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HB3713 - SCH CD-VENTILATION
Camille Lilly, Laura Faver Dias, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply all active classroom instructors, all school staff and administration, and district leadership with an educational document, in a PDF and a physical format, explaining at a minimum the values of good indoor air quality, including peer-reviewed research demonstrating effects of poor and good indoor air quality, an explanation of airborne transmission of pathogens and other airborne substances, a basic explanation of air changes per hour and relation to outdoor air and filtered air, best practice recommendations for the portable air cleaner and the air quality monitor, including guidance on theory, function, placement, and operation of the monitor. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay open. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with a portable air cleaner that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply each school with 5 additional portable air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors to be used in school health offices, libraries, cafeterias, and other similar spaces. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in the school district performed by a certified assessor or a mechanical engineer. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2607 - CRIM PRO-CHILD TESTIMONY
Adam M. Niemerg, Jonathan Carroll, John M. Cabello
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Provides that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress.
STATUS
Passed
HB3425 - SCH CD-BULLYING NOTIFICATION
Margaret Noble Croke, Kelly M. Cassidy, Janet Yang Yang Rohr
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Makes a change concerning professional development and youth programming. Provides that the data required to be submitted must regard verified allegations (rather than allegations and founded instances) of bullying. Provides that reporting is required though the 2030-2031 school year. Requires the posting of a template for a model bullying prevention policy by January 1, 2024; removes the rulemaking provision. Adds an immediate effective date.
STATUS
Passed
HB3751 - MUNI CD-POLICE APPLICANTS
Barbara Hernandez, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar, John M. Cabello
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill and adds that an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process is allowed to apply for the position of police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, subject to specified requirements. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB2533 - $ST BD ED-GRANTS
Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $5,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for a grant to the YouthBuild Illinois Coalition. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3882 - STANDARD ID-DOCUMENTATION
Barbara Hernandez, Edgar Gonzalez, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the term "non-compliant identification card" to "standard identification card". Changes the definition of "limited term REAL ID compliant identification card" to include cards that have been issued to an individual who has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in refugee status. Allows the Secretary of State to accept, as proof of date of birth and written signature of an applicant for a standard identification card, any passport from the applicant's country of citizenship or a consular identification document validly issued to an applicant. Prohibits the Secretary from releasing highly restricted personal information or personally identifying information or disclosing documents to any immigration agent unless it is necessary to comply with a lawful court order, judicial warrant, or subpoena for individual records that specifically requires production of such information or documents. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into or maintaining any agreement regarding the sharing of such information or documents. Provides that no temporary visitor's driver's licenses shall be issued after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that every driver's license application shall state the social security number of the applicant; except if the applicant is applying for a standard driver's license and is ineligible for a social security number, then if the applicant has documentation authorizing the applicant's presence in the country, the applicant shall provide such documentation instead of a social security number. Provides that if the applicant does not have documentation authorizing the applicant's presence in the country, the applicant must submit documentation establishing that the applicant has resided in the State for a period in excess of one year and a passport validly issued to the applicant from the applicant's country of citizenship. Makes conforming changes in those Acts and the Consular Identification Document Act and the Election Code. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SR0151 - MEMORIAL-RUBEN OLIVARES
Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Ruben Olivares of Chicago.
STATUS
Passed
SR0304 - PRCC WEEKEND
Omar Aquino, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Declares Labor Day weekend 2023 as "Puerto Rican Cultural Center Weekend".
STATUS
Passed
SB1463 - MINORS-NO FEES OR FINES
Robert Peters, Mike Simmons, Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that if the minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable to cover the cost of a condition of the minor's continuance under supervision, the court shall not preclude the minor from receiving continuance under supervision based on the inability to pay. Provides that if the minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable to cover the cost of a condition of probation or conditional discharge, the court shall not preclude the minor from receiving probation, conditional discharge, or supervision based on the inability to pay. Provides that inability to pay shall not be grounds to object to the minor's placement on a continuance under supervision. Provides that the inability of a minor, or minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, to cover the costs associated with an appropriate sentencing order shall not be the basis for the court to enter a sentencing order incongruent with the court's findings regarding the offense on which the minor was adjudicated or the mitigating factors. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1446 - SCH CD-DRESS CODE POLICY
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Cristina Castro, Mike Simmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Provides that, by no later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing or accessorizing the student's graduation attire with general items that may be used by the student to associate with, identify, or declare their cultural, ethnic, or religious identity or any other protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act. (instead of resource materials regarding a student wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with certain items). Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board or local school council shall not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural, ethnic, or religious identity or any other protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act (instead of may not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of cultural significance). Removes provisions providing that a school board or local school council may not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
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