Amends the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. Provides that it shall be the goal of this State that at least 20% of all food and food products purchased by State agencies and State-owned facilities shall be local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers. Provides that the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council shall support and encourage that 10% of food and food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole by State dollars shall be local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers. Provides for a preference in the awarding of State contracts to socially disadvantaged farmers. Requires the Food, Farms, and Jobs Council to assist State agencies, State-owned facilities, and other entities with the purchase of local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers and with the tracking and reporting of such purchases in order to meet specified goals. Requires the Council to facilitate and bolster access to more readily available healthy food options in areas considered to be a food desert, including support and expansion of programs utilizing local farm and food products to provide increased food options in such areas. Defines terms. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 595/10 30 ILCS 595/15 30 ILCS 595/25 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that it shall be the goal of the State that at least 10% (rather than 20%) of all food and food products purchased by State agencies shall be local farm fresh produce or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers. Removes references to State-owned facilities and the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council with respect to procurement goals under the Act. Changes the defined term "local farm or food products" to "local farm fresh produce or food products". Specifies that "socially disadvantaged farmers" for purposes of the Act means such persons located in Illinois and includes persons who have been certified as a minority-owned business by the Business Enterprise Program. Provides that a State agency purchasing fresh produce may request any information necessary to determine whether a bidder will fulfill the contract through local farm fresh produce or food products. Makes conforming and other changes.
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board.
Amends the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary 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. Provides that except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Act, nothing in the Act shall be construed to grant to any person a private right of action for damages or to enforce the provisions of the Act or the rules adopted under the Act. Creates provisions concerning qualifications for licensure as a community association management firm; citations; illegal discrimination; and statute of limitations. Makes changes in provisions concerning license requirements; exemptions; the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Board; powers and duties of the Department; qualifications for licensure as a community association manager; examinations; fidelity insurance and segregation of accounts; license renewals; the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Fund; penalties for insufficient payments; endorsement; grounds for discipline; injunctions and cease and desist orders; unlicensed practice; investigation, notice, and hearings; appointment of a hearing officer; summary suspension, judicial review; violations and penalties; and home rule. Repeals provisions concerning qualifications for licensure as a supervising community association manager; roster; license surrender; and enforcement. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act to January 1, 2032. Effective January 1, 2022, except provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act take effect immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes a provision exempting persons holding a real estate managing broker or real estate broker license in good standing issued under the Real Estate License Act of 2000 from education requirements. Provides that the designated community association manager shall supervise and manage all independent contractors providing community association management services on behalf of the community association management firm. Makes changes to provisions concerning an applicant's or licensee's address of record and email address of record; license requirement; fidelity insurance, segregation of accounts; qualifications for licensure as a community association manager; grounds for discipline, refusal, revocation, or suspension; and violations and penalties. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.41 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.37 In provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act, provides for the repeal of the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act on January 1, 2027 (rather than on January 1, 2032). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.32 5 ILCS 80/4.37 225 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. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 427/1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 427/1 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 45/30 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2.5 220 ILCS 5/9-224.1 new 220 ILCS 5/16-122 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that, for utility taxes, no notice of determination of tax due or assessment may be issued more than 7 years (currently, 4 years) after the end of the calendar year for which the return for the period was filed or the end of the calendar year in which the return for the period was due, whichever occurs later. Provides that a municipality may annually (currently, every 2 years) request certain information from a utility that the municipality reasonably requires in order to perform an audit. Provides that the utility may provide certain premises-specific information to the municipality but may not provide customer-specific information. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider (i) certain court costs, attorney's fees, penalties, or interest to be an expense of any public utility company when determining a rate or charge. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes the age limitation for coverage in provisions concerning coverage for epinephrine injectors. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, when a taxpayer sells or transfers the major part of (i) the stock of goods which he is engaged in the business of selling, (ii) furniture or fixtures, (iii) machinery and equipment, or (iv) real property, then the taxpayer shall notify the Department of Revenue (currently, the Chicago office of the Department of Revenue) no more than 10 business days before (currently, after) the sale or transfer. Provides that payments of winnings from sports wagering conducted in accordance with the Sports Wagering Act are allocable to this State. In provisions concerning the Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) Tax Credit, provides that, if, during any taxable year, a taxpayer ceases operations at a project location that is the subject of an EDGE agreement with the intent to terminate operations in the State, then the taxpayer's State income tax liability shall be increased by the amount of any credit allowed prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning recapture of Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credits, provides that the taxpayer's income tax liability shall be increased by the amount of any credit allowed under the Agreement for that project location prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations (in the introduced bill, the amount of any credit allowed prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations).
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that "certifying health care professional" includes a physician assistant. Defines "physician assistant". Provides that in the absence of a certifying health care professional or with his or her approval, a medical certification may be completed and signed by a physician assistant.
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that before pursuing a collection action against an insured patient for the unpaid amount of services rendered, a health care provider must review a patient's file to ensure that the patient does not have a Medicare supplement policy or any other secondary payer health insurance plan. Provides that if, after reviewing a patient's file, the health care provider finds no supplemental policy in the patient's record, the provider must then provide notice to the patient, and give that patient an opportunity to address the issue. Provides that if a health care provider has neither found information indicating the existence of a supplemental policy, nor received payment for services rendered to the patient, the health care provider may proceed with a collection action against the patient in accordance with specified provisions. Defines "supplemental policy". Makes a conforming change.
Amends the Technology Development Act. Provides for additional specified information to be reported by a TDA II-Recipient Fund to the State Treasurer on a quarterly or annual basis for all investments. Provides for the allocation of the aggregate dollar amount available for new investments. Requires the State Treasurer to disclose on the website of the State Treasurer specified aggregate financial performance information for TDA II-Recipient Funds. Provides that the Technology Development Fund is a nonappropriated trust fund within the State treasury (rather than a special fund outside of the State treasury with the State Treasurer as custodian). Requires the State Treasurer to publish on his or her official website specified information regarding the Technology Development Fund for the previous fiscal year. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 265/11 30 ILCS 265/20 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.970 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Department of Human Services must make grants, from appropriations made from the Fund, to units of local government and Illinois public universities for the purposes of providing mental health and substance abuse prevention to people who are incarcerated and providing mental health and substance abuse prevention for those encountering the criminal justice system with a primary focus to people who are incarcerated in the county jail or recently discharged. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys in the Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Specifies that it is the Department of Human Services that must make grants to units of local government and Illinois public universities.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to implement the Illinois College Promise program to provide grant assistance to those students who satisfy the eligibility requirements of the program. Provides that to be eligible for grant assistance, a student must: (i) be a resident of Illinois, and his or her parents must be residents of Illinois, (ii) have attended and graduated from an Illinois high school, (iii) be under 24 years of age and admitted as a new freshman or new transfer student, (iv) have an expected family contribution as determined through FAFSA that equals $0, (v) have total family assets that are less than $50,000, and (vi) be enrolled in a least 12 semester hours during the fall or spring semester. Provides that grant assistance is available for up to 4 years of attendance. Requires the grant recipient to maintain Illinois residency and satisfactory academic progress, and to work at least 10 to 12 hours a week as part of the promise program.
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.