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SB2398 - PEN CD-MEABF-METRO PIER & EXPO
Ram Villivalam
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority to the definition of "employer". Adds any person employed by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority to the definition of "employee". Provides that an employee or a member or participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension fund established under the Code may establish service credit in the Fund for employment with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act by applying and paying to the Fund for that employment an amount equal to the (1) employee contributions based on the actual compensation received and the rate of contribution in effect on the date of payment; plus (2) an amount representing employer contributions determined by the retirement board; plus (3) interest at the effective rate from the date of service to the date of payment. Provides that service credit shall not be granted for any such prior employment for which the applicant received credit under any other provision of the Code or during which the applicant was on a leave of absence. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3396 - LABOR DISPUTE-VIOLATION
Lance Yednock, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Sue Scherer
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Provides that a person who, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding a picket or other demonstration or protest, places any object in the public way commits a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $500.
STATUS
Passed
HB2717 - MORTGAGE ESCROW-COMPLIANCE
Edgar Gonzalez, Ram Villivalam, Jason Plummer
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Mortgage Escrow Account Act. Provides that a mortgage lender that complies with the escrow account requirements in Title 12 CFR Part 1026 for a mortgage loan that is a higher-priced mortgage loan is deemed to be in compliance with a provision regarding notification by a mortgage lender to a borrower about terminating or continuing such escrow account. Provides that the borrower shall not have the right to terminate any escrow account arrangement in conjunction with a mortgage loan that is a higher-priced mortgage loan unless the borrower has met all of the conditions for cancellation of an escrow account for a higher-priced mortgage loan in Title 12 CFR Part 1026. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2399 - VEH-CD-SALVAGE CERTIFICATE
Ram Villivalam
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals language making certain provisions for reassignment by dealers applicable to salvage certificates.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2314 - SAFE PATIENT LIMITS ACT
Celina Villanueva, Javier Loera Cervantes, Ram Villivalam
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in the Act. Provides that the maximum patient assignments may not be exceeded, regardless of the use and application of any patient acuity system. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules governing the implementation and administration of the Act. Provides that all facilities shall adopt written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff and that no registered nurse shall be assigned to a nursing unit or clinical area unless that nurse has, among other things, demonstrated competence in providing care in that area. Provides requirements for the Act's implementation. Establishes recordkeeping requirements. Provides rights and protections for nurses. Contains a severability provision and other provisions. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall not mandate that a registered professional nurse delegate nursing interventions. Makes changes concerning staffing plans. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Requires the exercise of professional judgment by a direct care registered professional nurse in the performance of his or her scope of practice to be provided in the exclusive interests of the patient.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2283 - PRO STEEL ERECTION LICENSE ACT
Ram Villivalam
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Safety in Professional Steel Erection Licensure Act. Defines terms. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall license all steel erectors in the State. Provides that no individual shall perform unlicensed steel erection. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out and enforce the Act. Provides that individuals or entities performing unlicensed steel erection work in this State shall be fined $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for each subsequent offense. Provides that the Department shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation, when appropriate, for purposes of enforcement and regulation of the Act. Provides that to assist with costs associated with implementation, the Department is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for licensure, not to exceed $125 per license. Creates the Steel Erectors Licensure Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Safety in Professional Steel Erection Licensure Act on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2829 - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Eva Dina Delgado, Curtis J. Tarver, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Commission Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Removes language providing that: the Governor shall appoint a special temporary panel of commissioners comprised of 3 members; the members shall hold office until the Human Rights Commission determines that the caseload of requests for review has been reduced sufficiently to allow cases to proceed in a timely manner, or for a term of 18 months from the date of appointment by the Governor, whichever is earlier; each of the 3 members shall have only such rights and powers of a commissioner necessary to dispose of the cases assigned to the special panel; each of the 3 members appointed to the special panel shall receive the same salary as other commissioners for the duration of the panel; and the panel shall have the authority to hire and supervise a staff attorney who shall report to the panel of commissioners. Requires the Commission to appoint at the expense of the Commission a qualified interpreter (rather than a qualified sign language interpreter) whenever a hearing impaired individual or an individual who lacks proficiency in the English language is a party or witness in proceedings before the Commission (rather than at a public hearing).
STATUS
Passed
HB3822 - SCH CD-ST BD ED-LANG REPORT
Abdelnasser Rashid, Dagmara Avelar, Don Harmon
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education shall deliver a report to the General Assembly on how to incentivize dual language instruction in schools, and that the report shall include: (i) expanding dual language programs and instruction, (ii) developing a strategic plan for scaling dual language programs, (iii) possible public-private partnerships to expand dual language programs, (iv) potential funding mechanisms and models, including how to leverage the use of existing State and federal resources and how to sustain funding for dual language programs, (v) how to build the supply of qualified teachers for dual language programs, including potential partnerships with private or nonprofit teacher preparation or development programs and college teacher preparation programs, potential alternative certification routes, exchange programs with other countries, and financial incentives, and (vi) standards for measuring student progress in dual language programs.
STATUS
Passed
HB2907 - LABOR DISPUTE-DAMAGES
Lance Yednock, Natalie A. Manley, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Provides that no award of monetary damages, except for damage done to an employer's property as a result of conduct prohibited by law, shall be granted by any court of this State in any case involving a labor dispute.
STATUS
Passed
HB3126 - VEH-CD-SALVAGE CERTIFICATE
Lawrence M. Walsh, Jawaharial Williams, Ram Villivalam
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals language making certain provisions for reassignment by dealers applicable to salvage certificates.
STATUS
Passed
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