Sen. Dave Koehler

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. With regard to individualized education programs, provides that if a child's individualized education program team determines that the child does not require assistive technology services or devices, the team shall include a statement in the child's program that informs the child's parent or guardian of the decision and the basis for the decision. Effective immediately.

Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Provides that a specified pasteurization requirement shall not be applicable to milk produced, sold, and distributed (currently, to milk produced) in accordance with Department rules (removes language limiting the exemption to milk sold or distributed on the premises of the dairy farm). Effective immediately.

Amends the Student Optional Disclosure of Private Mental Health Act. Provides that an institution of higher learning may designate someone to act as a qualified examiner.

Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. Provides that accreditation is not required for facilities that place cathode ray tube (CRT) glass in storage cells for future retrieval in accordance with specified provisions of the Act. Provides that any organization that accredits facilities pursuant to this Section is prohibited from penalizing or taking other negative actions against any recycler, refurbisher, or collector of CEDs and EEDs based on the recycler's, refurbisher's, or collector's use of a facility that places CRT glass in storage cells for future retrieval in accordance with specified provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. In a provision concerning care coordination, provides that mandatory assignments into managed care organizations must not occur when 50% of persons eligible for selecting a managed care service are covered through an integrated care program until the Department of Healthcare and Family Services demonstrates that the net per-recipient cost paid by non-federal, State revenue sources in those contracts, adjusted for age and gender, is less than the non-federal, net State per-recipient cost in fee-for-service for fiscal year 2014 and the health outcome goals required in contracts have been achieved. Requires that all per-recipient cost calculations be performed between like eligibility categories. Excludes Hospital Assessment Program payments from these calculations. Requires the Department to annually calculate and publish on its website a report on the per-recipient cost calculations and certain other information.

Urges the Basel Action Network and the e-Stewards Leadership Council to approve the pending petition submitted by Kuusakoski Recycling and Peoria Disposal Company to allow the placement of treated CRT glass into a dedicated retrievable storage cell in a permitted disposal facility.

Mourns the death of James E. "Doc" Donlan.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision providing for the collection of an annual commercial distribution fee on vehicles of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2018.

Amends the State Treasurer Act. Creates the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Provides for the implementation of and requirements for the Program. Provides for the State Treasurer's duties under the Program. Provides that the State Treasurer may adopt any rules that may be necessary to implement the Program. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Defines terms.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conditions for basic maintenance grants of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled.