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HB3676 - CHILD CARE-QUALIFICATIONS
Harry Benton, Norine K. Hammond, Joyce Mason
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a qualified child care director must be present at the open or close of the facility. Provides that a qualified early childhood teacher who has been employed by the facility continuously for at least 24 months may otherwise be present for the first or last hour of the workday. Provides that a child care facility licensed under the Act may allow programs to staff classrooms with early childhood assistant qualified staff for up to 3 hours of the program day if it is documented in the facility's written staffing plan. Provides that an early childhood teacher must meet one of the following qualifications: (1) complete 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university with either 6 semester hours in early childhood education or complete the Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training; (2) complete 1,560 clock hours of child development experience and 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university with either 6 semester hours in early childhood education or Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training; (3) complete 2,080 clock hours of child development experience as a teacher assistant in a day care center, complete the Gateways Early Childhood Education Credential Level 1 training, and provide proof of enrollment from an accredited college or university until 30 semester hours are attained or proof of enrollment in an early childhood teacher credentialing program, either of which must be completed in no more than 5 years from the date of initial enrollment; or (4) complete a credentialing program approved by the Department of Children and Family Services in accordance with administrative rule. Makes a corresponding change.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2548 - PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE-INCOME
Eva Dina Delgado, Harry Benton
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum income limitation under the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is (i) $65,000 for all qualified property containing an individual household and (ii) $80,000 for all qualified property containing a shared household (currently, $65,000 for all property). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3162 - PEN CD-CHI POLICE/FIRE-COVID
Jay C. Hoffman, Kambium Buckner, Norine K. Hammond
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a fireman or policeman who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any policeman or fireman who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2394 - CERT SHORTHAND REPORT-VARIOUS
Bob Morgan, Theresa Mah, Fred Crespo
Last updated 11 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, if the Secretary of Professional Regulation finds that there is a significant operational need to do so or that it is necessary to do so to avoid undue hardship on a class of individuals whose professional licenses, registrations, or certificates are issued by the Department, then the Secretary shall extend the expiration date or renewal period of those licenses, registrations, or certificates of those individuals for a period not to exceed the standard renewal period of those licenses, registrations, or certificates. Provides that the Secretary may consider specified factors when determining whether to extend the expiration date or renewal period of the license, registration, or certificate of those individuals. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall identify a method of source selection that will make it possible to implement a software solution to support the Department's mandates to enforce the professional licensing Acts that it administers and rules adopted under those Acts. Provides that the software solution selected by the Department shall satisfy specified criteria. Provides for additional requirements concerning the source selection process. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2228 - PERSONNEL CODE REVISIONS
Linda Holmes, Kimberly A. Lightford, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall make available, on its website or the equivalent, information regarding all exempt positions in State service and information showing the number of employees who are exempt and non-exempt from merit selection in each department. Restores a provision concerning the definition of flexible hours position for departments or agencies subject to Jurisdiction C. Restores provisions concerning goals for flexible hour positions in departments and agencies. Makes other technical changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2372 - OSFM-YOUTH INTERVENTIONISTS
Natalie A. Manley, Bradley Stephens, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create the position of Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator within the Division of Arson. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator, including a time limitation to connect with a youth whose case was referred to the Office, Freedom of Information Act request assistance, and reporting requirements. Allows a local Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionist rostered with a fire department or fire protection district to receive a $250 stipend and mileage reimbursement for any necessary travel for a case only if the local Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionist is not otherwise compensated by another employer or entity for that case.
STATUS
Passed
HB2473 - VET MED/SURGERY ACT-VARIOUS
Lance Yednock, Marcus C. Evans, Lawrence M. Walsh
Last updated 11 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes concerning the circumstances under which construction may commence on nuclear power plants and nuclear power reactors. Removes the definition of "high-level nuclear waste". Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management and Office of Homeland Security to adopt rules for the regulation of small modular reactors, including rules regarding decommissioning, emergency preparedness, and fees. Sets forth provisions concerning inspections of small modular reactors. Authorizes the Governor to commission a study on regulatory gaps for the development of small modular reactors in the State. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to lead the study by researching and developing small modular reactors. Provides that the Agency shall finalize the study and publish a publicly available copy on its website and submit a copy to the General Assembly. Sets forth the requirements of the study. Repeals the provision requiring the study on January 1, 2027. Provides that the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act and the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act do not apply to small modular reactors. Amends various Acts regarding nuclear safety, radiation, and radioactive waste to define terms and make related changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB3051 - INC TX-MANUFACTURING
Harry Benton
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in the State. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2847 - INS-MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS
Lindsey LaPointe, Camille Lilly, Maurice A. West
Last updated over 1 year ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Mental Health and Wellness Act (rather than the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act). In provisions concerning coverage of no-cost mental health prevention and wellness visits, provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit shall be in addition to an annual physical examination. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall update current procedural terminology codes through adoption of rules if the codes listed in the provisions are altered, amended, changed, deleted, or supplemented. Provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit may be incorporated into and reimbursed within any type of integrated primary care service delivery method. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024 (rather than 2023). Removes provisions concerning coverage of out-of-network mental health care, provisions concerning coverage of medically necessary mental health care for individuals not diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and provisions concerning analysis of mental health care coverage on insurance premiums. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0101 - HONORS-REP. FRANCES ANN HURLEY
Emanuel Welch, LaShawn K. Ford, Frances Ann Hurley
Last updated over 1 year ago
118 Co-Sponsors
Honors and thanks State Representative Frances Ann Hurley for her years of dedicated service. Wishes her the best on her future success.
STATUS
Passed
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