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SB0508 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Javier Loera Cervantes, Ram Villivalam, Mike Porfirio
Last updated about 1 month ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State or federal law, an employer shall not voluntarily enroll in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System. Provides that an employer shall not impose work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law. Provides that if an employer is required to participate in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System and receives notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy between an employee's name or social security number and the Social Security Administration's records, the employer must provide the employee with specified documents. Provides for additional rights and protections granted to an employee following the notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy. Provides that an employer shall provide notice to current employees, by posting in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee, of any inspections of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records conducted by the inspecting entity within 72 hours after receiving notice of the inspection. Provides for additional notice requirements concerning obligations of the employer and the employee. Provides for violations and civil penalties. Defines terms.
STATUS
Passed
SB3629 - CRIM PRO-VACATE SENT-IMMIGRANT
Karina Villa, Robert Peters, Natalie Toro
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant who, prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, had been barred by time limitations from filing a motion to vacate because the court failed to advise the defendant and the defendant shows that conviction of the offense to which the defendant pleaded guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere may have the consequence for the defendant of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization under the laws of the United States, may pursue the following remedies. Provides that any person, regardless of criminal custody status, may file a petition to vacate a conviction or sentence if the person asserts any of the following reasons: (1) the conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to prejudicial error damaging the petitioner's ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a conviction or sentence; or (2) newly discovered evidence of actual innocence exists that requires vacation of the conviction or sentence as a matter of law or in the interests of justice. Establishes time periods for filing the petition and establishes when the petitions are not timely filed. Provides that there is a presumption of legal invalidity if the petitioner pleaded guilty or nolo contendere under a statute that provided that, upon completion of specific requirements, the arrest and conviction shall be deemed never to have occurred, if the petitioner complied with these requirements, and if the disposition under the statute has been, or potentially could be, used as a basis for adverse immigration consequences. Provides that crime victims shall be given notice by the State's Attorney's office of petitions filed under this provision as required in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that remedies under this provision shall apply to convictions and sentences in existence prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3669 - WETLANDS AND SMALL STREAMS
Laura Ellman, Julie A. Morrison, Ann Gillespie
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act to restore protections for wetlands and small streams that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. Provides provisions concerning: exemptions; wetlands delineation, classification, notification, permits and veto; general permits; appeal of final decisions made by the Department of Natural Resources and judicial review; investigation and enforcement; and county authority. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Advisory Committee and establishes duties and rules for the Committee. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Fund. Provides for permit review fees. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3727 - PATIENT ACCESS 340B PHARMACY
Ann Gillespie, Mike Simmons, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 8 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisition of a 340B drug by, or delivery of a 340B drug to, a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy authorized to receive 340B drugs on behalf of the 340B covered entity unless such receipt is prohibited by federal law. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may impose any restriction on the ability of a 340B covered entity to contract with or designate a 340B contract pharmacy including restrictions relating to the number, location, ownership, or type of 340B contract pharmacy. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may require or compel a 340B covered entity or 340B contract pharmacy to submit or otherwise provide ingredient cost or pricing data pertinent to 340B drugs; institute requirements in any way relating to how a 340B covered entity manages its inventory of 340B drugs that are not required by a State or federal agency, including requirements relating to the frequency or scope of audits of inventory management systems of a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy; or require a 340B covered entity or its 340B contract pharmacy to submit or otherwise provide data or information that is not required by State or federal law. Sets forth provisions concerning enforcement of this Act; preemption of this Act; and severability of this Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2689 - SCH CD-MONTESSORI EDUC LICENSE
Robert Peters, Ram Villivalam, Christopher Belt
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. By June 1, 2025, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to establish, by rule, a Montessori education endorsement to be added to a Professional Educator License. Requires the rules adopted by the State Board of Education to outline the requirements for obtaining the endorsement. Provides that these provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2659 - INS-COLONOSCOPY COVERAGE
Willie Preston, Natalie Toro
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. 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 shall provide coverage for a colonoscopy determined to be medically necessary for persons aged 39 years old to 75 years old.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2984 - $PUBLIC HEALTH-CLINICS
Karina Villa, Adriane Johnson, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $9,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for continued funding to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2687 - HATE CRIME-WHITE SUPREMACY
Adriane Johnson, Javier Loera Cervantes, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, in addition to other elements of the offense, a person commits a hate crime when the person displays or causes to be displayed, on public or private property, a burning cross, a Nazi swastika, a noose, a Confederate flag, or any other known symbol of white supremacist or neo-Nazi beliefs with the intent to intimidate a person or group of persons or incite violence against a person or group of persons. Includes a severability provision.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3630 - CHILDREN-ABUSE REPORTING
Kimberly A. Lightford, Mattie Hunter, Jil Walker Tracy
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional (rather than to a board-certified child abuse pediatrician). Provides that the medical professional must explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Makes other corresponding changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3436 - PUB AID-AABD CASH ASSISTANCE
David Koehler, Laura M. Murphy, Robert Peters
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the General Assembly finds it necessary to take measures to increase the amount of cash assistance provided to qualifying Illinoisans under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) program to reach a standard compatible with health and well-being. Provides that the amount of AABD aid granted to a person shall be determined by the Department of Human Services in such a manner as to produce assistance payments that bring the person's total monthly income from countable sources, as determined by the Department, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, if applicable, and AABD aid to an amount that is: (i) no less than 85% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2024; (ii) no less than 90% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2025; (iii) no less than 95% of the federal poverty level for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2026; and (iv) no less than 100% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning on and after July 1, 2027. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not result in any reduction in the amount of aid payable to a person determined eligible for aid prior to July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-020
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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Natalie Toro was born in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan. She performed on Broadway and starred in shows like "Les Miserables." She received awards like the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist. She also performs concerts around the world singing showtunes and American Songbook classics. She has multiple albums including "Natalie Toro Sings Carole King and Friends."read less
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