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HB3561 - SCH CD-CHI EDUCATOR PIPELINE
Lilian Jimenez, Camille Lilly, Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the board shall create an educator pipeline development program. Provides that the program shall seek to develop a licensed practical nurse seeking to become a health service nurse, a paraprofessional and related service personnel seeking to become a licensed teacher, or a multilingual staff employee seeking to become a licensed bilingual teacher. Provides that the program shall support up to 120 people per school year. Provides that the program shall partner with Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and the City Colleges of Chicago. Provides that members of the pipeline program shall complete necessary collegiate course work to attain the members' additional licensure. Provides that program members shall continue to work normally until required student teaching or clinical experiences are required. Provides that members of the program will work with cooperating instructors from the member's affiliate institution toward the successful completion of the member's required work experience. Provides that members of the program will have 3 years to complete the member's coursework and required work experience. Provides that members of the program who successfully complete the member's training will be placed, to the extent practicable, in the school where they completed the member's required work experience. Provides that those members who were unable to be placed at the school where the member completed the work experience shall be placed elsewhere in the school district. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education and the board shall split the costs of the program equally.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3594 - LEGISLATIVE SALARIES-MONTHLY
Mary E. Flowers, Robert Rita, Sonya M. Harper
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts provisions of the introduced bill. Removes provisions that members may receive a salary (instead of shall receive a salary). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4013 - $GRANTS-DCFS-CASA COOK COUNTY
Mary E. Flowers, Margaret Noble Croke, Lakesia Collins
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services for grants to assist the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County in its efforts to advocate for timely placement of children in permanent, safe, stable homes. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3572 - CONSUMER FRAUD-GAS STOVE LABEL
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Camille Lilly, Kambium Buckner
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell to a consumer in this State a gas stove that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2024 unless a label on the gas stove bears a specified warning message. Provides that a person who violates the new provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Defines "gas stove".
STATUS
Introduced
HR0091 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Mary E. Flowers, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Declare's March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.
STATUS
Passed
HB3957 - GENERIC DRUG PRICING FAIRNESS
Nabeela Syed, Emanuel Welch, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth legislative findings. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services shall (rather than may) notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that a notice sent by the Attorney General to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug shall serve as a litigation hold regarding documents and communications about that drug. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue an order imposing a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day (rather than only $10,000) for each violation of the Act or providing for the Attorney General's recovery of costs and disbursements incurred in bringing an action against a manufacturer found to be in violation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HR0432 - CONGRATS-ARAB AMERICAN CLUB
Mary E. Flowers
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Congratulates the Arab American Democratic Club, the first and longest-standing Arab organization in the State of Illinois, on its 40th anniversary. Thanks the Arab American Democratic Club for its tireless efforts in promoting civic engagement, fostering unity, and advocating for justice and equality.
STATUS
Passed
HR0415 - BLACK NURSES MONTH
Mary E. Flowers, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated about 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Declares February 2024 as Black Nurses Month in the State of Illinois. Urges all citizens of Illinois to acknowledge the tireless efforts and selfless service contributed by Black nurses every day.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4199 - SNAP-AFTER-TAX INCOME
Mary E. Flowers
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary and subject to federal approval, when calculating a household unit's monthly earned income for purposes of determining eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Human Services shall only consider the household unit's monthly after-tax income, as defined. Requires the Department to also disregard any change in a household unit's monthly earned income due to any minimum wage increase implemented on or after January 1, 2023 in accordance with any State law or county or municipal ordinance. Requires the Department to apply for any federal approvals required to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4923 - DHFS-MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
Mary E. Flowers
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health (the Departments), shall establish and administer a Medical-Legal Partnership Grant Program that awards annual grants to medical-legal partnerships that provide legal services without charge to assist low-income individuals and families in resolving legal matters or other needs that have a negative impact on their health. Provides that to be eligible for a grant under the program, a medical-legal partnership must demonstrate its ability and experience in providing high quality patient-centered legal services aimed at addressing their patient's health-harming social and legal needs. Requires selected medical-legal partnerships to also comply with standards and guidelines established by the Departments. Requires the Departments to seek input from legal services organizations, community health advocacy organizations, hospitals, and other health care providers in establishing such standards and guidelines. Provides that grant amounts may be used to expand the capacity of existing medical-legal partnerships to provide patients with wraparound services related to housing instability or homelessness, landlord-tenant mediation, income support and rental assistance, food insecurity, family stability, respite care, immigration, and mental health or substance use treatment. Provides that grant amounts may also be awarded to establish medical-legal partnerships in underserved communities. Provides that Community health centers, private or public hospitals, nonprofit legal aid organizations, behavioral health facilities, and other specified entities may apply for program grants. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules. Requires the Department to apply for all federal approvals and waivers necessary to cover wraparound services provided by medical-legal partnerships to medical assistance recipients who have chronic health conditions and health-harming social and legal needs. Creates the Medical-Legal Partnership Grant Program Fund under the State Finance Act.
STATUS
Introduced
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