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HB2365 - SOCIAL WORK-EXAM ALTERNATE
Lindsey LaPointe, Mary E. Flowers, Norma Hernandez
Last updated about 1 year ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning examination alternatives, provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the date of application (rather than 2 years of supervised professional experience) and after the degree is obtained as established by rule. Removes provisions concerning qualified licensed clinical social work supervisors. Deletes the effective date provision.
STATUS
Passed
HB2396 - SCH CD-FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
Mary Beth Canty, Emanuel Welch, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated about 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year (instead of the 2023-2024 school year), each school board must establish a kindergarten with full-day attendance. Provides that the full-day kindergarten should be developmentally appropriate and provide opportunities for play-based learning. Provides that an elementary or unit school district that does not offer full-day kindergarten as of October 1, 2022, may, by action of the State Board of Education, apply for an extension of the 2027-2028 school year implementation deadline for 2 additional years if one of the specified criteria are met. Creates the Full-Day Kindergarten Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall conduct a statewide audit to inform the planning and implementation of full-day kindergarten in the State and shall, at a minimum, collect, analyze, and report specified criteria. Provides that the Task Force may recommend for an additional criterion that the State Board of Education may consider in granting a waiver to establish a full-day kindergarten. Sets forth the members of the Task Force and requirements to be a member. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at the call of the State Superintendent of Education or their designee, who shall serve as the chairperson. Provides that the State Board of Education shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Task Force shall issue an interim report by April 15, 2024 and a final report to the General Assembly and Governor's Office no later than November 15, 2024. Provides that upon issuing the final report, the Task Force is dissolved.
STATUS
Passed
HB3224 - SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-TRANSITION
Suzanne M. Ness, Harry Benton, Janet Yang Yang Rohr
Last updated about 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, as part of transition planning, a school district shall provide a student and the parent or guardian of the student (instead of just the student) with information about the district's career and technical education opportunities. Provides that a student and the parent or guardian of the student shall be provided with information about dual credit courses offered by the school district. Provides that if the student is enrolled in a dual credit course for dual credit or for high school credit only, the student's participation in the course shall be included as part of the student's transition Individualized Education Program activities. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3093 - MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Barbara Hernandez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Ann M. Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act shall apply to any public toilet facility that is available without preference to any specific gender or any public toilet facility that is available only to women. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3109 - MED-MENTAL HEALTH QUESTION
William E. Hauter, Travis Weaver, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. In provisions concerning application for medical licensure, provides that the Illinois State Medical Board, in determining mental capacity, shall ensure questions concerning mental health are compliant with the guidelines of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Makes a corresponding change.
STATUS
Passed
HB3230 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE
Lindsey LaPointe, Will Guzzardi, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated about 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes: Makes subject to appropriation the requirement that the Department of Human Services use an independent third-party expert to conduct a cost analysis on developing and maintaining a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State. Provides that the cost analysis shall include costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to: (i) staffing and technological infrastructure enhancements necessary to achieve operational and clinical standards and best practices set forth by the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (rather than costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to ensuring the efficient and effective routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline to the designated hotline center and community behavioral health centers); (ii) the need to develop staffing that is consistent with federal guidelines for (rather than staffing that is adequate for expedient) mobile crisis response times, based on call volume and the geography served; and (iii) the provision of call, text, and chat response; mobile crisis response; and follow-up and crisis stabilization services that are in response to the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Removes all references to "Program 590" with "the Division of Mental Health's Crisis Care Continuum Program". Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3203 - PREVENT FENTANYL EXPOSURE
Tony M. McCombie, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal, LaShawn K. Ford
Last updated about 1 year ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that a pharmacist may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. Provides that a county health department may distribute fentanyl test strips at the county health department facility for no fee. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" does not include equipment, products, or materials to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance.
STATUS
Passed
HB3301 - UNEMPLOYMENT INS-DIRECTORY
Terra Costa Howard, Margaret Noble Croke, Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated about 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. In provisions concerning the directory of new hires, provides that the definition of "newly hired employee" includes an individual under an independent contractor arrangement. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB3819 - LOCAL DEFLECTION PROGRAMS
Matt Hanson, Suzanne M. Ness, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated about 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that "deflection programs" may include an officer intervention during routine activities, such as patrol or response to a service call during which a referral to treatment, to services, or to a case manager is made in lieu of arrest (rather than an officer intervention deflection response when criminal charges are present but held in abeyance pending engagement with treatment). Removes language providing that a "deflection program" may include a pre-booking diversion response initiated by law enforcement when criminal charges are possible, but the individual is diverted to case management services in lieu of charges.
STATUS
Passed
HB3903 - MANDATES-VARIOUS
Robert Rita, Eva Dina Delgado, Gregg Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits any contractor that provides equipment and services for automated law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to municipalities or counties, as well as any political action committee created by such a contractor, from making a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance adopted by a municipality or county shall require that the determination to issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or county and that such authority may not be delegated to any contractor retained by the municipality or county. Prohibits any officer or employee of a municipality or county from knowingly accepting employment or receiving compensation or fees for services from a contractor that provides automated law enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or counties. Requires the statistical analyses of the safety impacts of automated traffic law enforcement systems and automated speed enforcement systems to be conducted every 2 years. Provides that, if a county or municipality changes the vendor it uses for its automated traffic law enforcement system or automated speed enforcement system and must, as a consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other authorization from the Department of Transportation for reinstallation of one or more of the components of that system and if, at the time of the application, the new vendor operates such a system for any other county or municipality in the State, then the Department of Transportation shall approve or deny the county or municipality's application for the permit, approval, or other authorization within 90 days after its receipt. Provides that, if an automated traffic law enforcement system is removed or rendered inoperable due to construction, then the Department shall authorize the reinstallation or use of the automated traffic law enforcement system within 30 days after the construction is complete. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-010
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Illinois Senate
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Robert F. Martwick is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 10. He was elected to the chamber in 2012. Martwick earned his B.A. in political science from Loyola University Chicago in 1993 and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1998. His professional experience includes working as an assistant state's attorney for Cook County.read less
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