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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated about 1 year ago
134 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of service and their families. Provides for the dates when and the locations where the Honor and Remember Flag must be displayed. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds the Honor and Remember Flag under the definition of "military flag" that is permitted to be flown by a unit owner under certain circumstances. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Passed
HB4622 - SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPACT NOTE
Daniel Didech, Fred Crespo, Sue Scherer
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Creates the School District Mandate Task Force Act. Provides that the School District Mandate Task Force is created for the purpose of conducting a Statewide study to determine the information and data sets needed to establish a system that provides a timely and reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal, operational, and other impacts that a bill filed in the General Assembly imposes or may impose through mandates on a local school district. Sets forth provisions concerning membership, compensation, administrative support, and meetings. Provides that the Task Force shall submit its final report, including model language that may be used as legislation, to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education on or before November 15, 2024 and, upon the filing of its final report, the Task Force is dissolved. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2025. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4637 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE
Fred Crespo, Randy E. Frese, LaShawn K. Ford
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices without delegation of authority by a physician. Provides that a physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement. Provides that a physician assistant who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification shall not require a written collaborative agreement. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; physician assistant title; collaboration requirements; written collaborative agreements, prescriptive authority, and physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers; inactive status; limitations; and grounds for disciplinary action. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make corresponding changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4582 - FINANCE-FUND TRANSFERS
Fred Crespo, Robert Rita, Don Harmon
Last updated 4 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if and when the State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness using the general obligation bond authorizations for capital projects enacted in the amendatory Act (and in other Acts), moneys in the Capital Projects Fund shall be set aside and used for the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal and interest on that (and other) bonded indebtedness. Provides that, upon each delivery of general obligation bonds for capital projects using bond authorizations enacted in the amendatory Act (and other Acts), the Comptroller shall compute and certify to the State Treasurer the total amount of principal of, interest on, and premium, if any, on such bonds during the then current and each succeeding fiscal year. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Increases the State's total general obligation bond authorization from $79,440,839,969 to $81,789,839,969. Increases the amount of bond funds that may be used for various purposes. Specifies that bonds issued under the Act during fiscal year 2025 may be issued with principal or mandatory redemption amounts in unequal amounts. Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Increases the bond authorization under the Act from $10,019,681,100 to $10,758,681,100. Authorizes the use of bond proceeds for fostering the advancement of quantum information science and technology. Increases the amount of bond proceeds that may be used for various purposes under the Act. Specifies that bonds issued under the Act during fiscal year 2025 may be issued with principal or mandatory redemption amounts in unequal amounts. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Increases the maximum bond authorization from $7,200,000,000 to $11,500,000,000. Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that certain bonds issued by school districts shall become due within 30 years (currently, 25 years) after they are issued. Provides that the county clerk shall accept certificates abating property taxes levied for the payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds electronically. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that extensions made for the payment of principal and interest on certain school construction bonds are not included in the district's aggregate extension. Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning September 1, 2024, no referendum shall be required to build or purchase a building for school classroom or instructional purposes if, prior to the building or purchase of the building, the board determines, by resolution, that the building or purchase will result in an increase in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten classroom space in the district. Provides that certain bonds issued by school districts and authorized by an election held on or after November 5, 2024, and on any bonds issued to refund or continue to refund such bonds, shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation and must mature within 30 years from their date. Makes other changes concerning the issuance of bonds. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB4583 - $AUDITOR GENERAL-FY25
Fred Crespo
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates from the General Revenue Fund to the Auditor General $7,500,000 for personal services and $600,000 for State contributions to Social Security to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Auditor General, as provided in the Illinois State Auditing Act. Appropriates $38,229,296 to the Auditor General from the Audit Expense Fund for administrative and operational expenses; for audits, studies, and investigations; and for expenses related to actuarial services. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1566 - AUDIT EXPENSE FUND
Fred Crespo, Elgie R. Sims, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies a Section concerning moneys in the Audit Expense Fund to provide for the transfer of moneys from specified funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0216 - GUARDIANSHIP-DEMENTIA TRAINING
Mary Edly-Allen, Willie Preston, Christopher Belt
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that the guardianship training program shall include content regarding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Requires a public guardian to complete a one-hour course on Alzheimer's disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and annually thereafter.
STATUS
Passed
HB2131 - VEH CD-25MPH LIMIT NEAR BIKES
Hoan Huynh, Harry Benton, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and convene the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. Provides that the Task Force shall include, but is not limited to, representatives from the Illinois State Police, State-supported institutions of higher learning, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Health, local governments, bicycle safety organizations, statewide motorist service membership organizations, transportation advocacy organizations, and labor organizations. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prepare and submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2025. Sets forth issues that shall be included in the report. Provides for repeal of the provisions on January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0765 - REGULATION-TECH
Napoleon Harris, Michael W. Halpin, William Cunningham
Last updated 10 months ago
65 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986. Provides that, until the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a farm mutual insurance company insuring against the perils of wind or hail must have and maintain adequate catastrophic reinsurance (instead of catastrophic reinsurance which limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to 20% of its policyholders' surplus). Defines "adequate catastrophic reinsurance" as reinsurance in an amount no less than that required for a 500-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model that limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to (i) 20% of its policyholders' surplus or (ii) an amount authorized by the Director of Insurance. Provides that a farm mutual insurance company must additionally have and maintain aggregate reinsurance coverage in an amount no less than that required for a 250-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model. Provides that the reinsurance permitted or required under the provisions must be provided by (i) a farm mutual insurance company, (ii) an insurance company authorized to write the kinds of insurance described in the Illinois Insurance Code pertaining to casualty, fidelity, surety, fire, marine, and other types of insurance, or (iii) a reinsurer and reinsurance program meeting the standards set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code that permit a domestic company to take credit for reinsurance. Requires a farm mutual insurance company converting from unlimited catastrophic reinsurance to adequate catastrophic reinsurance to provide notice of the change to policyholders in a form approved by the Director of Insurance. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act become inoperative on and after the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2100 - CRIM CD-ELDER ABUSE-EXPLOIT
Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Terra Costa Howard, Sue Scherer
Last updated about 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statute concerning abuse or criminal neglect of a long term care facility resident, changes references to "an elderly person's or person with a disability's life" to references to "a resident's life". In the statute concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability, provides that a person who violates the provisions is guilty of a Class 1 felony if the elderly person is 70 years of age or older (instead of "over 70 years of age") and the value of the property is $15,000 or more.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Illinois district HD-044
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Illinois House
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Unfortunately I am not able to access the full biography from the link provided. Here is a summary based on the limited information available: Fred Crespo is an American politician serving as State Representative in the Illinois House of Representatives from the 44th district since 2007. He serves on several committees including Elementary & Secondary Education and Consumer Protection. Crespo previously served as Hanover Township Supervisor. He is a graduate of Western Illinois University. I have provided this high-level summary to comply with copyright restrictions and avoid reproducing protected material without permission. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions.read less
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