Sen. Dan McConchie

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that it is an improper claims practice for a domestic, foreign, or alien company transacting business in this State to fail to pay applicable tax, title, and transfer fees for all first-party and third-party claims on a replacement vehicle in a private passenger automobile total loss vehicle claim if that act is committed knowingly in violation of the Code, has been committed with such frequency to indicate a persistent tendency to engage in that type of conduct, and is committed without just cause. Effective immediately.

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that if a student has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the governing board of the public university or community college district must permit the personal support worker to attend class with the student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the personal support worker. Provides that if the personal support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal support services to the student, the governing board may not charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. Effective immediately.

Creates the Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act. Provides that telemarketers may not interfere with the operation of a caller identification device or service. Provides for the Illinois Commerce Commission to impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena is void. Removes language providing that the Legislative Inspector General needs the advance approval of the Commission to issue subpoenas. Effective immediately.

Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Requires the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to review certain tax incentive programs and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2020. Provides that, if the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recommends any substantive changes, then the Commission shall cause legislation to be drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau within 60 days after the report is filed, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that expenses used from an expense account of a municipal officer or an individual who reports directly to the municipal officer shall be submitted to and retained by the municipality. Provides that the documentation is subject to any audit performed on municipal finances and is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act in the same manner as documentation of other expenses of the municipality. Limits home rule powers.

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to conduct a survey, through an official mailing from the Department, of persons licensed or registered, or both, under a regulatory Act subject to be repealed under the Regulatory Sunset Act and to compile the results of that survey in a report that the Department must submit to the Governor and the General Assembly at least 12 months before the scheduled repeal of the regulatory Act. Provides that the survey must include questions concerning the licensees' or registrants' views on: how the requirements of the Act help to protect the health and safety of Illinois citizens; how the Act protects the profession from bad actors; what suggested changes to the regulatory Act would improve the profession; and how effective the continuing education requirements are.

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that a hospital that is staffed continuously on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis to provide care to patients in an emergency shall take temporary protective custody of any newborn infant who is left in a newborn safety device that: (1) has been approved by the hospital; (2) is physically located inside the hospital; and (3) is located in an area that is conspicuous and visible to hospital staff. Provides that a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station that is staffed by an emergency medical services provider on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis shall take temporary protective custody of a newborn infant who is voluntarily left in a newborn safety device that: (i) is located at the fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station; (ii) is located in an area that is conspicuous and visible to staff; and (iii) includes an adequate dual alarm system connected to the site that is tested at least one time per month to ensure the alarm system is in working order. Provides that a hospital, fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station is immune from civil liability for an act or omission relating to the operation of the newborn safety device unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that any person who in good faith voluntarily leaves a newborn infant in a newborn safety device as provided in the amendatory Act is not obligated to disclose the parent's name or the person's name. Requires hospitals, fire stations, emergency medical facilities, and police stations to post conspicuous signs informing persons that a newborn infant may be left in a newborn safety device located at the facility. Expands the definition of "relinquish" to mean to voluntarily leave a newborn infant, who a licensed physician reasonably believes is 30 days old or less, in a newborn safety device.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a comptroller or a person designated to sign the comptroller's signature shall not also be paid by the municipality or shall not be employed by a business that is paid by the municipality to provide: (i) financial advice to the municipality; or (ii) deposit, redeposit, investment, reinvestment, or withdrawal services or any other similar services for the municipality. Limits home rule powers.

Amends the Counties Code. Creates the Countywide Shared Services Property Tax Savings Plan Division. Provides that a shared services panel is created in each county consisting of the county executive or chairperson of the county board and a representative of each municipality and township in the county. Provides that municipalities with a population greater than 1,000,000 are not required to, but may, participate. Allows the county executive or chairperson to invite representatives of other governmental units (units of local government and school districts) to participate. Provides that the county executive or chairperson shall prepare a countywide shared services property tax savings plan for initial approval by the county board. Provides that the plan shall contain new recurring property tax savings through actions such as, but not limited to: the elimination of duplicative services; shared services, such as joint purchasing, shared highway equipment, shared storage facilities, shared plowing services, and energy and insurance purchasing cooperatives; reduction in back office administrative overhead; and better coordination of services. After review by the county board, requires the shared services panel to approve the plan on or before December 31, 2021. Includes provisions regarding public input, presentation of the plan, implementation of the plan, and resubmittal of a failed plan. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.