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HB2954 - CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DOXING ACT
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Bob Morgan, Justin D. Slaughter
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds a definition of "emotional distress". Replaces references to "mental anguish" with "emotional distress". Makes changes to the definitions of "family or household member", "publish", "stalk", and "substantial life disruption". Authorizes a court to issue an order to prevent the publication of personally identifiable information or sensitive personal information if certain requirements are met. Requires any injunctive relief that is granted to contain specified elements. Deletes a provision which specified that the Act was to be construed liberally.
STATUS
Passed
HB3227 - DEPT OF LABOR-RECOVERED WAGES
Marcus C. Evans, Emanuel Welch, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated about 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Minimum Wage Law and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that beginning November 1, 2023, or as soon as is practical, and each November 1 thereafter, the Department of Labor shall report any moneys due to employees who cannot be located and that have been held by the Department in the Department of Labor Special State Trust Fund for 3 or more years, and moneys due to employees who are deceased, to the State Treasurer as required by the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Removes provisions amending the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2789 - LIBRARY SYSTEMS-BOOK BANNING
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Maura Hirschauer, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: changes references to "public library or library system" to "library or library system"; provides that an alternative to the development of a written statement (rather than policy) prohibiting the practice of banning books is to adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; and provides that the written statement shall declare that an adequate collection (rather than stock) of books and other materials is needed in a sufficient size and varied in kind and subject matter to satisfy the library needs of the people of the State. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2949 - STATE COMPTROLLER-STATE FAIR
Sue Scherer, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Aaron M. Ortiz
Last updated about 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act. Renames the Act the Emergency Asthma Inhalers and Allergy Treatment for Children Act. Defines "after-school care program". Adds after-school care programs to provisions regarding recreational camps. Provides that after-school care program personnel who have completed specified training may carry undesignated epinephrine injectors and administer an injection to a child in certain circumstances. Provides that after-school care personnel may also carry undesignated asthma medication and administer undesignated asthma medication to a child in certain circumstances. Provides that if after-school care program personnel administer an undesignated epinephrine injection to a person and the after-school care program personnel believe in good faith the person is having an anaphylactic reaction, or if they administer undesignated asthma medication to a person and believe in good faith the person is experiencing respiratory distress, then the after-school care program and its employees and agents, acting in accordance with standard protocols and the prescription, shall not incur liability or be subject to professional discipline, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the use of the injection or medication, notwithstanding whether notice was given to or authorization was given by the child's parent or guardian or by specified medical professionals. Requires the after-school care personnel to inform the parents or guardians of the child, in writing, of the limited liability. Requires the parent or guardian to sign a statement acknowledging the limited liability and to also indemnify and hold harmless the after-school care program and its employees. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to actions filed on or after the amendatory Act’s effective date. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3143 - SCH CD-COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE
Mary Beth Canty
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3052 - CHILD HUNGER-BREAKFAST GRANT
Jawaharial Williams, Elizabeth Hernandez, Camille Lilly
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that for all schools operating a school breakfast program, the State Board of Education shall collect information about whether the school is operating a breakfast after the bell program and, if so, what breakfast after the bell model the school operates, including breakfast in the classroom, second chance breakfast, and grab and go breakfast. Provides that the State Board of Education shall make this data publicly available annually. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall award grants of up to $7,000 per school site on a competitive basis to eligible schools, school districts, 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
Engrossed
HB3129 - EQUAL PAY ACT-PAY SCALE
Mary Beth Canty, Anna Moeller, Janet Yang Yang Rohr
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Provides that if an employer engages a third party to announce, post, publish, or otherwise make known a job posting, the employer shall provide the pay scale and benefits, or a hyperlink to the pay scale and benefits, to the third party and the third party shall include the pay scale and benefits, or a hyperlink to the pay scale and benefits, in the job posting. Provides that the Department of Labor, during its investigation of a complaint, shall make a determination as to whether a job posting is not active by considering the totality of the circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) whether a position has been filled; (ii) the length of time a posting has been accessible to the public; (iii) the existence of a date range for which a given position is active; and (iv) whether the violating posting is for a position for which the employer is no longer accepting applications. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB3230 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE
Lindsey LaPointe, Will Guzzardi, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes: Makes subject to appropriation the requirement that the Department of Human Services use an independent third-party expert to conduct a cost analysis on developing and maintaining a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State. Provides that the cost analysis shall include costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to: (i) staffing and technological infrastructure enhancements necessary to achieve operational and clinical standards and best practices set forth by the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (rather than costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to ensuring the efficient and effective routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline to the designated hotline center and community behavioral health centers); (ii) the need to develop staffing that is consistent with federal guidelines for (rather than staffing that is adequate for expedient) mobile crisis response times, based on call volume and the geography served; and (iii) the provision of call, text, and chat response; mobile crisis response; and follow-up and crisis stabilization services that are in response to the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Removes all references to "Program 590" with "the Division of Mental Health's Crisis Care Continuum Program". Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3418 - REENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE
Justin D. Slaughter, Carol Ammons, Nicholas K. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall create a program to award grants to Navigators for specified purposes, including wage reimbursements for employers that employ certain formerly incarcerated individuals. Contains provisions concerning requirements for wage reimbursements. Provides that "Navigator" means an entity that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in administering workforce development programs for formerly incarcerated participants and is certified by the Department as a Navigator. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to adopt emergency rules to implement the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Repeals a tax credit for wages paid to ex-felons, and establishes a credit for wages paid to ex-offenders. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2856 - VITAL RECORDS-VETERAN DEATH
Daniel M. Swanson, Gregg Johnson, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the death certificate for an individual with a history of military service may include or may be amended to include the branch of the military that the deceased individual served in, the period of time that he or she served in the military, and whether a military service-related injury contributed to the cause of death (rather than may include or may be amended to include the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the military that he or she served in, and the period of time that he or she served in the military). Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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