Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that, subject to the provisions of the Public Contract Fraud Act, the State Treasurer is authorized during fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to purchase real property located in the City of Springfield, Illinois which the State Treasurer deems necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties vested in him or her. Provides that, subject to provisions of the Treasurer's Procurement Rules, the State Treasurer may enter into contracts relating to construction, reconstruction, or renovation projects for any such buildings or lands acquired under this Act, and the State Treasurer may equip, lease, operate, and maintain those grounds, buildings, and facilities as may be appropriate to carry out the State Treasurer's statutory purposes and duties. Provides that the State Treasurer may enter into agreements with any person with respect to the use and occupancy of the grounds, buildings, and facilities of the State Treasurer, including concession, license, and lease agreements on terms and conditions as the State Treasurer determines and in accordance with the procurement processes for the Office of the State Treasurer, which shall be substantially in accordance with the requirements of Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that exercise of the authority vested by this Act is subject to the appropriation of the necessary funds. Amends the State Finance Act. Expands the use of moneys in the State Pension Fund to include the acquisition of land and buildings in State fiscal year 2019 and 2020 for use by the Office of the State Treasurer, as well as construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance, in accordance with the provisions of laws relating thereto, of such lands and buildings beginning in State fiscal year 2019 and thereafter. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the State Treasurer is authorized to acquire (currently, purchase) real property located in Springfield, Illinois. Provides that real property acquired by the State Treasurer under specified provisions may be acquired subject to any third party interests in the property that do not prevent the State Treasurer from exercising the intended beneficial use of such property. Removes provisions concerning the form in which property may be acquired by the State Treasurer. Removes provisions concerning a leaseback of property. Modifies the term "operational expenses of the Office of the State Treasurer".
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Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes a provision concerning a reduction in a specified contribution for certain members who retire before July 1, 1998. Repeals obsolete provisions concerning early retirement incentives. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/17-119.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Removes changes made to provisions concerning an optional increase in retirement annuity. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/17-116.1 rep. 40 ILCS 5/17-116.3 rep. 40 ILCS 5/17-116.4 rep. 40 ILCS 5/17-116.5 rep. 40 ILCS 5/17-116.6 rep. Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/7-139 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-139 30 ILCS 805/8.43 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if an employee was in the service of more than one employer described in provisions concerning certain educational employers, then the sick leave days from all such employers, except for employers from which the employee terminated service before the effective date of the amendatory Act, shall be credited, as long as the creditable service attributed to those sick leave days does not exceed 12 months. Corrects a cross-reference. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Removes the list of mandated reports under the Act and instead lists several categories of professionals required to report suspected child abuse and neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services, including: (1) medical personnel; (2) social services and mental health personnel; and (3) crisis intervention personnel. Provides that when 2 or more persons who work within the same workplace and are required to report under the Act share a reasonable cause to believe that a child may be an abused or neglected child, a single report may be made by a designated reporter. Provides that nothing in the Act requires a child to come before the mandated reporter in order for the reporter to make a report of suspected child abuse or child neglect. Provides that persons required to report under the Act must complete mandated reporter training provided through or approved by the Department and that the training must be completed within a specified timeframe. Requires the Department to adopt rules by January 1, 2020 on its process for approving mandated reporter training. Provides that, by January 1, 2021, continuing education requirements for persons licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must include mandated reporter training. Requires the Department, by January 1, 2020, to adopt rules and procedures for educating members of the public about their right to report child abuse or neglect. Requires the Department to seek assistance from businesses and organizations on raising awareness about child abuse and child neglect and the Department's statewide toll-free child abuse hotline. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Organizes the list of mandated reporters under the Act into the following categories of professionals: (i) medical personnel; (ii) social services and mental health personnel; (iii) crisis intervention personnel; (iv) education personnel; (v) recreation or athletic program or facility personnel; (vi) child care personnel; (vii) law enforcement personnel; (viii) funeral home directors; (ix) clergy members; and (x) physicians and other specified medical personnel who provide abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives. Provides that when 2 or more persons who work within the same workplace and are required to report under the Act share a reasonable cause to believe that a child may be an abused or neglected child, a single report may be made by a designated reporter. Provides that nothing in the Act requires a child to come before the mandated reporter in order for the reporter to make a report of suspected child abuse or child neglect. Provides that persons required to report under the Act must complete mandated reporter training within 3 months of their date of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter, and at least every 3 years thereafter. Provides that the trainings shall be in-person or web-based, and shall include, at a minimum, information on certain topics, including: (a) indicators for recognizing child abuse and child neglect, as defined under the Act; and (b) responding to a child in a trauma-informed manner. Provides that the mandated reporter training shall be provided through the Department of Children and Family Services, through an entity authorized to provide continuing education for professionals licensed through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the State Board of Education, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or the Department of State Police, or through an organization approved by the Department to provide mandated reporter training. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to make available a free web-based training for reporters. Requires each mandated reporter to report to his or her employer and, when applicable, to his or her licensing or certification board that he or she received the mandated reporter training. Provides that beginning January 1, 2021, if a mandated reporter receives licensure from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the State Board of Education, and his or her profession has continuing education requirements, the training mandated under the Act shall count toward meeting the licensee's required continuing education hours. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop culturally sensitive materials on child abuse and child neglect, the statewide toll-free telephone number established under the Act, and the process for reporting any reasonable suspicion of child abuse or child neglect. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1, but with the following changes: Provides that educational personnel required to report under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act must do so only to the extent required under a specified provision of the Act (rather than only to the extent required in accordance with other provisions expressly concerning the duty of school board members to report suspected child abuse). Provides that when 2 or more persons who work within the same workplace and are required to report under the Act share a reasonable cause to believe that a child may be an abused or neglected child, one of those reporters may be designated to make a single report (rather than a single report may be made by a designated reporter). In a provision requiring mandated reporters to complete reporter training within 3 months of their date of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter, provides that the 3-month requirement may be extended to 6 months pursuant to any other applicable State law that governs training requirements for a specific profession. Requires certain medical personnel who work with children in their professional or official capacity to complete mandated reporter training at least every 6 years. Requires such medical personnel to attest at each time of licensure renewal on their renewal form that they understand they are a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect, that they are aware of the process for making a report, that they know how to respond to a child in a trauma-informed manner, and that they are aware of the role of child protective services and the role of a reporter after a call has been made. Requires medical personnel who do not work with children in their professional or official capacity to make similar affirmations in lieu of repeated training. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 705/7 from Ch. 85, par. 507 Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers at all certified police training schools shall include a block of instruction addressing the mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that minimum in-service training requirements, which a police officer must complete every 3 years, shall include training on reporting child abuse and neglect. Further amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that persons required to report under the Act must complete an initial mandated reporter training (rather than must complete mandated reporter training) within 3 months of their date of engagement in a professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter, or within the time frame of any other applicable State law that governs training requirements for a specific profession, and at least every 3 years thereafter. Provides that the initial requirement (rather than the initial 3-month requirement) only applies to the first time they engage in their professional or official capacity (rather than only applies to the first time they engage in their professional or official capacity and may be extended to 6 months pursuant to any other applicable State law that governs training requirements for a specific profession).
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning bond. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 15 ILCS 505/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 3475/15 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act. Provides that the terms of the mutual cooperation between the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ("Agency") and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation ("Foundation") shall be set forth in a memorandum of understanding. Provides that the memorandum of understanding will include, at a minimum: (a) authorization for the Foundation to operate food service, catering service, and retail activities at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum with the net proceeds being made available to the Agency; (b) disclosure by the Foundation of specified financial information and tax returns to the Agency; and (c) creation of a working group composed of 3 members of the Agency Board and 3 members of the Foundation Board, together with the State Historian. Provides that the working group shall collaborate to advance the interests of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and shall develop an official mission statement for the Library and Museum to align and guide the efforts of both the Agency and the Foundation. Provides that the State Historian shall serve as chair. Effective immediately.
Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning powers and duties under the Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 616/20 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 5 ILCS 375/6.11 215 ILCS 5/Art. XXXIIB heading new 215 ILCS 5/513b1 new 215 ILCS 5/513b2 new 215 ILCS 5/513b3 new 215 ILCS 5/513b4 new 215 ILCS 5/513b5 new 215 ILCS 5/513b6 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 134/30 215 ILCS 134/65 225 ILCS 85/42 new 305 ILCS 5/5-36 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a contract between a health insurer and a pharmacy benefit manager must:(1) require the pharmacy benefit manager to update maximum allowable cost pricing information and maintain a process that will eliminate drugs from maximum allowable cost lists or modify drug prices to remain consistent with changes in pricing data; (2) prohibit the pharmacy benefit manager from limiting a pharmacist's ability to disclose the availability of a more affordable alternative drug; and (3) prohibit the pharmacy benefit manager from requiring an insured to make a payment for a prescription drug in an amount that exceeds the lesser of the applicable cost-sharing amount or the retail price of the drug. Contains provisions concerning the inclusion of prescription drugs on a maximum allowable cost list, State licensing requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, and other matters. Makes conforming changes to other Acts. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that a health care plan shall apply any third-party payments for prescription drugs. Makes changes to provisions concerning the denial of coverage for emergency services. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may enter into a contract with any third party on a fee-for-service reimbursement model for the purpose of administering pharmacy benefits. Requires the Department to ensure coordination of care between the third-party administrator and managed care organizations as a consideration in any contracts established. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt from disclosure certain information pharmacy benefits managers are required to provide under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Contains a severability provision. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 134/65 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7 215 ILCS 134/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1, but with the following changes: Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In a provision concerning contracts between health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, provides that such contracts must require pharmacy benefit managers to: (1) update maximum allowable cost pricing information at least every 7 calendar days; (2) provide access to its maximum allowable cost list to each pharmacy or pharmacy services administrative organization, as defined, subject to the maximum allowable cost list; (4) provide a process by which a contracted pharmacy can appeal the provider's reimbursement for a drug subject to maximum allowable cost pricing; and other matters. Regarding a drug on the maximum allowable cost list, requires pharmacy benefits managers to ensure that: (i) if a drug is a generically equivalent drug, it is listed as therapeutically equivalent and pharmaceutically equivalent to certain rating standards; (ii) the drug is available for purchase by each pharmacy in the State from national or regional wholesalers operating in Illinois; and (ii) the drug is not obsolete (rather than requiring a drug to have at least 3 or more nationally available, therapeutically equivalent, multiple source generic drugs with a significant cost difference and be available for purchase without limitations by all pharmacies in the State from national or regional wholesalers). Permits the Director of Insurance to examine a pharmacy benefit manager's designee, representative, or other specified persons (rather than any individual) about the business of the pharmacy benefit manager. Contains provisions concerning the denial of a pharmacy benefits manager's registration application or the suspension or revocation of a pharmacy benefits manager's registration. Defines terms. Further amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to the definition of "emergency medical condition". Removes changes made to a provision concerning the denial of coverage and payment for emergency services provided without prior authorization or an approved plan. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to certain reporting requirements imposed on the Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to make certain disclosures to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services upon request. Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to make certain written disclosures to a pharmacy provider or pharmacy services administrative organization. Defines "pharmacy services administrative organization." Requires the Department to adopt rules establishing reasonable dispensing fees for fee-for-service payments in accordance with guidance or guidelines from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-100 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-117.2 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.2 625 ILCS 5/3-308 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-308 625 ILCS 5/5-301 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-301 625 ILCS 5/5-803 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person licensed as an automotive parts recycler is subject to junk vehicle notification requirements. Provides that an application for licensure as an automotive parts recycler, scrap processor, repairer, or rebuilder will require a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System number and a statement of compliance if applicable. Provides that the Secretary of State shall inspect any vehicle that is 3 (rather than the previous 8) model years of age or newer for which an application for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle is submitted. Provides that the Secretary shall authorize an individual having been consecutively licensed as an automotive parts recycler and a rebuilder for a minimum of 5 years to carry out and implement the inspection of rebuilt vehicles. Provides that no person shall engage in the act of dismantling, crushing, or altering a vehicle into another form using machinery or equipment unless licensed to do so and only from the fixed location identified on the license issued by the Secretary of State. Authorizes Secretary of State police investigators to issue administrative citations to certain entities for, among other things, operating without a license. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-117.2 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.2 625 ILCS 5/3-308 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-308 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1, and deletes language providing that: (1) a person licensed as an automotive parts recycler is subject to junk vehicle notification requirements; and (2) the Secretary shall authorize an individual having been consecutively licensed as an automotive parts recycler and a rebuilder for a minimum of 5 years to carry out and implement the inspection of rebuilt vehicles. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/1-154.7 625 ILCS 5/5-302 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-302 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person in the State shall sell at auction a salvage vehicle to a nonresident individual or business licensed in the United States unless the nonresident, in addition to being licensed in another state or jurisdiction, provides a resale tax certificate, if applicable, and one of the following: a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) number, federal employer identification number, or government-issued driver's license or passport. Provides that a person in the State shall not sell at auction a salvage vehicle to an out-of-country buyer, unless if the nonresident is licensed in a jurisdiction that is not a state, then the nonresident shall provide to the seller the number of the nonresident's license issued by that jurisdiction and a copy of the nonresident's passport or the passport of an owner or officer of the nonresident entity or a copy of another form of government-issued identification from the nonresident or an owner or officer of the nonresident entity. Provides that an out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer who provides an address outside of the United States shall receive a salvage certificate stamped by the seller with the designation of "For Export Only" at the point of sale for each salvage vehicle purchased and the NMVTIS record shall be designated "EXPORT".
Amends the School Code. Provides that in fixing the salaries of teachers, a school board shall pay those who serve on a full-time basis a rate not less than (i) $32,076 for the 2020-2021 school year, (ii) $34,576 for the 2021-2022 school year, (iii) $37,076 for the 2022-2023 school year, and (iv) $40,000 for the 2023-2024 school year. Provides that the minimum salary rate for each school year thereafter, subject to review by the General Assembly, shall equal the minimum salary rate for the previous school year increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United States Department of Labor for the previous school year. Fiscal Note (State Board of Education) HB 2078 is estimated to increase the Regionalized Adequacy Target for school districts in the Evidence-Based Funding calculations by approximately 0.5%, at minimum, in the first year based on fiscal year 2019 Evidence-Based funding calculations. HB 2078 will increase the funding gap to adequacy. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does create a State mandate. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change: provides that, on or before January 31, 2020, the Professional Review Panel must submit a report to the General Assembly on how State funds and funds distributed under the evidence-based funding formula may aid the financial effects of the changes made by the amendatory Act.
Creates the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide a nonpartisan peer-led civics program throughout the correctional institutions of the State to teach civics to soon-to-be released citizens who will be re-entering society. Provides for the curriculum and eligibility for the program. Provides that the program shall be taught by peer educators who are citizens incarcerated in the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice facilities and specially trained by experienced peer educators and established nonpartisan civic organizations. Provides that the nonpartisan civic organizations shall provide adequate training to peer educators on matters including, but not limited to, voting rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of voter registration, election, and democratic processes, and shall provide periodic updates to program content and to peer educators. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules to carry out the Act within 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Provides that the funding for the voting rights and registration peer education program shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Contains provisions regarding funding for the program. Effective January 1, 2020. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the civic education program must be offered by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice to prisoners scheduled to be discharged within 12 months (rather than 6 months). Provides that established nonpartisan civic organizations may be assisted by area political science or civics educators at colleges, universities, and high schools and by nonpartisan organizations providing re-entry services. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice should aim to include the peer reeducation workshop in conjunction with other pre-release procedures and movements. Adds references to "or superintendents" wherever "wardens" appear in the engrossed bill.
Amends the State Comptroller Act. Creates the Illinois Bank On Initiative to increase the use of Certified Financial Products and reduce reliance on alternative financial products. Provides that the Illinois Bank On Initiative shall be administered by the Comptroller, and the Comptroller shall be responsible for specified ongoing activities of the Initiative. Creates the Illinois Bank On Initiative Commission and provides for membership of the Commission. Provides for requirements and duties of the Commission. Requires the Comptroller and the Commission to annually prepare and make available on the Controller's website a report concerning the progress of the Illinois Bank On Initiative. Provides that the Comptroller may adopt rules necessary to implement provisions concerning the Illinois Bank On Initiative and Commission. Defines terms. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Modifies the membership requirements of the Illinois Bank On Initiative Commission. Modifies the definition of "Certified Financial Product" and defines "financial institution".
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Replaces "employee class" and related terms with "representative of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act". House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 705/8.02 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 802 225 ILCS 705/8.03 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 803 Amends the Coal Mining Act. Provides that, of the 4 officers appointed by the Governor to the Miners' Examining Board, 2 must be from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act. Removes the requirement that a member of the Miners' Examining Board must have been engaged in coal mining in the State continuously for 12 months preceding his appointment. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that members of the State Mining Board appointed from the employing class must hold a certificate of competency as an Illinois mine examiner or Illinois mine manager rather than as a mine examiner or mine manager. Provides that members of the Board chosen from a labor organization must be chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 705/8.02 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 802 225 ILCS 705/8.03 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 803 Amends the Coal Mining Act. Provides that, of the 4 officers appointed by the Governor to the Miners' Examining Board, 2 must be from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act representing coal miners. Removes the requirement that a member of the Miners' Examining Board must have been engaged in coal mining in the State continuously for 12 months preceding his appointment. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that members of the State Mining Board appointed from the employing class must hold a certificate of competency as an Illinois mine examiner or Illinois mine manager rather than as a mine examiner or mine manager. Provides that members of the Board chosen from a labor organization must be chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill and further provides that a panel of Commissioners under the Workers' Compensation Act include a representative of a recognized labor organization or an attorney who has represented labor organizations or has represented employees in workers compensation cases (instead of only a representative of a recognized labor organization). Makes an identical change with respect to the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board, the Workers' Compensation Advisory Board, and three-member panels of the Workers' Compensation Commission. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 305/13 from Ch. 48, par. 138.13 Provides that the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission shall include 3 members who are from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act or are attorneys who have represented labor organizations or have represented employees in workers' compensation cases (rather than the 3 members being representative citizens of the class of employees covered under the Act).