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HR0091 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Mary E. Flowers, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Declare's March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.
STATUS
Passed
HR0497 - NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Harry Benton, Emanuel Welch, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated about 1 year ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes the week of November 13-19, 2023 as National Apprenticeship Week.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1208 - CLAIMS CT-LINE OF DUTY AWARDS
Dave Vella, Harry Benton, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4224 - LIBRARY-BOND PERCENTAGE
Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4749 - HIGHER ED-TRANSFER-FEE WAIVER
Barbara Hernandez, Travis Weaver
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall waive any admissions application fee for a student transferring from a public community college in this State if the transferring student is enrolled in the last semester of a degree program and is on schedule to graduate with a degree. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4782 - EXOTIC WEEDS-PERMITS
Barbara Hernandez, Daniel Didech, Travis Weaver
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Illinois Exotic Weeds Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall determine the plants that are exotic weeds for the purposes of the Act and shall compile and keep current a list of such exotic weeds, which list shall be published and incorporated in the rules of the Department. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may (rather than shall) issue permits to buy, sell, offer for sale, distribute, or plant seeds, plants, or plant parts of exotic weeds pursuant to administrative rule. Provides that the Department, by rule, shall exempt varieties of any species listed in Department rule. Provides that, for the control of exotic weeds, a municipality may adopt an ordinance to eradicate exotic weeds listed in the rules of the Department. Deletes the listing of specified exotic weeds from the Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3773 - LIMIT PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS USE
Jaime M. Andrade, Lilian Jimenez, Abdelnasser Rashid
Last updated 3 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation: (1) with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure, or the terms, privileges, or conditions of employment, for an employer to use artificial intelligence that has the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes identified under the Article or to use zip codes as a proxy for protected classes identified under the Article; and (2) for an employer to fail to provide notice to an employee that the employer is using artificial intelligence. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Removes the amendatory changes to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes other changes. Adds a January 1, 2026 effective date.
STATUS
Passed
HB1166 - PROCUREMENT-EQUAL PAY
Daniel Didech, Theresa Mah, Janet Yang Yang Rohr
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, for procurements first solicited on or after January 1, 2025, a person who is required to obtain an equal pay registration certificate under Section 11 of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 may qualify as a bidder, offeror, or contractor under this Code if the person was issued an equal pay registration certificate from the Department of Labor during the previous 2 calendar years. Provides that, for any bid or offer for a contract with a State agency by a person required to obtain an equal pay registration certificate under Section 11 of the Equal Pay Act of 2003, the chief procurement officer shall verify that the person holds an equal pay registration certificate issued during the 2 calendar years prior to award. Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that, beginning December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Director shall make publicly available a list of businesses that were issued an equal pay registration certificate by the Department in the previous 2 calendar years.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1124 - SCH CD-DYSLEXIA
Michelle Mussman, Rita Mayfield, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
Last updated almost 2 years ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the definition of "universal screener", changes references to "an assessment" to "a screener". Provides that the "universal screener" shall screen for the risk factors of reading difficulties, including dyslexia (instead of the risk factors of dyslexia). Provides that students shall be screened if a student from another state enrolls for the first time in any of grades kindergarten through 2 in a school district in this State, provided that if a student's score is below 3.0 on either the listening or the speaking portion of the ACCESS for ELLs assessment, the student may be exempt from a universal screener as determined by the school's or school district's English language learner team (instead of unless the student, the student's parent, or the student's guardian presents documentation that the student meets specified conditions). Adds provisions concerning secondary review of a student. In provisions concerning the student's parent or guardian consent to screening, provides that the parent or guardian must be notified (rather than specifying provisions concerning the nature of notification). Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5451 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Mary Beth Canty, Joyce Mason, Camille Lilly
Last updated 9 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood (rather than the Department of Children and Family Services) administers day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately, except the provisions amending the Child Care Act of 1969 take effect July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Introduced
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