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SB1800 - EPA-FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
Laura M. Murphy, Cristina Castro, Napoleon Harris
Last updated almost 2 years ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Fleet Electrification Incentive Program to promote the use of electric trucks by fleet owners by offering a voucher of $200,000 per electric Class 6 truck, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck purchased or leased for a fleet by the fleet's owner or operator. Provides that an applicant shall submit a proof of purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the electric Class 6 truck, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck in order to be awarded the voucher. Requires an applicant who is awarded a voucher to agree to participate in annual surveys on specified metrics. Contains other program requirements. Defines "Class 6 truck", "Class 7 truck", and "Class 8 truck".
STATUS
Introduced
SB2427 - DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP
Ram Villivalam, Susan Rezin, Celina Villanueva
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2247 - ABLE ACCOUNT PROGRAM
Paul Faraci, Chapin Rose, Don Harmon
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that any entity may make contributions to an ABLE account. Makes changes concerning privacy of ABLE account information. Provides that the ABLE Account Program may also be referred to as the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2415 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH
Michael W. Halpin
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2213 - PARKING EXCISE TAX-DEFINITIONS
Cristina Castro, Michael W. Halpin, Robert Rita
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Defines "online booking platform". Provides that the purchase price shall not include any charges added to the purchase price by an operator to compensate the operator for facilitating the processing and fulfillment of the reservation when the transaction is between a customer and an operator and is completed through an online booking platform owned and operated by such operator.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2243 - SCH CD-STATE LITERACY PLAN
Kimberly A. Lightford, Christopher Belt, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts, by July 1, 2024, a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to support districts when developing literacy plans, and guidance on practices for effective structures for training and deploying literacy coaches. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading on or before January 1, 2025. Provides that, in consultation with education stakeholders, the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for the State on or before January 31, 2024. Sets forth requirements for the comprehensive literacy plan. In the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, makes changes concerning educator testing and the requirements for educators trained in other states or countries. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2417 - INS-FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING
Michael W. Halpin, Gregg Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2443 - BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND
Michael W. Halpin, Robert F. Martwick, Laura Ellman
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Balanced Budget Note Act. Specifies that the Pension Stabilization Fund is a general fund for purposes of identifying supplemental appropriation bills. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the monthly reports on State liabilities submitted to the Comptroller by the Department on Aging, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Central Management Services, and the Department of Revenue shall also include certain supplemental information. Amends the Budget Stabilization Act. Modifies provisions placing limits on amounts that may be appropriated, transferred, or diverted by the General Assembly from general funds. Modifies provisions concerning requirements for and transfers into the Budget Stabilization Fund and the Pension Stabilization Fund based on the State's accounts payable. Makes changes to the definition of "estimated general funds revenues". Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2365 - SOCIAL WORK-EXAM ALTERNATE
Lindsey LaPointe, Mary E. Flowers, Norma Hernandez
Last updated over 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning examination alternatives, provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the date of application (rather than 2 years of supervised professional experience) and after the degree is obtained as established by rule. Removes provisions concerning qualified licensed clinical social work supervisors. Deletes the effective date provision.
STATUS
Passed
HB2526 - OPIATE ANTAGONIST FUND
Maura Hirschauer, LaShawn K. Ford, Anne M. Stava-Murray
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Grants the Department of Human Services (rather than the Department of Public Health) the power to use moneys in the Opioid Antagonist Bulk Purchase Fund and to adopt rules necessary to administer the Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
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