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SB3332 - AGING-HOMEMAKER SERVICES-RATES
Omar Aquino, Javier Loera Cervantes, Robert Peters
Last updated 9 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision requiring the Department on Aging to require an annual audit from all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting with the Department, provides that the annual audit shall assure that each audited vendor's procedures are in compliance with the Department's financial reporting guidelines requiring an 80% or higher employee wage and benefits cost split and an administrative cost split of no more than 20% (rather than an administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in administrative rules). Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $32.75 to sustain a minimum wage of $20 per hour for direct service workers. Provides that rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall be no lower than $32.75 upon federal approval. Requires providers of in-home services to be required to certify to the Department that they remain in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate increases. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, the Department shall pay a rate add-on under the Community Care Program to those in-home service provider agencies that attest and document their direct service workers attend paid, quarterly, in-person training sessions to fulfill the in-service training requirements. Provides that the add-on shall be 1% of the homemaker services rate. Requires the Department to adopt rules.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5371 - HUMAN RIGHTS-VARIOUS
Ann M. Williams, Eva Dina Delgado, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated 3 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer is responsible for harassment and sexual harassment of its employees by the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties only if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to take reasonable corrective measures. Changes the definition of "real estate transaction" to include any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction or alters a person's right to real property. Makes it a civil rights violation in a real estate transaction to: make unavailable or deny real property to discriminate in making available such a transaction; or use criteria or methods that have the effect of subjecting individuals to unlawful discrimination or discrimination based on familial status, immigration status, source of income, or an arrest record in a real estate transaction. Provides that an aggrieved party may take action to collect on a judicial order issued by the Circuit Court in an action initiated by the State, regardless of whether or not the aggrieved party intervened in an enforcement action of a Human Rights Commission order. Provides that, in imposing a penalty based on a real estate transaction violation, the Commission may order a respondent to pay a civil penalty per violation to vindicate the public interest, and in imposing a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest, a separate penalty may be imposed for each specific act constituting a civil rights violation and for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights violation. Deletes language authorizing each commissioner of the Human Rights Commission to hire a staff attorney. Repeals language regarding the collection of information concerning employment discrimination in relation to persons affected by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SR0896 - PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY
Rachel Ventura, Cristina Castro, Willie Preston
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Declares May 10, 2024 as Provider Appreciation Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages all residents of Illinois to recognize child care providers, the importance of their work, and the immeasurable value they bring to communities.
STATUS
Passed
SB3930 - CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT
Laura Fine, Cristina Castro, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estate, and (iii) title to pore space may not be severed from title to the surface estate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibits the amalgamation of pore space under the Eminent Domain Act. Contains requirements for valid amalgamation. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to determine a fee for carbon sequestration by rule. Creates the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security and the Department of Public Health to conduct training with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "sequester". Removes language requiring specified facilities to be clean coal facilities. Makes other changes. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Contains requirements for receiving a certificate of authority. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois to first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from the Agency. Contains other provisions and makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4209 - DNR-COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY
Lance Yednock, Harry Benton, Ann M. Williams
Last updated 7 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources "shall then" (rather than "shall" or "may also") prioritize commercial solar energy system sites with a significant history of disturbance, such as former strip mines or previously developed sites.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4661 - PUBLIC UTILITY-INFRASTRUCTURE
Jay C. Hoffman, Rita Mayfield, William Cunningham
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no electric utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, contractual terms, or facilities for access to or the use of its utility infrastructure by another person or for any other purpose. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Prohibits an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more from authorizing any other person or granting any other person the right, by agreement, lease, license, or otherwise, to access, control, use, or operate any electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets of any kind or to deliver or provide to the electric utility's retail customers or any other person's customers, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, telecommunications services, or cable or video programming services. Specifies, however, that an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may authorize or grant another person the right to access or use the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers on the condition that the access to and use of that electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets (A) be granted on a non-discriminatory, non-exclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (B) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. Provides that, if there is any dispute regarding the terms, rates, or conditions of access to or use of the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers, then the Commission shall hear and decide the dispute upon petition of any party. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter or diminish the rights or obligations of any person nor shall it be deemed to conflict with the federal Pole Attachment Act. Specifies that these prohibitions become inoperative after December 31, 2027. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5428 - BANKING-VARIOUS
Dagmara Avelar, Adam M. Niemerg, Cristina Castro
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Provides that a bank may provide data processing services to a person for profit. Provides that a bank may invest in commodities derivatives, with the management and controls necessary to ensure that such activities are carried out according to safe and sound banking practices. Provides that the board of directors of a bank may provide by resolution that stockholders may attend, participate in, act in, and vote at any annual meeting or special meeting through the use of a conference telephone or interactive technology if specified conditions are satisfied. Provides that at the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall separately identify the direct administrative and operational expenses and allocable indirect costs of the Division of Banking of the Department incidental to conducting the examinations required or authorized by the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act and implementing rules adopted by the Department. Makes other changes. Amends the Savings Bank Act. Provides that the board of directors of a savings bank may provide by resolution that members or stockholders may attend, participate in, act in, and vote at any annual meeting or special meeting through the use of a conference telephone or interactive technology if specified conditions are satisfied. Provides that a savings bank may loan funds through the purchase of fixed rate annuity contracts. Provides that a savings bank may accept deposits made by a minor and may open an account in the name of such minor and the rules and regulations of such savings bank with respect to each such deposit and account shall be as binding upon such minor as if such minor were of full age and legal capacity. Provides that without prior written consent of the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, no savings bank may knowingly employ or otherwise permit an individual to serve as an officer, director, employee, or agent of the savings bank if the individual has been convicted of a felony or of any criminal offense relating to dishonesty or breach of trust. Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. In provisions concerning the financial records of credit union members, adds language providing that the furnishing of financial records of a deceased customer to a public administrator of any county or other governmental jurisdiction for the purpose of facilitating burial of the customer are not prohibited by the provisions. Makes similar changes in similar provisions in the Illinois Banking Act and the Savings Bank Act. Makes changes to various provisions concerning notice to allow for electronic notice. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR0946 - MEMORIAL-JOHN F. EARLY
Cristina Castro
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of John F. Early of Elgin.
STATUS
Passed
SB0466 - EDUCATION-TECH
Cristina Castro, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Farm Fresh Schools Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4467 - MOBILE HOME PARK-LICENSING
Anna Moeller, Michelle Mussman, Abdelnasser Rashid
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions regarding operating a mobile home park without a current license, provides that a late fee of $50.00 for the first month shall be imposed for noncompliance and $100.00 per day thereafter (rather than a fine of $10 per day per site). Modifies the requirements necessary for application for a new license after a mobile home park is sold. Provides that approval of an application for relicensure after a license has been voided, suspended, denied, or revoked shall be issued if an inspection of the park by the Department indicates substantial compliance (rather than compliance) with the Act and the rules adopted under the Act, including payment of all delinquent reinspection fees (rather than reinspection fees). Modifies the requirements of an annual inspection of each mobile home park. Modifies the annual license fee that a licensee must pay. Requires, beginning in 2026, the Department of Public Health to prepare an annual report that must contain, at a minimum, specified information relating to mobile home parks. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
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