Sen. John J. Cullerton

Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings of the General Assembly.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for its FY 18 ordinary and contingent expenses.

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Provides that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall require all pharmaceutical manufacturers that have contracts with the University of Illinois Hospital to submit an annual report to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, by April 15, 2019 and every April 15 thereafter, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and actual spending for women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Provides that the goals shall be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity submitting the report. Provides that the annual report must contain specified information. Provides that beginning April 15, 2019, no contract, oral or written, shall be awarded by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to a pharmaceutical manufacturer without first requiring the pharmaceutical manufacturer to make specified disclosures. Defines "pharmaceutical manufacturer" and "prescription drug". Provides that the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board shall publish each annual report on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5 years. Effective January 1, 2019.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires all local exchange telecommunications carriers with at least 35,000 subscriber access lines, any person or entity providing cable service or video service, and any wireless telephone carrier and internet service provider serving Illinois residents to submit an annual report concerning procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning expenses of conducting a primary election.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning referenda on retail sales of alcoholic liquor.

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Adds provision concerning prescription drug price increases. Requires manufacturers of prescription drugs to notify State purchasers, health insurers, health care service plan providers, and pharmacy benefit managers of specified increases in drug prices at least 30 days before such increase and the cost of specified new prescription drugs 3 days before the commercial availability of a new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or within 3 days after approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration if the new drug will be made commercially available within 3 days of such approval. Provides that within 30 days after such notifications, prescription drug manufacturers shall report specified information to the Department of Public Health and requires the Department to publish such information on its website. Provides that failure to report such information to specified entities shall result in a specified administrative penalty. Provides that the Department may adopt rules and issue guidance to implement these provisions and shall be responsible for enforcing these provisions. Contains provisions concerning the confidentiality of pricing information. Repeals provisions concerning prescription drug price increases on January 1, 2022. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Requires that applications for certification, registration, and licensure must contain specific language that states that the applicant is not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest and prohibits entities authorized to grant professional licenses, certifications, and registrations from asking if an applicant has had records sealed or expunged. Provides that certain sealed or impounded felony records shall not be disseminated in connection with an application for a professional or business license, registration, or certification, except specified health care worker licenses. Amends various professional licensing Acts with the following changes: Provides that the licensing agency must find that a license applicant has not committed certain acts or has been sufficiently rehabilitated to approve the application. Provides that the licensing agency shall not require applicants to report certain criminal history information and the licensing agency shall not consider the information. Requires the licensing agency to consider certain mitigating factors and evidence of rehabilitation for license applicants. Requires the licensing agency, upon denial of a license, to provide the applicant certain information concerning the denial. Provides that on May 1 of each year, the licensing agency shall prepare, publicly announce, and publish certain statistical information. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2018.