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SB3155 - INC TX-ANGEL CREDIT
William Cunningham, Win Stoller, Curtis J. Tarver
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In provisions requiring a claimant or claimants to repay certain amounts received under the angel investment tax credit if a qualified new business venture fails to maintain its minimum employment threshold, provides that, during the 3-year reporting period that includes March 13, 2020 to January 1, 2024, the repayment of any tax credits issued under those provisions shall be determined at the discretion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0549 - MS AWARENESS WEEK
Katie Stuart, Carol Ammons, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 10-16, 2024 as "MS Awareness Week" in the State of Illinois and encourages all Illinoisans to learn more about multiple sclerosis and what they can do to support individuals with MS and their families. Recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of MS and expresses appreciation for the dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has shown toward creating a world free of MS.
STATUS
Passed
SB3201 - POLICE TRAINING-AUTISM
Natalie Toro, Mary Edly-Allen, Emil Jones
Last updated 3 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop or approve a course (rather than in-service training programs) to assist law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Modifies what may be included in the instruction in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques. Provides that the Board may consult with the Department of Public Health or Department of Human Services to develop and update the curriculum (rather than adopt specified rules in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police). Requires the Board to, within a reasonable amount of time, update the course, from time to time, to conform with national trends and best practices. Encourages the Board to adopt model policies to assist law enforcement agencies in appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Removes provisions requiring all permanent and part-time law enforcement officers and permanent and part-time corrections officers to complete an autism-informed training program conducted or approved under the provisions within 12 months after it was first offered or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part of the officer's in-service training. Further amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the minimum in-service training requirements that a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years includes training relating to autism-informed law enforcement responses, techniques, and procedures. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Division of the Academy and Training to provide training for State police officers on the nature of autism spectrum disorders and in identifying and appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Requires the Illinois State Police to review the training curriculum, and allows the Illinois State Police to consult with the Department of Public Health or the Department of Human Services to update the training curriculum as needed. Provides that the training shall be made available to all cadets and State police officers.
STATUS
Passed
SB1289 - INS-DENTAL CARE/REIMBURSEMENT
Laura Fine, Julie A. Morrison, Linda Holmes
Last updated 4 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act (which may be referred to as the SAFE CCS Act). Sets forth provisions regarding: ownership and conveyance of pore space; integration and unitization of ownership interests; surface access for pore space owners; compensation for damages to the surface; and additional landowner rights. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (i) to obtain training services and support for local emergency services and support for local emergency services and disaster agencies for training, exercises, and equipment related to carbon dioxide pipelines and sequestration and (ii) to provide $5,000 per year to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for first responder training. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires, prior to any pipeline for the transportation of carbon dioxide becoming operational, the Illinois Fire Service Institute to develop and offer at least one course for first responders who respond when carbon dioxide is released from a pipeline or a sequestration facility. Provides that a provision related to entering upon, taking, or damaging private property for construction purposes by a public utility applies to the exercise of eminent domain powers by an owner or operator of a pipeline designed, constructed, and operated to transport and to sequester carbon dioxide to which the Illinois Commerce Commission has granted a certificate. Provides that the Common Carriers by Pipeline Article does not apply to a new carbon dioxide pipeline. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may grant an application for a certificate of authority authorizing the construction and operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline if, additionally, the applicant has applied for any and all other federal permits necessary to construct and operate a carbon dioxide pipeline, the applicant has held at least 2 prefiling public meetings to receive public comment concerning the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in each county where the pipeline is to be located, the applicant has directly contacted the owner of each parcel of land located within 2 miles of the proposed pipeline route, advising them of the proposed pipeline route and of the date and time of each public meeting to be held in the county in which each landowner's property is located, and the applicant has prepared and submitted a detailed emergency operations plan. Prohibits the Commission from issuing any certificate of authority until the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has adopted final revisions to its pipeline safety rules and the Commission has verified that the submitted application complies with those finalized rules. Provides that any applicant that has been granted a certificate of authority may, under certain circumstances, enter upon the property of any landowner who has refused permission for entrance upon that property. Provides that any person or entity that has been granted a certificate of authority authorizing the construction and operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline shall be assessed an annual fee per pipeline system operated in the State, plus an additional fee per mile of carbon dioxide pipeline in length that is physically operated or proposed to be operated in the State. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits a person from (i) injecting any carbon dioxide stream produced by a carbon dioxide capture project into a Class II well or a Class VI well converted from a Class II well, for purposes of enhanced oil or gas recovery, (ii) selling or transporting concentrated carbon dioxide stream produced by a carbon dioxide capture project for use in enhanced oil or gas recovery, and (iii) operating a carbon sequestration activity in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of carbon dioxide so as to tend to cause water pollution in the State. Makes other changes. Creates the Carbon Sequestration Title of the Act. Sets forth provisions regarding: carbon capture permit requirements; reports on minimum carbon capture standards and the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology; minimum carbon dioxide capture efficiency rulemaking authority; reports on the status and impact of carbon capture and sequestration; prohibitions; sequestration permits and application contents; sequestration permit application fees; public participation; closure; financial assurance; insurance; the ownership of carbon dioxide and liability; and the creation of the Carbon Sequestration Long-Term Trust Fund, the Water Resources Fund, the Environmental Justice Grant Fund, and the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Administrative Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0071 - NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS-SCHOOL
Maurice A. West, Carol Ammons, Lilian Jimenez
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Urges the State Board of Education to conduct a study on the number of schools, school districts, and other public school associations across the State that currently utilize Native American names, logos, and mascots. Urges the State Board of Education, through conversations with local schools and school districts, to collect findings on what the cost would be for these individual schools and districts to remove and change Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to include its findings in a written report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Urges schools, school districts, and other public school associations to consider and plan for changing these harmful Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to use all tools available to work towards the immediate end of the practice of using racial slurs as team names in Illinois schools.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0653 - RARE DISEASE DAY
Sonya M. Harper, Joyce Mason, Sharon Chung
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 6, 2024 as Rare Disease Day in the State of Illinois in order to raise awareness of rare diseases, support individuals and families who struggle with rare diseases, bring attention to the need for research and funding to support the discovery and development of therapies designed to treat and potentially cure rare diseases, and support the continued work of the Illinois Rare Disease Commission.
STATUS
Passed
HR0613 - IDPH-IL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY
Camille Lilly, Anne M. Stava-Murray, Carol Ammons
Last updated 6 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to continue taking appropriate action to facilitate equitable access to adolescent and adult vaccinations, including establishing appropriate programs and initiatives to raise public awareness on the importance of adolescent and adult vaccinations. Urges the IDPH to continue working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in-state healthcare providers, and patients to implement an effective and actionable state immunization strategy that includes adult immunizations. Urges the IDPH to continue increasing community resilience to communicable and other emerging disease threats. Urges the IDPH to continue determining goals on which to center the immunization plan. Urges the IDPH to continue exploring federal funding opportunities and partnerships to support vaccine awareness and access programs aligned with the goals established in the state immunization strategy.
STATUS
Passed
HR0752 - SUPPORT-WOMEN IN TRADES
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Joyce Mason
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Commends the women in trades who are breaking down barriers, demonstrating exceptional skill and dedication, and serving as role models for others. Encourages ongoing efforts to support tradeswomen, including future events, educational programs, and initiatives that promote equal opportunities in union construction trades. Expresses support for skilled trades and the need for a diverse and inclusive workforce to meet the demands of a growing economy. Encourages collaboration among businesses, labor organizations, and educational institutions to create pathways for women to enter and thrive in trades. Congratulates the organizers, sponsors, and participants of the Tradeswomen Take Over Springfield event for their efforts and contributions in making the event a success.
STATUS
Passed
HB5394 - SCH SAFETY DRILL-CARDIAC PLAN
Anna Moeller, Laura Faver Dias, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 5 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
HB5405 - DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS
Marcus C. Evans, Eva Dina Delgado, Yolonda Morris
Last updated 3 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Sets forth requirements for any State entity or hospital that receives funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct clinical trials of drugs or medical devices. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in consultation with relevant research organizations, shall analyze and provide recommendations on: (i) the demographic groups and populations that are currently represented and underrepresented in clinical trials in the State, including representation of groups based on their geographic location; (ii) the barriers that prevent persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups from participating in clinical trials in the State, including barriers related to transportation; and (iii) approaches for how clinical trials can successfully partner with others to provide outreach to underrepresented communities. Provides that the Department shall report to the General Assembly on the results of the study by July 1, 2025. Sets forth definitions of underrepresented community and underrepresented demographic group. Provides that the Department shall review guidance published by the United States Food and Drug Administration and use existing infrastructure to encourage participation in clinical trials of drugs and medical devices by persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups. Authorizes the Department to apply for any grants related to the encouragement of underrepresented demographic groups related to the United Food and Drug Administration's guidance.
STATUS
Passed
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