Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service starting July 1, 2025, reimbursement calculations and direct payment for services provided by facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act are the responsibility of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services instead of the Department of Human Services. Requires appropriations for the facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act to be shifted from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that nothing shall prohibit the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from paying more than the rates specified in the Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with the Department of Human Services to study and review the reimbursement calculations and direct payments for facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act and for facilities licensed under the MC/DD Act. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes changes to a provision concerning initial Department of Human Services investigations of a facility employee's alleged abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a recipient of mental health or developmental disability services. Expands the provision to include allegations of material obstruction of an investigation, physical abuse, sexual abuse, non-de minimis financial exploitation (such as financial exploitation totaling a cumulative value equal to or greater than $100), or egregious neglect. Adds provisions concerning Department investigations where a facility employee is the perpetrator of, at most, neglect, de minimis financial exploitation (such as financial exploitation totaling a cumulative value of less than $100), or mental abuse.
Amends the School Code. Provides that in the development of an individual education program (IEP) or Section 504 plan for a twice-exceptional child, if the child's ability or achievement indicates that the student would benefit from advanced academic programs, then those abilities or achievement levels shall be the primary focus of the child's IEP or Section 504 plan and be reflected in the individualized services, goals, and objectives for the child. Defines "twice-exceptional child". Effective immediately.
Creates the Appliance Standards Act. Directs the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt minimum efficiency standards for covered products. Provides for testing, certification, and labeling of covered products. Contains provisions concerning enforcement of the Act's requirements. Provides for administrative rulemaking by the Agency. Makes findings. Defines terms.
Maddy summaryThis bill (SB 1476) makes a technical correction to the Environmental Protection Act's short title section. It fixes a grammatical error in the citation format (changing "and and" to "and") that appears in Section 1 of the Act. The bill does not change any environmental regulations, policies, or affect any groups or individuals. It is purely a procedural update to the Act's official naming for clarity and consistency. No substantive policy changes are made.
Maddy summarySB 1478 makes a minor technical correction to the Illinois Insurance Code's short title section, fixing a duplicated "and" in the citation language. It does not change any insurance regulations or affect any specific groups or policies. This procedural bill solely updates how the code is formally referenced in legal documents. No substantive changes to insurance law or new requirements are introduced.
Maddy summarySB 1477 (HEALTH-TECH) is a technical amendment to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (405 ILCS 5/1-100). It corrects the official short title citation from "Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code" to "the 'Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code'." This change affects how the code is referenced in Illinois law but does not alter any substantive policies, requirements, or funding. The bill is purely procedural and has no direct impact on service providers, patients, or state programs.
Maddy summarySB 1479 makes a technical correction to the citation of the "Department of Human Services (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) Law" within Illinois' Civil Administrative Code. It updates Section 310-1 to clarify the law's official name, ensuring consistent reference in legal documents. This is a purely administrative change with no new policy provisions or impact on services, programs, or individuals. It does not affect any existing laws, funding, or responsibilities of the Department of Human Services. The bill is procedural and solely intended to correct a citation error in the code.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the first full week of May is designated as Compost Awareness Week to be observed throughout the State as a week to recognize and promote the importance of composting and the use of compost in growing healthier food, supporting healthier soils, and creating a more sustainable world, and shall include all relevant activities connected to the annual theme of International Compost Awareness Week.
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules and regulations for the establishment and continuation of narrowly tailored sheltered markets.