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SR0232 - RECOGNIZES-JOHN PRICE, ED.D.
Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognizes Superintendent John Price, Ed.D., of North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 (North Chicago CUSD 187) on being named Lake County Superintendent of the Year by the Lake County Superintendents' Association. Thanks Dr. Price for his inspirational leadership and dedication to ensuring all students receive a great education while attending North Chicago CUSD 187 that prepares them for an even greater future.
STATUS
Passed
SB2632 - DNR-COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY
Doris Turner, Dale Fowler, Susan Rezin
Last updated about 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may lease land on property of which the Department has jurisdiction for the purpose of creating, operating, or maintaining a commercial solar energy system or a clean energy project. Provides that the lease shall be for a period not longer than 25 years. Provides that, if practical, the Department shall require that any land or property over which the Department has jurisdiction and that is used for the purpose of creating, operating, or maintaining a commercial solar energy system shall have implemented on it and maintained management practices that would qualify the land or property as a beneficial habitat under the Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "clean energy". Provides that the Department may provide for at least one electric vehicle charging station, as defined in the Electric Vehicle Act, at any State park or other real property that is owned by the Department where electrical service will reasonably permit. Provides that the Department is authorized to charge user fees for the use of an electric vehicle charging station. Amends the State Parks Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts certain expenditures by the Department of Natural Resources from the Code.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3892 - IHDA-DCEO-URBAN GARDENS
Sonya M. Harper, Will Guzzardi, Mary E. Flowers
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) may develop a program that provides incentives for the development of affordable housing projects that incorporate urban and suburban gardening programs. Provides that under the program, the University of Illinois shall be consulted regarding best practices in urban gardening and farming, including vertical gardening, aquaponics, and community gardening. Provides that an affordable housing project that incorporates an urban or suburban gardening program must provide any land, buildings, or tools necessary to develop and maintain the garden or farm. Provides that under the program, the Authority shall also coordinate and collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create distribution networks that link urban and suburban gardens with local businesses in order to facilitate the sale and distribution of locally-grown agricultural products and food stuffs to consumers residing within the local community. Provides that the Authority and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2539 - $ST BD ED-GRANT-LEARN 9
Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for a grant to LEARN 9 Waukegan for facility renovation. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0180 - RECOGNIZES-BEVERLY SUSSMAN
Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognizes Beverly Sussman on her retirement as President of the Village of Buffalo Grove. Thanks her for her dedication to the community. Wishes her the best in her future endeavors.
STATUS
Passed
SR0536 - MEMORIAL-WYONIA COLEMAN
Adriane Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of Wyonia Nix Coleman.
STATUS
Passed
SB2629 - OPEN SPACE-DISTRESSED LOC PROJ
Celina Villanueva, Doris Turner, Dale Fowler
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government that has submitted a distressed location project as defined by Department of Natural Resources rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 100% for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement projects on distressed location projects. Provides that no less than 10% of the amount appropriated under the Act in any fiscal year shall be made available as grants to distressed communities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2687 - HATE CRIME-WHITE SUPREMACY
Adriane Johnson, Javier Loera Cervantes, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, in addition to other elements of the offense, a person commits a hate crime when the person displays or causes to be displayed, on public or private property, a burning cross, a Nazi swastika, a noose, a Confederate flag, or any other known symbol of white supremacist or neo-Nazi beliefs with the intent to intimidate a person or group of persons or incite violence against a person or group of persons. Includes a severability provision.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR0049 - ADJOURN HOUSE & SENATE
Robyn Gabel, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 06, 2024 or to the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 06, 2024, or to the call of the President.
STATUS
Passed
SB2748 - DCFS-POLICE ASSISTANCE
Adriane Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In a provision concerning law enforcement assistance for child protective investigators when responding to a high-risk report of child abuse or neglect, provides that when assistance is not available from law enforcement with primary jurisdiction, law enforcement from any other police jurisdiction in Illinois may provide assistance to a child protection investigator.
STATUS
Introduced
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