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SB2129 - CD CORR-EARNED REENTRY
Celina Villanueva, Rachel Ventura, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in specified provisions of law, a person serving a term of imprisonment, including terms of natural life, in a Department of Corrections institution or facility is eligible for earned reentry. Provides that for the first year following the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 35 consecutive years. Provides that for the second year following the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 25 consecutive years. Provides that for the third year following the effective date of the amendatory Act and each year thereafter, a person is eligible for earned reentry if he or she has served a term of imprisonment of at least 20 consecutive years. Provides that hearings for earned reentry shall be administered by the Prisoner Review Board. Establishes procedures for the hearing. Removes provision that no person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency. Provides that if any incarcerated person is released on earned reentry, his or her sentence shall be considered complete after the term of mandatory supervised release. Applies retroactively. Contains a severability provision. Defines "earned reentry". Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2293 - DCFS-YOUTH IN CARE FUND
Julie A. Morrison, Meg Loughran Cappel, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Permits the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and maintain locally held funds to be individually known as the Youth in Care Support Fund. Provides that moneys in these funds shall be used for purchases for the immediate needs of youth in care or for the immediate support needs of youth, families, and caregivers served by the Department. Provides that moneys paid into these funds shall be from appropriations made to the DCFS Children's Services Fund; and that any funds remaining in any Youth in Care Support Fund must be returned to the DCFS Children's Services Fund upon dissolution. Provides that any warrant for payment to a vendor for the same product or service for a youth in care shall be payable to the Department to reimburse the immediate payment from the Youth in Care Support Fund.
STATUS
Passed
SB1831 - MEDICAID-COMM MENTAL HEALTH
Elgie R. Sims, Laura M. Murphy, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. In a provision concerning Medicaid funding for community mental health services, sets forth rate increases, to begin on and after January 1, 2024, for the following rates and services: the Mobile Crisis Response Medicaid Payment rate for all services provided under the S9484 procedure code; the Crisis Intervention Medicaid Payment rate for all levels of services provided under the H2011 procedure code; the Integrated Assessment and Treatment Planning Medicaid Payment rate for all levels of services provided under the H2000 procedure code; the Group and Family Therapy Medicaid Payment rate for all levels of services provided under the H0004 procedure code; the Community Support - Group Medicaid Payment rate for all levels of services provided under the H2015 procedure code; the Telepsychiatry Originating Site Medicaid Payment rate for services provided under the Q3014 procedure code; and the Medication Monitoring Medicaid Payment rate for services provided under the H2010 procedure code for medication monitoring provided by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, and all other levels of provider. Provides that no base Medicaid rate payment or any other payment for the provision of Medicaid community mental health services in place on January 1, 2023 shall be diminished or changed to make the reimbursement changes required by the amendatory Act. Provides that any payments required under the amendatory Act that are delayed due to implementation challenges or federal approval shall be made retroactive to January 1, 2024 for the full amount required by the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2312 - INS-IL EASY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish an easy enrollment program that shall establish a State–based reporting system to provide information about the health insurance status of State residents obtained through State income tax returns to identify uninsured individuals and determine whether an uninsured individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage through the program of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or another State health plan, determine whether an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage qualifies for an insurance affordability program, proactively contact an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage to assist in enrolling the uninsured individual in an insurance affordability program and minimum essential coverage, and maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage to improve access to care and reduce insurance costs for all residents of the State. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Comptroller, and the Department of Revenue shall develop and implement systems, policies, and practices that encourage, facilitate, and streamline determination of eligibility for insurance affordability programs and enrollment in State insurance coverage to achieve the purposes of the easy enrollment program. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2425 - CONCEALED CARRY-FOREST PRESERV
Ram Villivalam, Willie Preston, Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, campground, aquatic center, grounds of an aquatic center, boat launch, boating center, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, parking lot, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, any Illinois nature preserve, land and water reserve, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Defines "grounds".
STATUS
Introduced
SB2247 - ABLE ACCOUNT PROGRAM
Paul Faraci, Chapin Rose, Don Harmon
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that any entity may make contributions to an ABLE account. Makes changes concerning privacy of ABLE account information. Provides that the ABLE Account Program may also be referred to as the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2313 - EDUC-FAILURE TO FUND
Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Failure to Fund Instruction Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education that spend less on instruction than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees shall report details on revenue and expenditures and submit a plan to spend more than 33% on instruction to the State Board of Education. Provides that any public institutions of higher education that fails to submit a plan or continues to spend less than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees on instruction for 2 consecutive years shall be ineligible for participation in the monetary award program established under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act for all new applicants. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2269 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Omar Aquino, Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2427 - DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP
Ram Villivalam, Susan Rezin, Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2365 - SOCIAL WORK-EXAM ALTERNATE
Lindsey LaPointe, Mary E. Flowers, Norma Hernandez
Last updated about 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning examination alternatives, provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the date of application (rather than 2 years of supervised professional experience) and after the degree is obtained as established by rule. Removes provisions concerning qualified licensed clinical social work supervisors. Deletes the effective date provision.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-012
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Celina Villanueva was born in Clayton County, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. Villanueva worked as a TV news reporter in Atlanta for over a decade. She served on the Riverdale City Council from 2018-2022 before running for U.S. House for Georgia's 3rd district. Villanueva won the open seat in the 2022 midterm elections.read less
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