Amends the Article of the School Code concerning special charter districts. With respect to the election of a board of education in a special charter district having a population of over 35,000, provides that the nomination of a candidate for a member of the board of education shall be made by petitions signed by at least 50 voters or 10% of voters, whichever is less, residing in the school district (rather than signed in the aggregate by not less than 200 qualified voters residing in the school district). Amends the Article of the Code concerning school districts from 100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Provides that a board of education member shall be elected for a term of 4 years (rather than 5 years) and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and has qualified. Provides that the term of a board of education member commences after (i) the election authority has canvassed the votes and proclaimed the results and (ii) the member-elect has taken the oath of office (rather than on July 1). Specifies that a board of education shall have all of the rights, powers, and duties as are provided for other school boards under the School Boards Article of the Code. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that if the Governor declares a statewide disaster due to a public health emergency and issues an executive order regarding the same disaster that orders hospitals and health care facilities to cancel or suspend elective or nonemergent surgeries or procedures, then the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must conduct an audit on each managed care organization under contract with the Department to determine if the managed care organization has maintained a minimum medical loss ratio of 85% during the disaster period established by the gubernatorial disaster proclamation. Requires the audit to be conducted no later than 90 days after the expiration of the proclaimed disaster. Requires each managed care organization, upon request, to submit to the Department all relevant data and other information in a form and manner prescribed by the Department to assist the Department in carrying out its duties concerning the audit. Provides that the Department shall recoup any overpayment made to a managed care organization during the disaster period established by a gubernatorial disaster proclamation if, upon completion of an audit, the Department determines that the managed care organization failed to maintain the minimum medical loss ratio of 85% during the disaster period established by the gubernatorial disaster proclamation. Provides that nothing under the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter the terms of any contract between the Department and a managed care organization.
Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Removes language providing that, on and after July 1, 2012, the Department of Public Health shall reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter any methodologies authorized by the Act or the Illinois Public Aid Code to reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance with specified provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a specified person or entity who provides an acute exam to a sexual assault survivor under the Act who is uninsured or receives medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code shall receive reimbursement for each acute exam provided in the amount of $3,000 for acute exams provided to adult sexual assault survivors or to pediatric sexual assault survivors. Provides that the rates of reimbursement may be increased by the Department of Public Health. Provides that a sexual assault survivor with a nonprimary insurance policy may opt out of billing the sexual assault survivor's private insurance provider in a situation in which a concern for safety or confidentiality exists. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who may claim a qualifying student as a dependent is allowed a credit of up to $2,000 for qualified tuition and fee expenses paid by the taxpayer. Provides that the term qualifying student means a person who (i) is a resident of the State, (ii) is under the age of 24 at the close of the school year for which a credit is sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is sought, is a full-time student enrolled in a program at a qualifying college or university. Effective immediately.
Creates the Administration of Antibiotics to Food-Producing Animals Act. Provides that a medically important antibiotic may be administered to a food-producing animal only if prescribed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 who has visited the farm operation within the previous 6 months and only if deemed necessary for specified purposes. Provides that a producer may provide a medically important antibiotic to a food-producing animal only for the period necessary to accomplish the specified purposes. Provides that in that case, antibiotics should be used on the smallest number of animals and for the shortest time possible. Provides that a producer shall keep a record of specified information. Provides that provisions concerning the administration of antibiotics to food-producing animals take effect on January 1, 2023. Requires a producer that operates a large concentrated animal feeding operation to file an annual report containing specified information in a form and manner required by the Department of Agriculture by rule. Provides that, except for the identities of individual producers, all information reported to the Department under the Act shall be public record, to be made available online. Provides that the Department may take the actions necessary to prepare to implement the provisions of the Act in advance of the effective date of the other provisions of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General has the exclusive authority to enforce the Act, that each violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000, and that the Attorney General may seek an injunction to prevent a violation of the Act.
Amends the Parking Excise Tax Act. Provides that parking in a parking area owned by an exempt religious organization is exempt from the tax under the Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Act. Provides that the Act applies to carbon dioxide injections that commence on or after January 1, 2021. Provides that a storage operator may not operate a storage facility without a storage facility permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Includes provisions regarding: ownership and conveyance of pore space; ownership requirements; amalgamating property interests; mineral interests; title to carbon dioxide prior to certificate of completion; scope and remedy for claims of subsurface trespass; project completion and title transfer; enhanced recovery projects; Department powers and home rule; and restraint of trade. Limits home rule powers. Creates the Illinois Geologic Sequestration Special Fund. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
Amends the Messages Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 610/15 from Ch. 120, par. 467.15 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 5/225 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the maximum amount of the credit for instructional materials and supplies from $250 for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2023 to $300 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act. Allows the following individuals to bring an action against any health care provider, embryologist, or any other person involved in any stage of the treatment who knowingly or intentionally used the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's own human reproductive material, without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's or person's human reproductive material: a woman who gives birth to a child after receiving assisted reproductive treatment or any other artificial means used to cause pregnancy; the spouse of the woman; the surviving spouse of the woman; or a child born as a result of the treatment. Allows a donor of human reproductive material to bring an action against a health care provider who: treats a patient for infertility by using human reproductive material donated by the donor; and knows or reasonably should have known that the human reproductive material was used without the donor's consent or in a manner or to an extent other than that to which the donor consented. Provides that a plaintiff who prevails in an action under the Act is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and compensatory and punitive damages or liquidated damages of $50,000. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a criminal sexual assault if that person is a health care provider who knowingly or intentionally provides assisted reproductive treatment to a patient by using the health care provider's own spermatozoon or ovum, without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's spermatozoon or ovum. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for fertility fraud under the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act must be commenced within the later of 20 years after: the procedure was performed; the 18th birthday of the child; the person first discovers evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant through DNA analysis; the person first becomes aware of the existence of a record that provides evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant; or the defendant confesses to the offense.
Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that members of the General Assembly are prohibited from receiving and shall not receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost of living adjustment for terms commencing on or after January 1, 2023, unless otherwise approved by law. Effective immediately.