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HB3222 - LANGUAGE EQUITY & ACCESS ACT
Dagmara Avelar, Elizabeth Hernandez, Theresa Mah
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Language Equity and Access Act. Creates the Division of Language Equity and Access (DLEA) within the Governor’s Office of New Americans to lead implementation of language equity and access policy and ensure meaningful access to information, services, programs, and activities for limited English proficient persons. Provides for requirements and duties of the DLEA. Provides that the DLEA shall adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Language Equity and Access Advisory Council for the purposes of advising the Office of Language Equity and Access on certain issues related to language equity. Provides for membership of the Council as well as other requirements. Requires the State to compile a Language Needs Assessment Report, prepare a language access plan, develop a framework to assess State agencies and covered entities, prepare an annual report for the Governor and General Assembly, establish requirements for availability of interpretation and translation services, set standards for adequate staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies and other covered entities, incorporate language equity compliance provisions in State contracts, and ensure persons with limited English proficiency are adequately notified in case of emergencies. Details the requirements for the Statewide Language Use Needs Assessment. Details the requirements for language access plans. Details the requirements for the annual Language Equity and Access Compliance Report to the General Assembly. Provides that the Governor’s Office shall provide administrative and other support to the DLEA. Discusses the legislative purpose of the Act and defines terms. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0382 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Mary Edly-Allen, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Carol Ammons
Last updated 11 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act. Changes the definition of "depicted individual" to mean an individual whose face or body (rather than only body) is shown, in whole or in part, in a private sexual image or digitally altered sexual image (rather than only a private sexual image). Defines "digitally altered sexual image" to mean any visual media, including any photograph, film, videotape digital recording, or other similar medium, that is created or substantially altered so that it would falsely appear to a reasonable person to be an authentic depiction of the appearance or conduct, or the absence of the appearance or conduct, of an individual depicted in the media. Provides that a person is not liable under the Act if the person proves that the dissemination of or a threat to disseminate a digitally altered sexual image was made in good faith, made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of unlawful conduct or unsolicited and unwelcome conduct, or related to a matter of public concern.
STATUS
Passed
SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated over 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
HB3992 - POLICE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall report all shootings connected with the subject of an incident report when the shooting resulted in any property damage or bodily injury. Provides that each incident report that reports a shooting shall, at a minimum, state whether a firearm has been identified and if a magazine, round of ammunition, expended bullet, or shell casing was found at the scene of the crime.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4572 - SCH CD-MONTESSORI EDUC LICENSE
Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides for the issuance of a Montessori educator license to qualified individuals to teach using the Montessori method in public school programs that use the Montessori method as the primary method of instruction. Sets forth the requirements that an individual must satisfy to be issued a Montessori educator license, which include requiring the applicant to have (i) graduated from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with a bachelor's degree, (ii) a Montessori certificate or credential issued by an institution accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, by the American Montessori Society, or by the Association Montessori Internationale, and (iii) successfully completed required testing. Makes related changes to provisions concerning educator testing and fees.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3607 - VEHICLE SECURITY CIRCUMVENTION
Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of possession of burglary tools includes possessing a vehicle security circumvention device and not being a: (1) mechanic; (2) licensed new or used vehicle dealer; (3) licensed locksmith; (4) repossession agent; or (5) State or local law enforcement officer. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that the offense of unlawful sale of burglary tools includes knowingly selling or transferring a vehicle security circumvention device with knowledge that the device will be used by the person or another to commit a violation of law. Provides that a violation is a petty offense. Defines "vehicle security circumvention device".
STATUS
Introduced
SB0508 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Javier Loera Cervantes, Ram Villivalam, Mike Porfirio
Last updated 3 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State or federal law, an employer shall not voluntarily enroll in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System. Provides that an employer shall not impose work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law. Provides that if an employer is required to participate in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System and receives notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy between an employee's name or social security number and the Social Security Administration's records, the employer must provide the employee with specified documents. Provides for additional rights and protections granted to an employee following the notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy. Provides that an employer shall provide notice to current employees, by posting in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee, of any inspections of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records conducted by the inspecting entity within 72 hours after receiving notice of the inspection. Provides for additional notice requirements concerning obligations of the employer and the employee. Provides for violations and civil penalties. Defines terms.
STATUS
Passed
HB3773 - LIMIT PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS USE
Jaime M. Andrade, Lilian Jimenez, Abdelnasser Rashid
Last updated 3 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation: (1) with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure, or the terms, privileges, or conditions of employment, for an employer to use artificial intelligence that has the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes identified under the Article or to use zip codes as a proxy for protected classes identified under the Article; and (2) for an employer to fail to provide notice to an employee that the employer is using artificial intelligence. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Removes the amendatory changes to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes other changes. Adds a January 1, 2026 effective date.
STATUS
Passed
HB3772 - VEH CD-RELAY BOX POSSESSION
Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "relay box". Provides that no person may possess a relay box in this State except for: (1) a mechanic; (2) a new vehicle dealer or used vehicle dealer licensed under the Code; (3) a locksmith licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004; (4) a repossession agent; or (5) a State or local law enforcement officer. Provides that a person who commits a violation of the new provisions is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3054 - PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE
Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jaime M. Andrade, Norma Hernandez
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation for the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption is $85,000 for all qualified property. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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