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SR1273 - CONGRATS-WENDT FUNERAL HOME
Michael W. Halpin
Last updated 11 days ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Congratulates the Wendt Funeral Home for its longstanding business and service to its community. Wishes it many more years of operation for generations to come.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3964 - $SUPP-DEPT AGR-SWCD
Thomas M. Bennett, Jil Walker Tracy, Chapin Rose
Last updated about 1 month ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends Public Act 103-0589. Increases the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses from $4,500,000 to $8,500,000. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3983 - GATA-FEDERAL RULES
Michael W. Halpin
Last updated 5 days ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Makes various changes concerning references to the Code of Federal Regulations. Defines the following terms: "assistance listing", "assistance listing number", "fringe benefits", "Illinois Stop Payment List", and "Unique Entity Identifier". Makes changes to the definition of "direct costs". Provides that, with certain exceptions, the frequency of reports by recipients and subrecipients with respect to performance goals, indicators, and milestones required shall not be more frequent than quarterly. Provides that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall promote best practices for disseminating information about grant opportunities to grant-making agencies statewide, with an emphasis on reaching previously underserved communities and grantees. Provides that provisions requiring nonprofit organizations to maintain separate accounts for State grant funds do not apply to grant payments that are made as reimbursements. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR1253 - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK
Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael W. Halpin
Last updated 11 days ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Declares November 11 through November 15, 2024 as School Psychology Week in the State of Illinois and commends observance of this week to all of our citizens.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3988 - PEN CD-TIER 2 BENEFITS
Robert F. Martwick, Robert Peters, David Koehler
Last updated 5 days ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes to Tier 2 benefits, including changing the amount of the automatic annual increase to 3% of the originally granted retirement annuity or 3% of the retirement annuity then being paid for the General Assembly and Judges Articles, changing the limit on the amount of salary for annuity purposes to the Social Security wage base, changing the calculation of final average salary to the Tier 1 calculation for persons who are active members on or after January 1, 2025, and changing the retirement age. Establishes an accelerated pension benefit payment option for the General Assembly, Chicago Teachers, and Judges Articles of the Code. Provides that, with regard to persons subject to the Tier 2 provisions, a security employee of the Department of Human Services, a security employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, an investigator for the Department of the Lottery, or a State highway worker is entitled to an annuity calculated under the alternative retirement annuity provisions of the State Employee Article of the Code. Authorizes the conversion of service to eligible creditable service. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, and Chicago Firefighter Articles. Authorizes SLEP status under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for a person who is a county correctional officer or probation officer and for a person who participates in IMRF and qualifies as a firefighter under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. In the Downstate Firefighter Article, includes a de facto firefighter in the definition of "firefighter". Defines "de facto firefighter". Provides that the monthly pension of a firefighter who is receiving a disability pension shall be increased at the rate of 3% of the original monthly pension. Makes changes to the minimum retirement annuity payable to a firefighter with 20 or more years of creditable service, the minimum disability pension, and the minimum surviving spouse's pension. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0793 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Theresa Mah, Lilian Jimenez, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated 6 months ago
66 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Further amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to eliminate on December 31, 2029 (rather than July 1, 2027) the use of active or pending certificates authorized under Section 14(c) the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities authorized under the Social Security Act to increase the rates for the following waiver services: Supported Employment - Small Group Supports. Requires the amendment to be filed by January 1, 2025. Removes provisions creating a Transition Grant Fund and instead provides that the Department shall establish a Section 14(c) transition program to award transition grants to eligible community agencies with active or pending Section 14(c) certificates to aid in the transition away from subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Provides that eligibility for the grants shall be contingent upon community agencies submitting a transition plan. Requires the Department to provide example plans that community agencies may adapt and to award transition program grant funds by January 1, 2025 in compliance with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Contains provisions on appropriate uses for the grant funds. Requires the Department to submit annual status reports to the Governor and the General Assembly that include data on each grant recipient to demonstrate progress toward identified benchmarks. Further amends the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act. In provisions requiring the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force to create a multi-year plan to eliminate Section 14(c) certificates, requires the Task Force to create the multi-year plan with the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities and an academic partner with relevant subject matter expertise. Provides that the multi-year plan shall help the State to successfully eliminate the use of Section 14(c) certificates on December 31, 2029 (rather than July 1, 2027). Sets forth certain considerations the Task Force must make when developing the multi-year plan; data and analysis to be included in the multi-year plan; and other matters. Provides that the Task Force shall consult with employment service providers, people with disabilities, disability trade associations, and disability advocacy organizations in the development of the multi-year plan. Requires the Governor to appoint at least 2 additional members to the Task Force who represent organizations that are current Section 14(c) certificate holders. Provides that the Director of Labor, or the Director's designee, shall serve on the Task Force in a non-voting, advisory capacity until July 1, 2025. Further amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code concerning personal needs allowance increases for residents of community-integrated living arrangements. Further amends the Minimum Wage Law. Permits the Director of Labor to issue regulations for the employment of learners at wages lower than the wage rate applicable under the Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR1285 - ILLINOIS ABLE DAY
Julie A. Morrison, Laura Ellman, Michael W. Halpin
Last updated 4 days ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Declares December 19, 2024 as Illinois ABLE Day in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Introduced
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