Sen. Lakesia Collins

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2022, a store may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to implement the amendatory Act's provisions. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/52.10 new Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/52.11 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the prohibition regarding polystyrene foam food service containers shall not apply to specified entities until one year after the amendatory Act's effective date. Removes language requiring the Agency to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Urges the State of Illinois to launch a pilot project to establish a transitional shelter village that will support the crisis housing and health needs of people currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

Creates the Relieve College Costs Pilot Program Act. Creates a pilot program for a 4-year degree pathway based on texts that served as the core foundational basis for western civilization and the Enlightenment, under which one public high school, one public community college, and one public university shall develop a competency-based baccalaureate degree program for a Fundamental Issues and Texts Humanities Degree. Includes as goals of the program: (1) preparing students with skills relating to critical thinking, problem solving, rational inquiry, and oral and written communication needed for employment or further graduate study; (2) using open educational resources if available; (3) using online course options if available to reduce costs; (4) identifying pathway courses to promote dual credit course enrollment in the participating high school; and (5) having a $20,000 maximum tuition rate for the entirety of the degree pathway. Contains provisions concerning a program director, the curriculum, open educational resources, reporting, and rulemaking. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning the panel created by the State Board of Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Board of Higher Education, requires the panel to seek and identify initiatives to support the use of foundational materials and original sources that reside in the public domain or open educational resource materials in support of the degree program (rather than only to seek and identify initiatives to support the use of open educational resource materials). Provides that the panel is dissolved on January 31, 2023. Provides that a public institution, at the request of its board of trustees, must highlight the courses that use low-cost digital or print options for students (rather than courses that may have a lost-cost option for print versions).

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that if a licensee has more than 800 persons at the licensed location at any time while hosting live music, the licensee shall ensure that it has opioid antagonists available at the premises and that there is a sufficient number of staff members on the premises who have been sufficiently trained on how to properly administer an opioid antagonist. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/388h new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Defines "music venue" as an indoor or outdoor location with a capacity of more than 800 persons used as a space to hold a live concert or musical performance. Provides that if a licensee operates as a music venue, the licensee shall ensure that, during its hours of operation as a music venue, it has opioid antagonists available at the premises and that there is a staff member on the premises who has been sufficiently trained on how to properly administer an opioid antagonist. Provides that a person who has been certified in the administration of opioid antagonists by a governmental or private entity, regardless of when the person received that certification, is deemed to be sufficiently trained. Provides an exemption from civil liability for the good faith administration or provision of an opioid antagonist. Amends the Casualty Insurance, Fidelity Bonds, and Surety Contracts Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer may not increase the amount of an insured's premium based on the insured's compliance with the amendatory Act. Effective June 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that any person who is sufficiently trained and in good faith (rather than any person who in good faith) administers or provides an opioid antagonist in accordance with the provisions, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in administering or providing the opioid antagonist, be liable for civil damages.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that a first-party claimant who has had a property and casualty claim denied in whole or in part and has obtained a payment in excess of the initial offer of the insurer shall be entitled to reimbursement of their reasonable costs incurred to substantiate the claim.

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall be established for each public small school, contract school, and military school within the school district. Provides that in each attendance center enrolling students in 7th or 8th grade, one full-time student member shall be appointed, although no attendance center shall have more than one student member. Requires a supermajority of 8 votes by the local school council to veto any action proposed or approved regarding certain schools placed on probation and intervention actions by the Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-8.4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall be established for each public small school within the school district. Provides that in each attendance center enrolling students in 7th or 8th grade, one full-time student member shall be appointed, although no attendance center shall have more than one student member. With respect to the appointment of teacher members to local schools councils by the Chicago Board of Education, requires the Board to make public the vetting process of teacher candidates. Allows any member of the school community to make an inquiry to the Board to determine if the Board may challenge a teacher's candidacy. Provides for binding elections (rather than non-binding, advisory polls) for the appointment of student members to local school councils. Allows the Board to establish criteria for students to be considered eligible to serve as a student member. Makes changes concerning limitations upon applicability and remediation and probation of attendance centers. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Requires the Chicago Board of Education to make public the vetting process of staff member candidates (rather than teacher candidates). Allows any member of the school community to inquire if the Board may challenge a staff member's (rather than a teacher's) candidacy; requires an inquiry to be made in writing in accordance with Board rules. Specifies that a local school council retains the right to reject or modify any school improvement plan or implementation thereof, as long as the rejection or modification of the school improvement plan or implementation thereof is consistent with State and federal requirements.

Creates the Emergency Solutions Grant Program Act. Provides that no landlord, mortgage company, rental property owner, or other vendor shall charge an administrative or processing fee on any application for housing submitted by an applicant for assistance provided under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (formerly the Emergency Shelter Grant Program) established under the federal Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense or a person with a disability, a prosecution for grooming may be commenced within 10 years after the discovery of such an offense by a person or agency having the legal duty to report the offense or in the absence of such discovery, within 10 years after the proper prosecuting officer becomes aware of the offense. In the definition provisions of the Sex Offenses Article of the Code, includes "sibling" in the definition of "family member" and includes in the definition of "unconscious of the nature of the act", incapable of resisting because the victim was asleep, unconscious, or surprised such that the victim could not give voluntary, intelligent, and knowing agreement to the sexual act. In the definition of "family member" deletes provision that if the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused must have resided in the household with the child continuously for at least 6 months. Provides that a person also commits grooming when he or she knowingly engages in a pattern of conduct that entices, persuades, induces, or coerces a child to engage or participate in criminal sexual activity or is for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim, the accused, or another. Increases the penalty for grooming from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony. Changes references in the Code from "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse images". Defines "pattern" and "sexual activity". Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim or witness who is under 18 years of age or an intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability (rather than a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability), involving the use of a facility dog in any criminal proceeding (rather than in a prosecution of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or any violent crime). Makes changes concerning the admissibility of evidence in prosecutions for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 4026/10 110 ILCS 57/5 225 ILCS 10/3.3 325 ILCS 5/4.5 325 ILCS 5/11.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2061.1 325 ILCS 15/3 from Ch. 23, par. 2083 325 ILCS 40/2 from Ch. 23, par. 2252 325 ILCS 47/10 705 ILCS 135/15-70 705 ILCS 405/3-40 725 ILCS 5/124B-10 725 ILCS 5/124B-100 725 ILCS 5/124B-420 725 ILCS 5/124B-500 725 ILCS 215/2 from Ch. 38, par. 1702 725 ILCS 215/3 from Ch. 38, par. 1703 730 ILCS 5/3-1-2 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-1-2 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-10 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 730 ILCS 5/5-8-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-4 730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.7 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-9-1.7 730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.8 730 ILCS 150/2 from Ch. 38, par. 222 740 ILCS 128/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, except: (1) changes the statute of limitations for grooming to provide that when the victim is under 17 years of age at the time of the offense or is a person with a disability, a prosecution for grooming may be commenced within 10 years after the victim or the person with a disability attains 17 years of age; (2) changes the name of the offenses of child sexual abuse material and aggravated child sexual abuse material to child sexual abuse material and aggravated child sexual abuse material; (3) retains the Class 4 felony penalty for grooming; (4) deletes references to criminal transmission of HIV in various statutes; (5) in the definitions provisions of the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012, provides that "family member" also means, if the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused who has resided in the household with the child continuously for at least 3 (rather than 6) months; (6) provides that a person also commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence or virtual presence, or both, of a child and with knowledge that a child or one whom he or she believes to be a child would view his or her acts, that person knowingly entices, coerces, or persuades a child to participate in the production of the recording or memorializing a sexual act of persons ages 18 or older; provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for a first offense; and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense, or if the person has been previously convicted of a sex offense; and (7) amends various Acts to change references to "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material".

Declares a commitment to ensuring access to quality health care for patients and healthcare consumers in Illinois, urges the Illinois Congressional delegation to support federal legislation to ensure all copays count, and urges the federal regulators to specifically clarify that all copays count in the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and tri-agency guidance.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxpayers of income producing property shall submit income and expense data annually to the chief county assessment officer on or before July 1 of each year. Provides that, in counties of fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county board may provide by ordinance or resolution that taxpayers of income-producing property shall submit income and expense data annually to the chief county assessment officer on or before March 31 of each year. Contains certain exceptions. Effective immediately.