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SB3214 - $CIL FUNDING
Javier Loera Cervantes, Robert Peters, Laura Fine
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $16,358,900 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services Rehabilitation Services Bureau for grants to independent living centers. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0865 - LATINAS IN GOVERNMENT
Mary Edly-Allen, Karina Villa
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Celebrates the impact and contributions of contemporary Latinas in the State of Illinois. Acknowledges the value of Latinas and the essential role they play in our multicultural, multigenerational democracy. Recognizes the importance of accurate and timely data on Latinas living in the United States and the role that the U.S. Census Bureau plays in delivering data that impacts the political and economic power and influence of Latina.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0771 - REGULATION-TECH
Don Harmon, Laura Ellman, David Koehler
Last updated almost 2 years ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2608 - LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING-CREDIT
Willie Preston, Robert Peters, Rachel Ventura
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois State Police Act and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that an applicant's credit history may not be used to prevent the appointment or employment of a law enforcement officer, including an Illinois State Police officer. Provides that the limitation does not apply to employment actions performed under a collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement that conflicts with the limitation may not be entered into, modified, or extended on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Limits home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3649 - EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Robert Peters, Doris Turner, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 4 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer or its agent, representative, or designee from requiring its employees to attend any training intended to foster a civil and collaborative workplace or reduce or prevent workplace harassment or discrimination (rather than reduce and prevent workplace harassment or discrimination). Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Department of Labor and civil penalties.
STATUS
Passed
SB0647 - HEALTH-TECH
Don Harmon, Adriane Johnson, Karina Villa
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Changes reference from the Andrew McFarland Mental Health Center to the Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard Mental Health Center. Repeals the Perinatal Mental Health Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act. Amends the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Medical Licensing Board, shall work with birthing hospitals and licensed health care professionals in this State to develop policies, procedures, information, and educational materials to meet each of the following requirements concerning maternal mental health conditions: (1) licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to women shall provide education to women and, if possible and with permission, to their families about maternal mental health conditions in accordance with the formal opinions and recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; (2) all birthing hospitals shall provide new mothers, prior to discharge following childbirth, and, if possible, shall provide fathers and other family members with complete information about maternal mental health conditions, including its symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, treatment resources, post-hospital treatment options, and community resources; and (3) licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care at a prenatal visit shall invite each pregnant patient to complete a questionnaire and shall review the completed questionnaire in accordance with the formal opinions and recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the Medical Licensing Board shall develop educational materials for health care professionals (instead of for health care professionals and patients) about maternal mental health conditions. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Changes references from substance abuse to substance use disorder. Deletes references to drug abuse and addiction. Some provisions are effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2209 - CHILD HUNGER-BREAKFAST GRANT
Christopher Belt, Natalie Toro, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated almost 2 years ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall award grants of up to $5,000 per school site on a competitive basis to eligible school districts, regional superintendents of schools, or entities approved by the State Board of Education for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating a school breakfast after the bell program. Sets forth what the grants may be used for and who gets preference for a grant.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3812 - $ISAC-SCH SOCIAL WORKER
Ann Gillespie, Karina Villa
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program . Appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarship s . Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2690 - HIGHER ED-REFUGEE-TRANSCRIPT
Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 3 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5355 - NONOPIOID ALTERNATIVES ACT
Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Lindsey LaPointe, William E. Hauter
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Nonopioid Alternatives for Pain Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and publish an educational pamphlet regarding the use of nonopioid alternatives for pain treatment. Provides that a health care practitioner shall exercise professional judgment in selecting appropriate treatment modalities for pain in accordance with specified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, including the use of nonopioid alternatives whenever nonopioid alternatives exist. Requires a health care practitioner who prescribes an opioid drug to provide certain information to the patient, discuss certain topics, and document the reasons for the prescription. Requires the Department to develop a nonopioid directive form for patients. Sets forth provisions concerning exceptions, execution of a nonopioid directive, opioid administration to a patient with a nonopioid directive, and limitations of liability. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that when a licensed health care practitioner prescribes a nonopioid medication for the treatment of acute pain, it shall be unlawful for a health insurance issuer to deny coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug or to require the patient to try an opioid prescription drug before providing coverage. Provides that in establishing and maintaining its drug formulary, a health insurance issuer shall ensure that no nonopioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain shall be disadvantaged or discouraged, with respect to coverage or cost sharing, relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that whenever a licensed health care practitioner prescribes a nonopioid medication for the treatment of acute pain, neither the Department of Healthcare and Family Services nor a managed care organization shall deny coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug or require a patient to try an opioid prescription drug prior to providing coverage of the nonopioid prescription drug. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
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Senator from Illinois district SD-025
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