Sen. John Curran

Amends the School Code. With regard to State assessments, provides that the State Board of Education shall develop a process for the State's final accountability assessment that allows a school district to apply to the State Board to utilize the nationally recognized and locally selected assessment option of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Requires that the State Board adopt technical criteria under specified federal law and rule to evaluate the proposed assessment. Provides that a nationally recognized and locally selected assessment adopted by another state that meets certain requirements under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and that demonstrates, through a third-party study, alignment to the Illinois Learning Standards is deemed to meet the State Board's technical criteria and shall be approved by the State Board. Requires the State Board to reimburse a school district for costs associated with the administration of the nationally recognized and locally selected assessment option of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may expend no more than 75% of the amounts collected from the municipal hotel operators' occupation tax and municipal hotel use tax for the municipality's pension and infrastructure costs.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a nongovernmental entity may sponsor a used tire collection program if the nongovernmental entity follows all State laws and Environmental Protection Agency rules regarding used tire collection. Requires the Agency to set up drop-off locations throughout the State for used tire collection programs. Effective January 1, 2021.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Amends the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Provides that 3 members of the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be members of a law enforcement organization representing law enforcement officers in a county of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants (instead of "3 members of the public who are not attorneys and who are not officers or employees of the Judicial Branch").

Amends the Bicycles Article under the Rules of the Road Chapter of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person riding a bicycle upon a roadway in the State may treat: a stop sign as a yield sign; and a red light as a stop sign.

Amends the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Beginning January 1, 2022, prohibits the sale or manufacture for sale in this State of garden hoses that are not lead free. Effective immediately.

Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. Provides that the term of a provisional license for a home health agency is 240 (rather than 120) days. Provides that the fee for each single home health agency license shall be set by rule by the Department of Public Health (rather than the fee for each license or any renewal being $25). Effective January 1, 2021.

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 Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning zoning and special uses.