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HB2773 - SCH CD-PHONICS EDUCATION
Mary E. Flowers, Charles E. Meier, Rita Mayfield
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts shall teach students how to read using phonics.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2781 - HWY CD-BRIDGES-INCREASE FUNDS
Jay C. Hoffman, Norine K. Hammond, Ryan Spain
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the General Assembly shall annually appropriate to the Department of Transportation $60,000,000 (instead of $15,000,000) for apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length. Provides that funds that are not obligated within 72 (instead of 48) months shall revert to the Road Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2856 - VITAL RECORDS-VETERAN DEATH
Daniel M. Swanson, Gregg Johnson, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the death certificate for an individual with a history of military service may include or may be amended to include the branch of the military that the deceased individual served in, the period of time that he or she served in the military, and whether a military service-related injury contributed to the cause of death (rather than may include or may be amended to include the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the military that he or she served in, and the period of time that he or she served in the military). Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB3201 - USE/OCC TX-SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Jennifer Sanalitro, Michael T. Marron, Dave Severin
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the State Finance Act. Provides for a sales tax holiday on school supplies during the first 7 days of August of each calendar year. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3277 - EPA-COMPOSTING FACILITY
Randy E. Frese, Dave Severin, Charles E. Meier
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that incidental sales of finished compost do not need to be applied to agronomic rates in determining whether a person needs a permit to conduct a landscape waste composting operation at specified sites. Removes a provision requiring that no fee is charged for the acceptance of materials to be composted in order for a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences within 1/2 mile of its boundaries to be excepted from permit requirements.
STATUS
Passed
HB3590 - SCH CD-CAREER DEV EXP INSURAN
Travis Weaver, Harry Benton, Amy Elik
Last updated over 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Student Career Development Liability Insurance Advisory Committee and sets forth the membership of the Committee. Provides that the Student Career Development Liability Insurance Advisory Committee shall issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly containing recommendations for providing liability insurance to (i) public high school students who participate in a career development experience or apprenticeship program and community college students who participate in a career development experience or apprenticeship program and (ii) public school teachers who participate in externship programs and community college faculty who participate in externship programs. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3902 - STATE GOVT-GENERAL MANDATES
Barbara Hernandez, John M. Cabello, Bob Morgan
Last updated over 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Drones as First Responders Act. Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Defines the terms "parade", "routed event", and "special event". Authorizes the use of drones for additional specified law enforcement purposes. Prohibits the use of weapons and facial recognition technology on drones. Makes changes concerning the retention and disclosure of drone-acquired data. Makes changes to annual reporting requirements. Adds enforcement provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3814 - SCH CD-FFA/4H ABSENCES
Sonya M. Harper, Anthony DeLuca, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the daily pupil attendance calculation, provides that participation in a Supervised Career Development Experience or any work-based learning experience in which student participation and learning outcomes are directed by a licensed educator for assessment of competencies (instead of providing that participation in a Supervised Career Development Experience in which student participation and learning outcomes are supervised by a licensed educator) shall be counted toward the calculation of clock hours of school work per day. Provides that participation in a work-based learning experience may include, but is not limited to, scheduled events of State FFA associations, the National FFA Organization, and 4-H programs as part of organized competitions or exhibitions. Provides that the student and the student's parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for obtaining assignments missed while the student was participating in a Supervised Career Development Experience or other work-based learning experience or a youth apprenticeship from the student's teacher.
STATUS
Passed
HB4235 - IEMA-PERFORMANCE GRANTS
Charles E. Meier
Last updated 12 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency must adopt amendments to its rules governing the administration of the Emergency Management Performance Grant program to ensure that every county emergency services and disaster agency in the State receives a base allotment of no less than $25,000 per fiscal year, with the remaining allocation of funds to be distributed to county emergency services and disaster agencies as deemed appropriate by the Director of the Agency. Provides that, in distributing the remaining allocation of funds, the Director shall consider, among other things, any limitation on a county's tax base, the increased costs of accreditation requirements for smaller agencies, and the increase in the number of disasters that affect smaller counties in the State. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4117 - MEDICAID-INPATIENT STAYS-DCFS
Norine K. Hammond, Charles E. Meier, Steven Reick
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to pay for all inpatient stays at a hospital beginning on the 3rd day a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity, and the parent or caregiver has denied the child access to the home and has refused or failed to make provisions for another living arrangement for the child or the child's discharge is being delayed due to a pending inquiry or investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. In a provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to pay the DCFS per diem rate for inpatient psychiatric stays at a free-standing psychiatric hospital or a hospital with a pediatric or adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit, requires the Department to pay the DCFS per diem rate effective the 3rd day (rather than the 11th day) when a child is in the hospital beyond medical necessity.
STATUS
Introduced
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