Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, each university must accept any academic credits from a student who transfers to the university from a senior military college or a military junior college.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a veteran with a surviving spouse was in the process of review to receive the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, but the veteran died before the exemption was approved, then the application process shall continue and any subsequent approval granted to the veteran shall carry over to the spouse as long as the spouse meets the requirements for carry over.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that, for State Fiscal Year 2020, the Department of Children and Family Services shall increase reimbursement rates payable to each private agency with a purchase of service contract or grant from the Department to an amount that equals the sum of all increases in general inflation during State Fiscal Years 2014 through 2018 as determined by the consumer price index-u published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, less any rate increases, previously provided by the Department. Sets forth the types of services eligible for the increased reimbursement rate, including, (i) residential services, (ii) specialized, adolescent, treatment, or other non-traditional or Home-of-Relative foster care services, and (iii) intact family services. Provides that beginning in State Fiscal Year 2020, and for every State fiscal year thereafter, the Department shall implement the rate reimbursement methodology outlined in a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code when calculating and determining the payment rates for private agencies that contract with the Department to provide specified services. Provides that, for State Fiscal Year 2021, and for every State fiscal year thereafter, foster parent rates and payment rates for other specified services shall be adjusted each year to an amount that equals any increase in general inflation as determined by the consumer price index-u. Effective immediately.
Amends the Citizen Privacy Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision of the State Universities Article that requires an employer to make an additional contribution to the System for certain salary increases greater than 3%, excludes salary increases resulting from overload work or a promotion if certain requirements are met. In a provision of the Downstate Teachers Article that requires an employer to make an additional contribution to the System for certain salary increases greater than 3%, excludes payments made to an individual who holds a professional educator license endorsed for any area of career and technical education or an educator license with stipulations endorsed for any area of career and technical education and excludes salary increases resulting from overload work or a promotion if certain requirements are met or resulting from duties as a coach or advisor for an extracurricular activity. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that if a change is made concerning regular meeting dates, times, or locations (currently, only change in dates), at least 10 days' notice of such change shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which such body functions. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that at least 10 days' notice of a change made in regular meeting dates, times, or locations may also be provided on the website of a public body in addition to providing notice in a newspaper, or in lieu of providing notice in a newspaper if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the public body functions.
