Sen. Dave Syverson

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Permits hospitals that admit patients for treatment of mental illness to grant medical staff privileges to licensed prescribing psychologists. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Requires a psychologist applying for a prescribing psychologist license to have completed 30 psychology doctoral graduate credit hours and 31 credit hours in a Master of Science degree program. Provides that clinical rotation training requirements for prescribing psychologists shall be completed under the administrative supervision of a Director or other faculty member of a regionally approved University that provides training for the master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology. Requires the clinical rotation training to be housed in a healthcare setting and to meet certain academic standards. Provides that all prescriptions written by a prescribing psychologist must contain the prescribing psychologist's name and signature. Provides that physicians may provide collaboration and consultation with prescribing psychologists via telehealth. Permits persons who have 5 years of experience as a prescribing psychologist in another state or at a federal medical facility to apply for an Illinois prescribing psychologist license by endorsement. Makes changes to the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board. Amends the Telehealth Act. Expands the definition of "health care professional" to include prescribing psychologists. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse prescribing psychologists for behavioral health services provided via telehealth. Requires the Department to, by rule, establish rates to be paid for specified services provided by clinical psychologists and prescribing psychologists. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 85/10.4 225 ILCS 15/4.5 225 ILCS 15/7 305 ILCS 5/5-5.25 305 ILCS 5/5-5.27 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Requires a psychologist applying for a prescribing psychologist license to have completed a full-time residency (rather than a practicum) of 14 months' supervised clinical training (removing a requirement of at least 36 credit hours). Adds medical centers, health care facilities located at federal and State prisons, patient-centered medical homes or family-centered medical homes, women's medical health centers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers as possible instructional settings for the residency. Adds specified clinical training standards to the residency requirements. In provisions regarding delegation of prescriptive authority, provides that all prescriptions written by a prescribing psychologist must contain the prescribing psychologist's name and signature. Amends the Telehealth Act. Expands the definition of "health care professional" to include prescribing psychologists. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 In a provision concerning requirements for a psychologist applying for a prescribing psychologist license, removes a reference to a full-time residency and restores a reference to a full-time practicum. Makes conforming changes.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Illinois Automated Dialing and Solicitation Task Force to review the Telephone Solicitations Act (815 ILCS 413/) and develop ideas to update the Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language requiring registration of certain farm wagon type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment and farm wagon type tank trailers. Removes the registration fee and existing width and weight restrictions for single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer implements.

Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 40/1 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-214 105 ILCS 5/18-21 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are school districts (other than qualified school districts), "extension limitation" means 0% or the rate of increase approved by the voters (currently, (a) the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate of increase approved by voters). Provides that the term "qualified school district" means a school district that certifies to the county clerk that the district: (i) submitted a claim or claims to the Illinois State Board of Education for reimbursement of certain State mandated categoricals for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the levy year and received reimbursement for those State mandated categoricals that was less than 97% of the district's claims; or (ii) did not receive the minimum funding required for that school district under the evidence-based funding formula. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to certify to each school district whether or not the school district is eligible for designation as a qualified school district. Effective January 1, 2021, but does not take effect at all unless Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment No. 1 of the 101st General Assembly is approved by the voters of the State prior to that date. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-214 105 ILCS 5/18-21 new Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/1-55 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%". House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/1-55 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/5.893 new 30 ILCS 105/5.894 new 35 ILCS 105/2 from Ch. 120, par. 439.2 35 ILCS 120/1 from Ch. 120, par. 440 35 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 120, par. 441 35 ILCS 120/2-12 35 ILCS 120/2a from Ch. 120, par. 441a 35 ILCS 130/2 from Ch. 120, par. 453.2 35 ILCS 130/29 rep. 35 ILCS 135/2 from Ch. 120, par. 453.32 35 ILCS 135/35 from Ch. 120, par. 453.65 35 ILCS 143/10-10 35 ILCS 200/31-10 815 ILCS 375/11.1 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 571.1 30 ILCS 105/5.895 new 30 ILCS 500/20-10 820 ILCS 130/5 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-5 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 30 ILCS 105/5.896 new 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1 720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 720 ILCS 5/28-5 from Ch. 38, par. 28-5 30 ILCS 105/5.897 new 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 5 ILCS 430/5-45 20 ILCS 301/5-20 20 ILCS 1605/9.1 20 ILCS 2505/2505-305 was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1 30 ILCS 105/6z-45 35 ILCS 5/201 from Ch. 120, par. 2-201 35 ILCS 5/303 from Ch. 120, par. 3-303 35 ILCS 5/304 from Ch. 120, par. 3-304 35 ILCS 5/710 from Ch. 120, par. 7-710 70 ILCS 1825/5.1 from Ch. 19, par. 255.1 205 ILCS 670/12.5 230 ILCS 5/1.2 230 ILCS 5/3.11 from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.11 230 ILCS 5/3.12 from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.12 230 ILCS 5/3.32 new 230 ILCS 5/3.33 new 230 ILCS 5/3.34 new 230 ILCS 5/3.35 new 230 ILCS 5/6 from Ch. 8, par. 37-6 230 ILCS 5/9 from Ch. 8, par. 37-9 230 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 37-15 230 ILCS 5/18 from Ch. 8, par. 37-18 230 ILCS 5/19 from Ch. 8, par. 37-19 230 ILCS 5/19.5 new 230 ILCS 5/20 from Ch. 8, par. 37-20 230 ILCS 5/21 from Ch. 8, par. 37-21 230 ILCS 5/24 from Ch. 8, par. 37-24 230 ILCS 5/25 from Ch. 8, par. 37-25 230 ILCS 5/26 from Ch. 8, par. 37-26 230 ILCS 5/26.8 230 ILCS 5/26.9 230 ILCS 5/27 from Ch. 8, par. 37-27 230 ILCS 5/29 from Ch. 8, par. 37-29 230 ILCS 5/30 from Ch. 8, par. 37-30 230 ILCS 5/30.5 230 ILCS 5/31 from Ch. 8, par. 37-31 230 ILCS 5/31.1 from Ch. 8, par. 37-31.1 230 ILCS 5/32.1 230 ILCS 5/34.3 new 230 ILCS 5/36 from Ch. 8, par. 37-36 230 ILCS 5/40 from Ch. 8, par. 37-40 230 ILCS 5/54.75 230 ILCS 5/56 new 230 ILCS 10/1 from Ch. 120, par. 2401 230 ILCS 10/2 from Ch. 120, par. 2402 230 ILCS 10/3 from Ch. 120, par. 2403 230 ILCS 10/4 from Ch. 120, par. 2404 230 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 120, par. 2405 230 ILCS 10/5.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1 230 ILCS 10/5.3 new 230 ILCS 10/6 from Ch. 120, par. 2406 230 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 120, par. 2407 230 ILCS 10/7.3 230 ILCS 10/7.5 230 ILCS 10/7.7 new 230 ILCS 10/7.8 new 230 ILCS 10/7.10 new 230 ILCS 10/7.11 new 230 ILCS 10/7.12 new 230 ILCS 10/7.13 new 230 ILCS 10/7.14 new 230 ILCS 10/7.15 new 230 ILCS 10/8 from Ch. 120, par. 2408 230 ILCS 10/9 from Ch. 120, par. 2409 230 ILCS 10/11 from Ch. 120, par. 2411 230 ILCS 10/11.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2411.1 230 ILCS 10/12 from Ch. 120, par. 2412 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 230 ILCS 10/14 from Ch. 120, par. 2414 230 ILCS 10/15 from Ch. 120, par. 2415 230 ILCS 10/17 from Ch. 120, par. 2417 230 ILCS 10/17.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2417.1 230 ILCS 10/18 from Ch. 120, par. 2418 230 ILCS 10/18.1 230 ILCS 10/19 from Ch. 120, par. 2419 230 ILCS 10/20 from Ch. 120, par. 2420 230 ILCS 10/24 230 ILCS 40/5 230 ILCS 40/15 230 ILCS 40/20 230 ILCS 40/25 230 ILCS 40/45 230 ILCS 40/60 230 ILCS 40/79 230 ILCS 40/80 235 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 43, par. 115 235 ILCS 5/6-30 from Ch. 43, par. 144f 305 ILCS 5/10-17.15 430 ILCS 66/65 720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1 720 ILCS 5/28-1.1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1 720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 720 ILCS 5/28-5 from Ch. 38, par. 28-5 720 ILCS 5/28-7 from Ch. 38, par. 28-7 815 ILCS 122/3-5 815 ILCS 420/2 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1852 30 ILCS 105/5.490 rep. 230 ILCS 5/2.1 rep. 230 ILCS 5/54 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2019, the rate of tax imposed for transferring title to, beneficial interest in, and controlling interest in real estate located in Illinois is increased to $1.50 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated in the declaration if the transaction involves nonresidential real estate. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act (which is renamed in the amendatory Act); and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks (and makes conforming changes in various Acts). Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, and to increase the terminal tax. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect on January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/31-10 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1025 new 35 ILCS 5/229 new 35 ILCS 105/3-5 35 ILCS 110/3-5 35 ILCS 115/3-5 35 ILCS 120/2-5 35 ILCS 143/10-5 230 ILCS 40/30 230 ILCS 40/35 230 ILCS 40/55 230 ILCS 40/58 720 ILCS 5/28-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to require the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to issue certificates of exemption from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act, all locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes administered and collected by the Department, the Chicago non-titled Use Tax, the Electricity Excise Tax Act, and a credit certification against certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act to qualifying Illinois data centers. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax, and Service Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes and to provide that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act; and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks; makes conforming changes in various Acts. Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act; amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, to add provisions concerning licensed large truck stop establishments, and to increase the terminal tax. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect on January 1, 2020.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/18c-1101 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/2-112 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-112 625 ILCS 5/6-109 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in each registration renewal notice, information advising drivers of how to properly approach a stationary authorized emergency vehicle. Provides that the Secretary shall include, in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination, test questions concerning safe driving when approaching authorized emergency vehicles.

Amends the Northern Illinois University Law. Adds specified parcels not located on or adjacent to Northern Illinois University that the Board of Trustees may acquire, sublease or contract to purchase, or sell without compliance with the State Property Control Act and retain the proceeds in its development fund account. Provides that, in addition to other purposes, revenues from the development fund account may be withdrawn by the University for the purpose of repairs to existing campus facilities and infrastructure and professional services associated with planning and design. Removes provisions allowing revenues from the fund to be used for routine land and property acquisition, extension of utilities, streetscape work, landscape work, surface and structure parking, sidewalks, recreational paths, and street construction, and lease and lease purchase arrangements and the professional services associated with the planning and development of the area. Effective immediately.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes the requirement for each Legislative District to be divided into two Representative Districts. Modifies provisions concerning legislative redistricting. Provides specified requirements for each Legislative District, Representative District, and Congressional District for redistricting purposes. Replaces the current method of legislative redistricting with the following: a sixteen-member commission, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the most senior Supreme Court Justice of a different political party in accordance with specified criteria, shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State redistricting plans for Legislative, Representative, and Congressional Districts following a series of public hearings by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census; permits the public to submit maps during the map drawing process for consideration by the Commission; and, if a redistricting plan is not adopted by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census, then a seventeenth member shall be appointed to the Commission and redistricting plans shall be filed by September 1. Adds provisions concerning the membership of the Commission and budgetary matters related to the Commission. Effective upon being declared adopted and applicable to redistricting beginning in 2021 and to the election of General Assembly members beginning in 2022.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/18d-101 Adds reference to: 605 ILCS 10/3 from Ch. 121, par. 100-3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Increases the number of directors of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority appointed by the Governor from 9 to 11. Provides that, of the 11 directors of the Authority appointed by the Governor, at least one shall be from Cook County, at least one shall be from Lake County, at least one shall be from DuPage County, at least one shall be from Will County, at least one shall be from Winnebago, Boone, or McHenry County, and at least one shall be from Kane, DeKalb, Ogle, or Lee County. Provides that no more than 6 (rather than 5) directors shall be from the same political party. Provides that, within 30 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Governor shall appoint one director from Lake County and one director from Winnebago, Boone, or McHenry County. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Cindy S. Jensen-Toews.