Sen. Mike Halpin

Creates the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to preserve and expand access to Medicaid community mental health care in Illinois to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and avoid the criminalization of mental health conditions. Establishes add-on payments for the following community mental health services to be paid beginning with State Fiscal Year 2023 and continuing for each State fiscal year thereafter: individual therapy services; community support-individual services; case management services; and assertive community treatment services. Requires monthly directed payments to community mental health providers of community support team services or assertive community treatment services. Provides that such directed payments shall be based on the number of Medicaid users, as defined, who receive services from the provider in the base year. Provides that the add-on payments established under the Act shall apply to Medicaid services provided by a contracted managed care organization or entity and services paid for directly by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that no base Medicaid rate or Medicaid rate add-on payment or any other payment for the provision of Medicaid community mental health services in place on July 1, 2021 shall be diminished or changed to make the reimbursement changes required under the Act. Requires the Department to apply for federal approval to implement the Act. Provides that implementation of the add-on payments is conditioned on the receipt of federal financial participation for such payments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Article regarding nonprofit risk organizations. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/123D-1 Adds reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.970 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Act. Defines terms. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and provides that the Board's purpose is to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains other provisions about the Board, including: members of the Board; conflicts of interest; terms of members; the hiring of an executive director, general counsel, and staff for the Board; staff salary; meetings of the Board; and powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council with the purpose to provide stakeholder input to assist the Prescription Drug Affordability Board in making decisions as required under the Act. Contains other provisions about the Council, including: members of the Council; terms of members; and reimbursement of member travel expenses. Provides that the Board shall identify specified prescription drug products and determine whether each prescription drug product should be subject to a cost review. Provides that if the Board finds that spending on a prescription drug product has led or will lead to an affordability challenge, the Board shall establish an upper payment limit after considering: (i) the cost of administering the drug; (ii) the cost of delivering the drug to consumers; and (iii) other relevant administrative costs related to the drug. Includes provisions regarding remedies and an appeal process. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund to be used only to provide funding for the Board and for the purposes authorized under the Act. Provides that the Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly including specified information. Provides that the Board shall conduct a study of the operation of the generic drug market that includes specified information on or before June 1, 2023. Includes a provision on term expiration for Board and Council members. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2023.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund.

Amends the Voters' Guide Article of the Election Code. Provides that the information the State Board of Elections is required to disseminate on a website before the general election shall be referred to as the Voters' Guide (rather than the Internet Guide). Requires the Voters' Guide to be made available no later than 60 days (rather than 45 days) before a general election. Adds that the Voters' Guide shall include information on how to register to vote, vote early, vote by mail, and use other procedures available to electors. Requires printed copies of the Voters' Guide to be made available to the public at the State Board of Elections' offices (rather than providing the State Board of Elections discretion to publish the Internet Guide). Requires the Voters' Guide to be made available in Spanish. Makes conforming changes throughout the Article.

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Teen Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope (Teen REACH) Grant Program, provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule, the Department of Human Services shall permit all grantees under the Teen REACH Grant Program to utilize an alternate data collection system, other than the management information system provided by the Department, if the alternate data collection system can provide the Department with the data and reporting information it requires in a timely manner.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits criminal sexual assault if that person commits an act of sexual penetration and the victim is at least 18 years of age but under 22 years of age and is a student attending classes at a public or nonpublic secondary school and the accused held or holds a position of trust, authority, or supervision over the victim in connection with an educational or extracurricular program or activity at the time of the commission of the act, regardless of the location or place of the commission of the act. Provides that a person also commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if that person commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is at least 18 years of age but under 22 years of age and is a student attending classes at a public or nonpublic secondary school and the accused held or holds a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the victim in connection with an educational or extracurricular program or activity at the time of the commission of the act, regardless of the location or place of the commission of the act. Provides that, for purposes of the grooming statute, "child" includes a person who is at least 17 years of age but under 22 years of age and is a student attending classes at a public or nonpublic secondary school.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $8,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for removal and rock ramp modifications to the Sears Dam and Steel Dam sites on the Rock River. Effective July 1, 2021 .

Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides for the Flexible Vendor Payment Program. Provides minimum requirements for the Program. Provides for a Program administrator. Provides for capital providers to the Program. Provides that the Program shall be accessible to any State vendor that wishes to enter into the Program. Provides that a vendor shall assign its interest in a voucher to an eligible capital provider, and select a timeframe upon which the capital provider shall pay to the vendor 100% percent of the payable voucher, minus any fees that may be associated with how soon the vendor wants to be paid. Specifies payment timeframe. Provides for the payment of invoices by the State to capital providers. Establishes a variable interest rate. Authorizes late payment agreements. Provides for the adoption of rules.

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Specifies further requirements for labor unit clarification. Provides that no collective bargaining agreement entered into between an executive branch constitutional officer or any agency or department of an executive branch constitutional officer and a labor organization may extend more than 12 months after the date on which the terms of office of executive branch constitutional officers begin (currently, may extend beyond June, 30). Provides an exemption concerning collective bargaining agreements and the increase of salary, wages, or benefits starting on or after the first day of the terms of office of executive branch constitutional officers. Modifies defined terms. Effective immediately.