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SB2017 - SCH CD-HOLIDAYS-EDUC SUPPORT
Linda Holmes, Margaret Noble Croke, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Provides that educational support personnel employees shall not be required to work on a legal school holiday. Provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday (instead of providing that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee on account of any legal or special holiday).
STATUS
Passed
SB1935 - PROPERTY CONTROL-VETERANS
Laura Ellman, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Doris Turner
Last updated about 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Property Control Act. Includes qualified veteran-owned small businesses in the list of entities that may receive preference in the disposition of transferable property. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0013 - LEP-HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE
Maurice A. West, Theresa Mah, Lakesia Collins
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Statewide Task Force on Limited English Proficient Patient Access to Quality Interpreter Services to provide recommendations regarding access to quality interpreting services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients.
STATUS
Passed
SB1956 - PEN CD-CHI POLICE-SUBROGATION
Robert F. Martwick, William Cunningham, Willie Preston
Last updated 10 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes a change in a provision concerning eligibility for receiving an initial increase in retirement annuity for persons who have not received an initial increase. Removes provisions adopting the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Illinois Pension Code) for the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code.
STATUS
Passed
SB1909 - DECEPTIVE PRACTICE-PREG CENTER
Celina Villanueva, Sara Feigenholtz, Cristina Castro
Last updated about 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Prohibits a limited services pregnancy center from engaging in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices: (1) to interfere with or prevent an individual from seeking to gain entry or access to a provider of abortion or emergency contraception; (2) to induce an individual to enter or access the limited services pregnancy center; (3) in advertising, soliciting, or otherwise offering pregnancy-related services; or (4) in conducting, providing, or performing pregnancy-related services. Defines terms. Sets forth legislative intent. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1882 - DOG & CAT TESTING RESTRICTIONS
Linda Holmes, Andrew S. Chesney, Anna Moeller
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Protection of Dogs and Cats from Unnecessary Testing Act. Prohibits a testing facility from conducting a canine or feline toxicological experiment in the State, except for certain specified purposes. Provides that the prohibition does not apply to testing or experimentation conducted for the purpose of developing, manufacturing, or marketing any product intended for beneficial use in dogs or cats. Provides that the Attorney General or a State's Attorney in the county in which a violation occurred may bring an action in the name of the People of the State to enforce the provisions of the Act. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1559 - ACCESS AFFORDABLE INSULIN ACT
Kimberly A. Lightford, Cristina Castro, Christopher Belt
Last updated 10 months ago
40 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that from January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the Department of Agriculture shall not make the application available for transporting organization licenses. Provides that entities awarded a transporting license shall not be required to pay any fee required under the Transporting Organizations Article of the Act, the nonrefundable renewal fee required under that Article, or any other license fee required under that Article or by rule from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2027. Provides that upon completion of the disparity and availability study published by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department may modify or change the licensing application process to reduce or eliminate barriers and remedy discrimination identified in the study. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1779 - MEDICATION AIDE PROGRAM
Doris Turner, Kimberly A. Lightford, Cristina Castro
Last updated about 1 month ago
65 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates a permanent certified medication aide program. Defines "certified medication aide" and "qualified employer". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce a certified medication aide program. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (1) any person licensed in this State by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed; (2) any person employed as a medication aide by the government of the United States, if the person practices as a medication aide solely under the direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed; or (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a certificate in medication aide at an accredited or approved educational program if their activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not be construed to limit the delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, or podiatric physician as authorized by law. Provides that a certified medication aide: (i) may only practice in a qualified facility; (ii) must be supervised by and receive delegation from a registered nurse that is on duty and present in the facility at all times when the certified medication aide is administering medication; (iii) shall not perform other duties during the duration of the medication distribution; (iv) shall not administer any medication until a physician has conducted an initial assessment of the resident; and (v) shall not administer any Schedule II controlled substances, as set forth in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or any subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous medication. Provides that, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a medication aide without being certified under the amendatory Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount determined by the Department by rule. Provides that the Department has the authority and power to investigate any and all activity under the amendatory Act that is not certified. Provides that the civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty and that the order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of record. Provides that the Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for certification as a certified medication aide at the times and places it designates. Provides that applicants for examination as a certified medication aide shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Provides that an applicant's failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee by the applicant. Sets forth requirements for an applicant for examination as a certified medication aide, including requirements for a course of study approved by the Department. Provides that the expiration date for each certificate to practice as a certified medication aide shall be set by rule. Provides that violations and enforcement of this amendatory Act shall be as provided in Article III of the Act. Provides that any person who is issued a certification as a medication aide under the amendatory Act shall use the words "certified medication aide" in connection with the person's name to denote the person's certification. Provides that the Department shall propose rules.
STATUS
Passed
HB2618 - DCFS-CRIM HISTORY CHECKS
Amy Elik, Jennifer Sanalitro, Lakesia Collins
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires every driver who applies for employment with a transportation provider under contract with the Department of Children and Family Services to have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that such fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and shall be checked against the fingerprint records filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. Requires the Illinois State Police to charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check that does not exceed the actual cost of the records check. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions and shall forward the national criminal history record information to the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires every driver to submit, as a condition of employment, a signed written statement certifying that he or she has consented to and completed a fingerprint-based criminal history records check in accordance with the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3038 - SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE
Will Guzzardi, Justin D. Slaughter, Mary E. Flowers
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Requires each law enforcement entity that seizes, forfeits, or receives property under the Act to report specified information about the seizure and forfeiture of that property no later than 60 days after December 31 of the year in which the property is seized or forfeited. Provides that neither a law enforcement entity nor the Illinois State Police shall report the seizure, forfeiture, or receipt of property subject to reporting under federal law through equitable sharing agreements with the federal government. Provides that if a law enforcement entity does not seize, forfeit, or receive forfeiture funds during the reporting period, it shall file a null report. Makes changes concerning the information required in reports filed with the Illinois State Police under the Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall post annually on its website certain data. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall, within 120 days after the end of the calendar year, submit to the General Assembly, Attorney General, and Governor a written report summarizing activity in the State for the preceding year. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the Director's designee may sell or dispose of forfeited property. Amends the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. Provides that the Director's designee may dispose of forfeited property.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-005
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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Lakesia Collins is from the state of Illinois. She is a member of the Democratic party. Lakesia graduated with an Associate's degree in General Studies from Webster University. She is currently a Community Relations Specialist with Prevent Child Abuse America. Before that, Lakesia was a Chicago Police Officer for over 10 years. She has also worked as a high school coach and mentor in her community.read less
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