Sen. Ram Villivalam

Urges support for funding the physical infrastructure of early childhood education programs.

Amends the Public Accountability and Performance System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Declares April 2019 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Creates the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act. Provides that employers and labor organizations covered by the National Labor Relations Act may execute and apply agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment to the fullest extent authorized by the National Labor Relations Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State that employers, employees, and their labor organizations are free to bargain collectively. Provides that the authority to enact laws or rules that restrict the use of union security agreements between an employer and a labor organization vests exclusively with the General Assembly. Prohibits local governments from enforcing any such law or rule. Defines terms. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes a reference to federal law with respect to union security agreements from a reference relating to requiring membership in a union in conflict with state law to a reference relating to unfair labor practices in connection with membership in a union. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes provision making a violation of the Act by a local governmental official a Class A misdemeanor.

Amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Provides that every registered dealer, limited Canadian dealer, Internet portal, and investment adviser shall provide to the Secretary of State, upon request, such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and records as the Secretary of State may by rule prescribe, that it possesses and that it preserves for periods of longer than 3 years. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.2-11 815 ILCS 5/2.12b from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.2-12b 815 ILCS 5/3.5 new 815 ILCS 5/12 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 137.12 815 ILCS 5/2.10a rep. Adds provisions amending the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Removes the definition for "telephone solicitor". Makes changes to the definitions of "investment adviser" and "investment adviser representative". Provides that the Secretary of State has the authority to enforce the Act as it pertains to the offer, sale, or investment advice concerning covered securities under the Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to make a false or misleading statement during sworn testimony before the Secretary of State or the Illinois Securities Department within the Office of the Secretary. Effective July 1, 2019.

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Prohibits the sale or furnishing of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine products to a person under 21 years of age. Prohibits the purchase of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine products by a person under 21 years of age. Makes changes regarding definitions, age verification, penalties, possession, and other matters. Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2019. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Makes technical changes.

Creates the Medicaid Eligibility Determination and Renewal Reform Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (Department) to work with the Department of Human Services to achieve the following goals related to eligibility determinations and renewals under the Medical Assistance Program: (i) reduce procedural terminations so that no more than 10% of medical assistance beneficiaries who remain eligible for medical assistance experience any lapse in contemporaneous medical coverage; and (ii) use technology to lower administrative burdens and increase beneficiary continuity of coverage by providing real-time eligibility determination decisions for at least 75% of all medical assistance applicants, increasing automatic renewals for medical assistance beneficiaries, and offering an electronic means by which medical assistance beneficiaries can track and maintain their benefits. Provides that the goals must be meet by December 31, 2020. Requires the Department to submit Medicaid and CHIP State Plan amendments to implement express lane eligibility for all beneficiaries of medical assistance and benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Contains provisions concerning community-based enrollment and redetermination assistance; the creation of enhanced user permission; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department to reduce administrative burdens and minimize delay utilizing its income, residency, and identity verification system; and to utilize federal or State electronic data sources to obtain certain financial, employment, and residency information. Contains provisions concerning data matching; the waiver of residency verification requirements; rulemaking authority; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Joy Chemmachel.

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that if a child is placed for adoption, any relative who wishes to adopt the child, upon a written or oral motion to intervene, shall be made a party to the adoption proceeding. Provides that an intervening party may not exercise the right to a substitution of judge. Provides that if there is a grandparent who wishes to adopt, the court shall place the child with the grandparent unless the court makes an express finding based on clear and convincing evidence that placement with the grandparent would be harmful to the child's welfare. Provides that if no grandparent is available, the court shall place the child with another relative in the following order: an older sibling, an aunt or uncle, a cousin or cousins, or other relative. Provides that a relative may waive his or her right to adopt a child, and make the waiver conditional on the child being adopted by some other designated relative. Provides that if the designated relative fails to adopt the child, or the designative relative adopts the child and his or her parental rights to the child are subsequently terminated, then the rights waived may be reasserted. Provides that the court may enter an order requiring any relative who wishes to conditionally waive adoption rights to name the designated relative no less than 30 days after being made a party to the adoption proceeding.

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the transportation of ready-mixed concrete and aggregate materials shall be deemed to be employment upon public works. Includes additional trucking related activities within the scope of the Act. Includes in the calculation of the prevailing wage rate, rental costs for trucks and equipment provided by owner-operators. Defines terms. Effective immediately.