Sen Erica Conway Harriss (SD-056)
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SB3265 - ACCESS TO NUTRITION PROGRAM
Dale Fowler, Sally J. Turner, Thomas M. Bennett
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies within food deserts that focus on: (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and (2) education in food preparation and nutrition. Provides that the Department shall promote the sharing of information concerning best practices and programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition. Provides that the Department shall convene an annual meeting of nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share best practices and information on programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition. Defines "food desert" and "program".
STATUS
Engrossed
SB3414 - INS-CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR
Julie A. Morrison, Steve Stadelman, Sally J. Turner
Last updated 3 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2, with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage of a one-month supply of continuous glucose monitors, including one transmitter if necessary, as provided under the provisions (instead of on the coverage of continuous glucose monitors). Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB4255 - VEH CD-TOW TRUCK LIGHTS
Amy Elik, Kevin Schmidt, Jason Bunting
Last updated 2 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on specified vehicles. Provides the conditions that must be satisfied for the lights on certain specified vehicles with green oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights to be lighted. Provides that fire department vehicles of local fire departments and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of State, federal, or local authorities, and vehicles designated by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on, steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an emergency operations command post or incident command location.
STATUS
Passed
HB4241 - SEX OFFENSE-ABUSE BY EDUCATOR
Amy Elik, Joyce Mason, Katie Stuart
Last updated 5 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Committee Amendment No. 1, with the following the changes. In the amendatory changes to the Criminal Code of 2012: (1) makes further changes to the definitions of "authority figure", "educator", "school", and “student”; and (2) provides that a person commits abuse by an educator or authority figure if that person is an educator or authority figure at the school, the student is at least 18 years of age but under 23 years of age (instead of is at least 18 years of age and is enrolled or was previously enrolled in the school within the past year), the person is at least 4 years older than the student and holds or held within the previous year a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the student in connection with an educational or extracurricular program or activity, and the person either: (i) commits an act of sexual conduct with the student; or (ii) commits an act of sexual penetration with the student.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5394 - SCH SAFETY DRILL-CARDIAC PLAN
Anna Moeller, Laura Faver Dias, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 3 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Provides that no later than 30 days after the first day of each school year, the school board of each public elementary and secondary school in the State shall provide all teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, as determined by school officials, with information regarding emergency procedures and techniques, including, without limitation, the Heimlich maneuver, hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of the school district's automated external defibrillator, and identify the cardiac emergency response team (instead of providing that the school board of each public elementary and secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing). Makes related changes. Provides that the annual review shall include reviewing procedures regarding the school district's cardiac emergency response plan. Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that school districts and private schools shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan in place in accordance with guidelines set forth by either the American Heart Association or other nationally recognized, evidence-based standards that addresses the appropriate response to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while at a school or at a school-sponsored activity or event. Requires the plan to be distributed to all teachers, administrators, school support personnel, coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators at each school. Sets forth what shall be included in the cardiac emergency response plan.
STATUS
Passed
SB2907 - JOB TRAINING TRANSPARENCY
Dave Syverson, Patrick J. Joyce, Susan Rezin
Last updated about 1 month ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Job Training and Workforce Development Transparency Act. Provides that, within 18 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with relevant State agencies, shall compile a report concerning all State and federally funded job training and workforce development programs in this State. Contains provisions concerning reports. Provides that relevant State agencies shall collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to ensure the timely and accurate collection of information required for the report. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4848 - VEH CD-LOAD COVERS
Jeff Keicher, Ryan Spain, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated about 2 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall operate or cause to be operated, on a highway, a commercial motor vehicle, with the exception of a highway maintenance vehicle, transporting garbage or refuse unless the tailgate on the vehicle is in good working repair, good operating condition, and closes securely, with a cover or tarpaulin of sufficient size attached so as to prevent any load, residue, or other material from escaping. Provides that a violation of the provisions shall be a petty offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $150 (rather than $250). Provides that a person, firm, or corporation convicted of 4 or more violations within a 12-month period shall be fined an additional amount of $150 for the fourth and each subsequent conviction within the 12-month period. Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. In provisions concerning conditional assessments, provides for distribution of a conditional assessment for a violation of the provisions.
STATUS
Passed
SB3455 - IDOR-PROP TX STUDY
Robert F. Martwick, Sally J. Turner, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated about 1 month ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the Department of Revenue may determine the scope of the historical data necessary to complete the study, but in no event shall the scope or time period be less than the 10 most recent tax years for which the Department has complete data. Provides that the study need not be limited to certain specified factors. Removes provisions from the introduced bill providing that the study shall include an analysis of the use of technology in data collection. Provides that the Department of Revenue may (in the introduced bill, shall) consult with Illinois institutions of higher education in conducting the study. Provides that the Department of Revenue may also consult with units of local government. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB1763 - MEDICAID-REIMBURSEMENT RATES
Don Harmon, Dave Syverson, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Increases by 20% hospital reimbursement rates for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024, for specified services, including, but not limited to: inpatient general acute care services; inpatient psychiatric services for safety-net hospitals; general acute care hospitals that are not safety-net hospitals; and outpatient general acute care services. Provides that the rates for the listed services shall be increased, beginning on January 1, 2025 and each January 1 thereafter, based on the annual increase in the national hospital market basket price proxies (DRI) hospital cost index from the midpoint of the calendar year 2 years prior to the current year, to the midpoint of the preceding calendar year. Provides that in no instance shall the adjustment result in a reduction to the rates in place at the time of the required adjustment. Provides that if the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the increases required under the amendatory Act would result in rates of reimbursement which exceed the federal maximum limits applicable to hospital payments, then the payments and assessment tax imposed on hospital providers shall be reduced as provided in the Hospital Provider Funding Article. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to promptly take all actions necessary to ensure the changes authorized in the amendatory Act are in effect for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024. Requires the Department to ensure that all necessary adjustments to the managed care organization capitation base rates necessitated by the adjustments in the amendatory Act are completed, published, and applied 90 days prior to the implementation date of the changes required under the amendatory Act. Provides that, by October 1, 2023, the Department shall by rule implement a methodology effective for dates of service beginning on and after January 1, 2024 to reimburse hospitals for extended stays in a hospital emergency department. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4426 - CERT SHORTHAND REPORTERS ACT
Elizabeth Hernandez, Terra Costa Howard, Bradley Stephens
Last updated about 1 month ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984 is repealed on January 1, 2030 (rather than January 1, 2025). Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984. Provides that all applicants and registrants shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record, respectively, at the time of application for registration or renewal of a registration; and (2) inform the Department of any change of address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change either through the Department's website or by contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit. Provides that every application for an original licensee under the Act shall include the applicant's Social Security Number or individual taxpayer identification number. Provides that the report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board shall be the basis for the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation's (rather than the Department's) action regarding a certificate. Provides that within 20 days after service of a notice of report of refusal to issue or renew, the respondent may present to the Secretary (rather than to the Department) a motion in writing for a rehearing. Removes a provision providing that exhibits shall be certified without cost. Repeals a provision concerning a roster. Makes corresponding and other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Illinois district SD-056
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Erica Conway-Harriss was born in Illinois. She obtained her BA in Communications from LeTourneau University in Texas. Conway-Harriss served in the United States Marine Corps from 1996 to 2000. After her military service, she worked in the Texas Department of Public Safety. In 2021, Conway-Harriss ran as an Independent candidate in Texas's 2nd congressional district special election. She lost in the general election.read less
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