely on the basis that (rather than even if) the physician, nurse, emergency medical personnel, hospital, or other health care institution has consulted with or accepted a referral from the licensed certified professional midwife. Changes the effective date to October 1, 2022.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In provisions regarding involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident, provides that a facility may submit to a resident or a resident's legal representative a bill for all charges for which payment was not made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that if payment is not made or if the resident or the resident's legal representative does not contact the facility to set up a payment schedule acceptable to the facility within 45 days after submission of a bill, the facility may submit a request for payment and, 30 days after receipt of the request for payment, the facility may initiate an involuntary transfer or discharge of the resident. Provides that if the resident or the resident's legal representative submits evidence of the resident's financial inability to cover all charges, the facility shall make application on behalf of the resident for Medicaid services, and, upon approval of the resident's application, the State shall pay the resident's bill, retroactive to the date the resident failed to make payment. Provides that a resident's discharge prior to this action does not eliminate a resident's responsibility to pay for all services rendered. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the amendatory provisions do not apply to a resident whose care is provided for under the Illinois Public Aid Code or who has submitted an application for care to be provided under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/3-401 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-401 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 627/55 20 ILCS 627/60 20 ILCS 655/5.5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1 220 ILCS 5/5-117 305 ILCS 20/13 820 ILCS 130/2 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Electric Vehicle Act. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency must require that any grant or rebate applicant comply with the requirements of the Prevailing Wage Act (rather than may not award rebates or grants to an organization or company that does not pay the prevailing wage) for any installation of a charging station for which it seeks a rebate or grant. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that records made by each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs project must include information concerning worker's race and ethnicity and gender. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes a provision that exempts specified wind energy and solar energy suppliers from submitting an annual report on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Resolves a conflict in Public Acts 102-16 and 102-176 regarding the starting date for the assessment of a monthly Energy Assistance Charge. Provides that the incremental change to specified charges shall not be applicable to utilities serving less than 100,000 customers (rather than 25,000 customers) in Illinois on January 1, 2021. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Changes the definition of "public works" to include construction of a new utility-scale solar power facility by a business designated as a High Impact Business under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, electric vehicle charging station projects financed pursuant to the Electric Vehicle Act, and renewable energy projects required to pay the prevailing wage pursuant to the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
