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HR0704 - PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY
Daniel M. Swanson, Harry Benton, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated 6 months ago
7 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
HR0707 - READ WITH YOUR CHILD WEEK
Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares the week of May 5 through May 11, 2023 as Read with Your Child Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages all Illinois schools to promote Read with Your Child Week with appropriate activities.
STATUS
Passed
HR0705 - LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
Daniel M. Swanson, Charles E. Meier, Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Urges the federal government to allocate more funding toward finding a cure for Lyme disease and declares May 2024 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
HR0706 - SPINAL ATROPHY AWARENESS MONTH
Daniel M. Swanson, Anna Moeller, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Declares the month of August 2024 as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Encourages continuing research on spinal muscular atrophy and community support for those affected with the disease.
STATUS
Passed
SB3606 - SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SEPARATE SCH
Meg Loughran Cappel, Don Harmon, Christopher Belt
Last updated 5 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the term "special educational facilities and services" includes private special schools (instead of special schools) and separate public special education day schools. Provides that if a child has been placed in a separate public special education day school, a school district making tuition payments in excess of $4,500 shall be responsible for an amount in excess of $4,500 equal to 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge and shall be eligible for reimbursement from the State for the amount of such payments actually made in excess of 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge for students not receiving special education services. Requires a certification and finding to be made for reimbursement of a school district of the amount paid for tuition of a child attending a public special education facility.
STATUS
Passed
HB4934 - HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Anthony DeLuca, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated 3 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Defines "veteran" and "veterans' organization". Provides that if a veterans' organization has identified human remains of a veteran that are more than 100 years old and wishes to have a marker placed to designate the grave as that of a veteran, a cemetery authority may allow such memorialization without permission of the decedent's heirs. Provides that all costs for memorialization including the marker, its installation, and any removal of or repair to a previous marker that is damaged shall be entirely borne by the veterans' organization. Prohibits human remains from being disturbed in this process. Requires permission from the cemetery authority and compliance with the rules and regulations and any collective bargaining agreement of the involved cemetery. Requires the veterans' organization to first make a good faith effort to contact the decedent's next of kin, and if there is no response within 120 days, the process may proceed. Provides that if any heir of a decedent later objects to memorialization, the sole remedy is the removal of the involved marker at the expense of the involved veterans' organization unless the veterans' organization no longer exists or is without funds, in which case removal shall be at the expense of the heir. Prohibits any monetary damages or any other equitable relief or penalties against the cemetery authority, cemetery, or veterans' association.
STATUS
Passed
SB2769 - VETERAN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Michael E. Hastings, Mike Porfirio, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated 7 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall create a Veteran Internship Pilot Program for the purpose of providing internships for honorably discharged veterans to participate in the General Assembly's legislative staff internship program. Provides that, subject to appropriation, beginning on July 1, 2024, the Commission shall implement the pilot program. Provides that the Commission shall operate the pilot program for a 2-year period. Provides that, at the end of that 2-year period, the Commission shall evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings. Provides that the Commission shall establish qualifications for participation in the pilot program, including that a participant must be honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces and have completed at least 60 hours of college credit. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4359 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT-FUNDS
Mary Beth Canty, Mary Gill, Cyril Nichols
Last updated 4 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. In provisions authorizing taxes for ambulance services, provides that the board of trustees of a district may accumulate funds in its ambulance fund for the purposes of acquiring, building, or maintaining real property, procuring emergency medical service vehicles or equipment, or training to provide essential emergency medical services to the community. In provisions authorizing taxes for emergency and rescue crews and equipment, provides that the board of trustees may accumulate funds in its emergency and rescue fund for the purposes of acquiring, building, or maintaining real property for emergency and rescue purposes, procuring emergency rescue crews and equipment, or training to provide essential rescue, specialized rescue, and technical rescue services to the community.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0053 - SFC O. THOMPSON MEMORIAL HGWY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, LaShawn K. Ford, Mark L. Walker
Last updated 6 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates Route 25 in Aurora from Sullivan Road to Ashland Avenue as the "SFC Ogden N. Thompson Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0714 - PAY EQUITY DAY
Norine K. Hammond, Jeff Keicher, Nicole La Ha
Last updated 7 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 12, 2024 as Pay Equity Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
STATUS
Introduced
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