Sen. Mattie Hunter

Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a person, business, or organization may not spoof a caller's information or otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call unless the person, business, or organization has the right to use the name and phone number displayed. Requires telephone solicitations placed in a manner other than by a live operator to immediately disclose their identity and the purpose of the call and prompt the recipient of the call to consent to the solicitation. Defines terms.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education at the general primary election in 2022 only as a nonpartisan election on a separate ballot. Provides that a member of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected at each consolidated election thereafter. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides for the appointment of an independent chief procurement officer for all procurements for information technology and information technology functions committed by law to the jurisdiction or responsibility of the Department of Innovation and Technology. Provides that the initial appointment of a chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions shall be made within 60 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that any person appointed as the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions shall have prior experience in procurement at the Department of Innovation and Technology or any other State agency information technology procurement department. Defines terms. Makes conforming and other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds provision amending the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions as appointed under the Illinois Procurement Code shall have the authority to purchase goods and services directly from vendors certified by the Business Enterprise Program. Provides that for contracts entered into by the chief procurement officer for information technology and information technology functions, at least 20% of the total dollar amount of such contracts shall be awarded to prime vendors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program. Provides that at least 20% of the total dollar amount of subcontracts awarded by prime vendors awarded contracts under this Section shall be awarded to subcontractors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 575/8m new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that for contracts entered into by the Department for Information Technology, it shall be established as the aspirational goal that at least 20% of the total dollar amount of such contracts shall be awarded to prime vendors who have been certified by the Business Enterprise Program; provided that: (i) contracts representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses; (ii) contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned businesses; and (iii) contracts representing at least 2% of the total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Provides that all individual and small group accident and health policies written subject to certain federal standards must file rates with the Department of Insurance for approval. Provides that unreasonable rate increases or inadequate rates shall be disapproved. Requires the Department to provide a report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2023 regarding both on and off exchange individual and small group rates in the Illinois market. Requires that the Department approve or deny rate filings within 45 calendar days of submission unless the Director of Insurance extends the period by following specific procedures. Provides that a rate increase that is not approved or denied by the Department by the applicable deadline shall be automatically approved on the following calendar day. Provides that no less than 30 days after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified the plans described in this Section for the upcoming plan year, the Department shall publish on its website a report explaining the rates for that plan year's certified health care plans. Defines "inadequate rate" and "unreasonable rate increase". Effective immediately.

Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall not issue a tax certificate to any taxpayer under this Act unless the taxpayer first submits a supplier diversity report. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall publish on its website all supplier diversity reports filed by taxpayers under this Act and maintain those reports for at least 5 years.

Creates the Fix the FOID Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a safety-based child welfare intervention system (rather than a standardized child endangerment risk assessment protocol), a standardized method for demonstration of proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system, and an evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires all child protective investigators and supervisors and child welfare specialists and supervisors employed by the Department to demonstrate proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system previous to being permitted to make safety decisions about the children for whom they are responsible. Requires the Department to establish a multi-disciplinary advisory committee to advise the Department and its related contractors in the development and implementation of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires the Department to develop safety-based child welfare intervention system training curriculum. Requires the Department to submit annual reports, beginning on or before December 31, 2025, to the General Assembly on the evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Makes corresponding changes to the Advisory Committee on Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of African-American Children in Foster Care Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, appointments to the board of trustees of the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District shall be made as follows: within 30 days of the vacancy being created, the mayor of each municipality located in whole or in part of the District may recommend a candidate or candidates to be appointed to the position of trustee, except, if the vacancy is existing on the effective date of the amendatory Act, recommendations may be made within 30 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act; a majority of the mayors must select an appropriate candidate to be appointed from among those candidates recommended by the mayors; and, in voting for each candidate, a mayor shall be entitled to one vote for every 5,000 residents, or fraction thereof, of the mayor's municipality. Provides that the number of residents for each municipality shall be determined by the most recent federal decennial census.