Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a student whose 22nd birthday occurs during the school year is eligible for special education services through the end of the school year (rather than being eligible for services only until the day before his or her 22nd birthday). Effective immediately.
Amends the Government Severance Pay Act. Provides that a contract containing a severance pay provision must include, among other requirements, a requirement that if a provision to transition into a different position is included in the contract, then the contract must include a provision that compensation may not exceed the annual compensation of the highest paid employee in the relevant department to which a person is transitioning. Specifies that the provisions are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. Modifies the definition of "severance pay". Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes the age limitation for coverage in provisions concerning coverage for epinephrine injectors. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021 (rather than January 1, 2020) shall provide coverage for medically necessary epinephrine injectors. Effective immediately.
Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that if a public higher education institution issues student identification cards to its students, the institution must provide contact information for certain suicide prevention and mental health resources on each student identification card. Provides that if an institution does not issue student identification cards to its students, the institution must publish the contact information on its website. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that no procurement contract for the construction, alteration, operation, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any mass transit facility, or equipment thereof, in excess of $1,000,000 shall be awarded to or executed with any vendor that receives support from a nonmarket economy country, as defined under specified federal law. Provides that nothing in the provisions is intended to contravene any existing treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or subsequent trade agreements entered into between any foreign countries and the State or the United States.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD Facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD Facilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect on the latter of the approval date of the State Plan Amendment for these facilities or the Waiver Amendment for the home and community-based services settings shall include an increase sufficient to provide a $0.26 per hour wage increase to the base wage for non-executive staff. Requires the Department to adopt emergency rules. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that emergency rules may be adopted to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-5.4 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new 5 ILCS 100/5-46.3 rep. 20 ILCS 3960/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1153 20 ILCS 3960/8.7 30 ILCS 105/6z-81 210 ILCS 50/32.5 305 ILCS 5/5-5.05c new 305 ILCS 5/5-5e.1 305 ILCS 5/5A-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2 305 ILCS 5/5A-4 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-4 305 ILCS 5/5A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-8 305 ILCS 5/5A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-10 305 ILCS 5/5A-12.7 new 305 ILCS 5/5A-12.8 new 305 ILCS 5/5A-13 305 ILCS 5/5A-14 305 ILCS 5/5A-17 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.105 305 ILCS 5/14-12 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends the time period that a hospital can qualify as a safety-net hospital. Makes changes to provisions concerning annual assessments on inpatient services for hospital providers for the period of July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 and calendar years 2021 and 2022 (rather than for State fiscal years 2021 through 2024). Provides that should the change in the assessment methodology for fiscal years 2021 through December 31, 2022 not be approved on or before June 30, 2020, the assessment in effect for fiscal year 2020 shall remain in place until the new assessment is approved. Provides that if the assessment methodology for July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, is approved on or after July 1, 2020, it shall be retroactive to July 1, 2020, subject to federal approval and provided that certain hospital access payments authorized under the Code have the same effective date as the new assessment methodology. Contains provisions concerning an Assessment Adjustment for hospital providers beginning July 1, 2020. Provides that the Hospital Provider Fund shall make certain transfers to designated funds during State fiscal years 2021 and 2022. Contain provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make hospital access payments to hospitals or to require capitated managed care organizations to make such payments for hospital services rendered on and after July 1, 2020. Provides that such hospital access payments are not due and payable until (1) certain payment methodologies are approved by the federal government in an appropriate State Plan amendment or directed payment preprint; and (2) a specified assessment is determined to be a permissible tax under the Social Security Act. Contains provisions concerning graduation medical education payments, Medicaid indirect medical education payments, and Medicaid Intern Resident Cost calculations for hospitals. Provides that critical access hospitals, safety-net hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, freestanding psychiatric hospitals, freestanding rehabilitation hospitals, and general acute care hospitals shall receive annual fee-for-service supplemental payments to be paid in 12 equal installments. Provides that certain hospitals shall receive Alzheimer's treatment access payments. Requires the Department to require managed care organizations to make directed payments and pass-through payments each calendar year. Provides that for the purpose of allocating funds included in capitation payments to managed care organizations, Illinois hospitals shall be divided into specified classes. Provides that beginning July 1, 2020, the Department shall issue payments to managed care organizations which shall be used to issue directed payments to qualified Illinois safety-net hospitals and critical access hospitals on a monthly basis. Contains provisions concerning quarterly inpatient per unit add-ons; quarterly inpatient directed payments; and quarterly outpatient per unit add-ons for specified hospitals. Sets forth specified amounts to be allocated to specified hospital class directed payment pools for the quarterly development of a uniform per unit add-on for the period July 1, 2020 through December 2020. Requires the Department to direct managed care organizations to make certain payments to general acute care hospitals, high Medicaid hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, and other specified hospitals based on each hospital's claims data for the relevant determination quarter. Requires the Department to submit certain reports to the General Assembly beginning February 1, 2022. Extends the repeal date of certain assessments and disbursements to December 31, 2022 (rather than July 1, 2020). Changes the name of the hospital transformation program to the hospital and health care transformation program. Provides that during State Fiscal Years 2021 through 2023, the hospital and health care transformation program shall be supported by an annual transformation funding pool of at least $150,000,000 to be allocated during the specified fiscal years for the purpose of facilitating hospital and health care transformation. Contains provisions concerning other matters. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department of Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority for changes made to the Illinois Public Aid Code by the amendatory Act. Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that an application to close a health care facility shall only be deemed complete if it includes evidence that the health care facility provided written notice at least 30 days prior to filing the application of its intent to do so to the municipality in which it is located, the State Representative and State Senator of the district in which the health care facility is located, the State Board, the Director of Public Health, and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center (FEC) license to a facility if the Department of Healthcare and Family Services has approved the conversion to an FEC (rather than certified the conversion to an FEC was approved by the Hospital Transformation Review Committee) as a project subject to the hospital's transformation in accordance with a specified provision under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.
Creates the Right to Shop Act. Requires a carrier offering a health plan to develop and implement a program that provides incentives for enrollees in a health plan who elect to receive a comparable health care service from a provider that collects less than the average in-network allowed amount paid by that carrier to a network provider for that comparable health care service. Provides how incentives may be calculated, distributed, and offered. Requires the carrier to file a description of the health care service incentive program with the Department of Insurance. Requires a carrier to establish an interactive mechanism on its website to enable an enrollee to request the estimated amount the carrier would pay to a network provider for a comparable health care service. Requires the Director of Central Management Services to conduct an analysis on the cost effectiveness of implementing an incentive-based program for current enrollees and retirees of the State group health benefits plan. Requires a program found to be cost effective to be implemented as part of the next open enrollment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Creates the ADA Compliance Commission to establish best practices for a person, entity, unit of local government, or the State to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Provides that the Commission shall have 9 members appointed to serve 3-year terms by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in performing their duties. Requires the Commission to review any plan or design submitted by a person, entity, unit of local government, or the State for accommodations, housing, public venues, parks, transit, or any other location requiring ADA-compliant access and to provide insight, recommendations, and suggestions on ADA compliance issues. Specifies a civil penalty the Commission may impose upon persons or entities who do not comply with the ADA. Requires the Capital Development Board to provide administrative and other support to the Commission. Provides that any moneys collected under the amendatory provisions shall be deposited into the Capital Development Fund to be used by the Capital Development Board for the purposes of administering and supporting the Commission. Provides that compliance with the insight, recommendations, suggestions, or best practices guide provided by the Commission is an affirmative defense for a person or entity charged in a State court with noncompliance with the ADA. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2021.
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2019, a direct contractor making or taking a contract in the State for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work shall assume, and is liable for, any debt owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor included in the subject of the contract between the direct contractor and the owner. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides authorization for third parties owed fringe or other benefits or a joint labor-management cooperation committee to bring a civil action to enforce liability against a direct contractor. Provides exemptions for work done by an employee of the State or any political subdivision of the State. Provides requirements and guidelines for notice, awards, filing, and records retention. Provides that the new provisions are severable, and that the obligations and remedies provided are in addition to any obligations and remedies otherwise provided by law. Provides that nothing the Section shall alter specified obligations and penalties set forth in the State Prompt Payment Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Keep Internet Devices Safe Act. Includes a statement of legislative intent and defines terms. Provides that no private entity may turn on or enable, cause to be turned on or enabled, or otherwise use a digital device's microphone to listen for or collect information, including spoken words or other audible or inaudible sounds, unless a user first agrees to a written policy meeting specified criteria. Provides that a private entity that collects, stores, or transmits any information collected through a digital device's microphone concerning an Illinois resident shall implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect such information from unauthorized access, acquisition, destruction, use, modification, and disclosure. Adds provisions governing waiver, applicability, and exceptions. Provides that a violation of the Keep Internet Devices Safe Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and makes a corresponding change in that Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 815 ILCS 505/2Z Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates a Keep the Internet Devices Safe Act that is different from the introduced bill. Removes legislative findings and intent. Provides that a "digital device" is an Internet-connected device that contains a microphone. Provides that no private entity may turn on or enable a digital device's microphone unless the registered owner or person (instead of user of the device) configuring the device is provided certain notices in a consumer agreement (instead of a written policy). Provides that a manufacturer of a digital device that does not cause to be turned on or otherwise use a digital device's microphone is not subject to the restrictions on the use of a digital device's microphone. Deletes provisions regarding violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the exclusive authority to enforce the Act is vested in the Attorney General.
