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SB1803 - LYME DISEASE INNOVATION PROG
Laura M. Murphy, Julie A. Morrison, Mike Simmons
Last updated about 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and members of the University of Illinois' INHS Medical Entomology Program to establish the Lyme Disease Innovation Program no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department shall contract with a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to raise awareness of tick-borne diseases with the public and the medical community to operate the Program. Provides that the Program's purpose is to raise awareness with the public and to assist persons at risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases with education and awareness materials and campaigns while developing evidence-based approaches that are cost-effective. Includes provisions relating to the Program's objectives. Provides that the Program shall be funded by the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall issue to an off-highway vehicle owner an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp, and the Stamp shall be $10 or $5 depending on the size of the vehicle's engine capacity. Provides that the proceeds from the Stamp must be deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2341 - GATA-AUDIT WAIVER REQUEST
Kevin Schmidt, William Davis, Sonya M. Harper
Last updated over 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the 3-member panel referenced in the introduced bill shall be a 5-member panel. Provides that members of the panel shall be appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the House Minority Leader. Provides that members of the panel shall serve for 4-year terms, except that members initially appointed shall have staggered terms. Provides that each member of the panel must have auditing or accounting experience. Provides that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall provide administrative support to the panel. Provides that members of the panel shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses associated with their service on the panel. Provides that, if a majority of the members of the panel who are voting on the issue vote to approve the local government's request, then the request shall be approved; otherwise, the request shall be denied. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3435 - PROPERTY CONTROL-VEHICLES
Randy E. Frese
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Property Control Act. Provides that the Director of Central Management Services shall develop a written policy of expectations of care for employees with custody of State-owned vehicles, that the policy shall include stated consequences if an employee with custody of a State-owned vehicle does not meet the expectations of care set forth in the policy, and that the Department of Central Management Services shall enforce those consequences. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2937 - DCFS-CASELOAD TRACKING REPORTS
Steven Reick, Norine K. Hammond, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to submit to the General Assembly no later than March 1 of each year a report in relation to the ongoing case files of the Department, the caseload tracking system or systems operated by the Department, the ratio of active case files to active Department personnel, and how appropriations to the Department can be structured to incentivize the Department to manage its caseload and to reduce the burden of individual case responsibilities upon individual Department personnel.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2963 - DIXON PARK DIST-SOLAR PANELS
Bradley J. Fritts, Robyn Gabel, Ann M. Williams
Last updated about 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends Section 3 of an Act in relation to conservation, approved December 24, 1992, Public Act 87-1243, as amended by Public Act 88-468. Changes a reference to the Department of Conservation to the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that notwithstanding any other provisions in the Act, the Dixon Park District is authorized to install and operate solar panels, to create all necessary ingress and egress, to construct any necessary connections to the electric grid, and to conduct any other necessary activities for the development and operation of a solar electric generation facility. Describes the property authorized for the location of the solar facility. Authorizes the Dixon Park District to develop and operate the solar facility subject to specified requirements. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3277 - EPA-COMPOSTING FACILITY
Randy E. Frese, Dave Severin, Charles E. Meier
Last updated about 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that incidental sales of finished compost do not need to be applied to agronomic rates in determining whether a person needs a permit to conduct a landscape waste composting operation at specified sites. Removes a provision requiring that no fee is charged for the acceptance of materials to be composted in order for a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences within 1/2 mile of its boundaries to be excepted from permit requirements.
STATUS
Passed
HB3295 - DFPR-MILITARY FEE WAIVER
Harry Benton, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Travis Weaver
Last updated about 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the military liaison for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation responsibilities include notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3615 - DCFS-FAMILY FIRST FUNCTIONS
Steven Reick, Norine K. Hammond, Jennifer Sanalitro
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall initialize, but not complete, the move of Family First functions, carried under the Act and the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act) from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4095 - DCFS-FOSTER PARENT-RECORDS CHK
Tom Weber, Chris Miller, Brad Halbrook
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that final approval for placement of a child with a prospective foster or adoptive parent shall not be granted if a criminal records background check reveals the prospective foster or adoptive parent has a felony conviction for human trafficking or sex trafficking. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0104 - WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETS DAY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Hoan Huynh, Mark L. Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 29, 2023 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Illinois district HD-099
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Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Randy E. Frese earned his BA in accounting from Truman State University. After graduation, Frese entered a career in accounting and finance while serving in his community. In 2002, Frese was elected to the Palmyra R-1 Board of Education. He has also served on the Palmyra Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Frese and his wife Callie have two children.read less
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