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HB2385 - INS-COLONOSCOPY COVERAGE
Cyril Nichols, Marcus C. Evans, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated 3 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than January 1, 2024) shall provide coverage for a colonoscopy determined to be medically necessary (rather than medically necessary for persons aged 39 years old to 75 years old).
STATUS
Passed
SB0001 - CHILDHOOD EDUCATION-TECH
Kimberly A. Lightford, Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated 5 months ago
87 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood (rather than the Department of Children and Family Services) administers day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately, except the provisions amending the Child Care Act of 1969 take effect July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HR0056 - MEMORIAL-BERTHA BELL CROSS
Justin D. Slaughter, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the death of Bertha Bell Cross.
STATUS
Passed
HR0054 - CONGRATS-RICHARD WHITE
Jehan A. Gordon-Booth, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Congratulates Executive Director Richard White on successfully overseeing the transition of the Illinois Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund (IPOPIF). Thanks him for his hard work and dedication to this endeavor.
STATUS
Passed
HB5239 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-INTERSTATE
Kelly M. Cassidy, Lilian Jimenez, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated 3 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to prohibit disclosure of information protected by the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Allows a minor to sign and file an application under the family planning program in the Code. Amends the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Defines "health records related to lawful health care" and "location information related to lawful health care". Prohibits the State from providing any information or using any resources to assist any person or entity that seeks to impose civil or criminal liability upon a person or entity for lawful healthcare activity unless otherwise necessary to comply with State or federal law. Exempts any investigation or proceeding if the conduct under the investigation or proceeding would be subject to criminal or civil liability under Illinois law. Exempts location information related to lawful health care and health records from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Creates a statutory civil cause of action for violations of the Act that includes reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and litigation expenses to a plaintiff who prevails in an action under the Act. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0055 - HCM AWARENESS DAY
Marcus C. Evans, Bradley Stephens, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Declares February 22, 2023 as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day in the State of Illinois in order to raise public awareness about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Acknowledges the critical importance of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy awareness to improve cardiovascular health. Urges the Governor to issue an annual proclamation recognizing the fourth Wednesday in February as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day.
STATUS
Passed
SB3606 - SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SEPARATE SCH
Meg Loughran Cappel, Don Harmon, Christopher Belt
Last updated 5 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the term "special educational facilities and services" includes private special schools (instead of special schools) and separate public special education day schools. Provides that if a child has been placed in a separate public special education day school, a school district making tuition payments in excess of $4,500 shall be responsible for an amount in excess of $4,500 equal to 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge and shall be eligible for reimbursement from the State for the amount of such payments actually made in excess of 2 times the district's per capita tuition charge for students not receiving special education services. Requires a certification and finding to be made for reimbursement of a school district of the amount paid for tuition of a child attending a public special education facility.
STATUS
Passed
HB4910 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
Joyce Mason, Rita Mayfield, Maurice A. West
Last updated 7 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0053 - CONGRATS-SGT. SHAWN CURRY
Jehan A. Gordon-Booth, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Congratulates Sergeant Shawn Curry for successfully completing his term as chair of the Illinois Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund (IPOPIF). Thanks him for his continued service to the City of Peoria and the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
SB0860 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Don Harmon, Natalie A. Manley, Norine K. Hammond
Last updated 3 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes changes to the definitions for "medications" and "insulin in an injectable or auto-injectable form". In provisions requiring non-licensed authorized direct care staff to meet certain criteria in order to administer medications, requires that such staff must have received additional competency-based assessment or training by the nurse-trainer when the nurse-trainer determines additional skill development is needed to administer medication (rather than received additional competency-based assessment by the nurse-trainer as deemed necessary by the nurse-trainer).
STATUS
Passed
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