Sen. Jason Plummer

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of Interstate 64 in Wayne County as the "Deputy Sean Riley Memorial Highway" to honor a law enforcement officer who died in the line of duty. The legislation officially names the road segment between mile posts 112 and 116 in memory of Deputy Sean Riley, who was killed on December 29, 2021. It directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to install signs and plaques at appropriate locations to mark this memorial designation. Copies of the resolution are also to be given to Deputy Riley's family and the Secretary of Transportation.

Maddy summaryThis bill officially names Illinois Route 40 as it passes through Casey the "Army Specialist Charles Lamb Memorial Highway" to honor a military service member. The legislation designates this specific stretch of road with a commemorative title, serving as a permanent tribute rather than changing how the road is operated or funded. A recent amendment to the bill updates the text to refer to the "US" instead of "Illinois," clarifying the context of the memorial. Once passed, the change appears on official maps and signage to recognize Specialist Lamb's service.

Designates the section of Illinois Route 38 in Wheaton between County Farm Road and Winfield Road as the "U.S. Army SSG Robert J. Miller Memorial Highway".

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of Illinois Route 133 in Oakland as the "Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth Memorial Highway" to honor a local resident who died in service. The legislation directly affects the community of Oakland and the Illinois Department of Transportation, which will be responsible for updating road signage. It is based on the life and sacrifice of Lieutenant Jared Southworth, a former National Guard member and Oakland native who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The bill does not change laws or funding but serves as a formal commemorative act to recognize his service and legacy.

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Removes language providing for the compensation of Clerks of the Circuit Court. Provides instead that the salary of a clerk of the circuit court elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be set as a percentage of the salary of Judges of the Circuit Court and shall be in the following amounts: in counties where the population is less than 14,000, 55%; in counties where the population is 14,001 to 30,000, 60%; in counties where the population is 30,001 to 60,000, 65%; in counties where the population is 60,001 to 100,000, 70%; in counties where the population is 100,001 to 200,000, 75%; in counties where the population is 200,001 to 300,000, 80%; in counties where the population is 300,001 to 3,000,000, 85%; and in counties where the population is over 3,000,000, 90%. Requires the State to furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk of the circuit court, and the county to furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Provides that if, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the salary of a clerk is greater than the percentage of the circuit judges salary in the provisions, that circuit clerk's salary shall not be reduced.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. Provides that the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined by rule by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of a State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, shall include a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. Provides that for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the amendatory Act.

Reaffirms a commitment to oversight and accountability in the management of the State's investments and urges the Illinois Office of the Treasurer to prioritize the well-being and prosperity of all residents above political, partisan, or ESG considerations in all investment decisions. Demands full transparency from the Illinois Office of the Treasurer regarding the rationale behind investment choices to ensure that they are based solely on sound financial principles and the best interests of the people of Illinois. Pledges to diligently investigate any instances where investment decisions appear to have been influenced by political motives and to take appropriate action to safeguard the integrity of the State's financial management practices.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Vehicle Use Tax Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the taxes under those Acts do not apply to a motor vehicle that is registered in the State to an Illinois resident who acquired the vehicle while the Illinois resident was stationed outside of this State as an active duty member of the military.

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for disqualification for licensure or suspension or revocation of a license, includes the sex offense of abuse by an educator or authority figure under the definition of "sex or other offense". Amends the Sex Offenses Article of Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits abuse by an educator or authority figure if that person holds a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to a student in a school, the student is at least 18 years of age, the person is at least 4 years older than the student, and the person either (1) commits an act of sexual conduct with the student or (2) commits an act of sexual penetration with the student. Provides that abuse by an educator or authority figure involving sexual conduct is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense or if there is more than one victim. Provides that abuse by an educator or authority figure involving sexual penetration is a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense or if there is more than one victim. Provides that consent of the victim is not a defense to abuse by an educator or authority figure.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, for a group policy of accident and health insurance providing coverage for more than 25 employees that provides pregnancy related benefits that is issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this State after the effective date of the amendatory Act, if a covered individual obtains, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a recommendation approving the covered individual to seek in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian tube transfer, or zygote intrafallopian tube transfer based on any of the following: the covered individual's medical, sexual, and reproductive history; the covered individual's age; physical findings; or diagnostic testing, then the procedure shall be covered without any other restrictions or requirements.