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HB3957 - GENERIC DRUG PRICING FAIRNESS
Nabeela Syed, Emanuel Welch, Will Guzzardi
Last updated about 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth legislative findings. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services shall (rather than may) notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that a notice sent by the Attorney General to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug shall serve as a litigation hold regarding documents and communications about that drug. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue an order imposing a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day (rather than only $10,000) for each violation of the Act or providing for the Attorney General's recovery of costs and disbursements incurred in bringing an action against a manufacturer found to be in violation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB4126 - INS CD-MARKET CONDUCT
Sue Scherer
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Adds provisions concerning market analysis and market conduct actions. Makes changes to provisions concerning market conduct and non-financial examinations, examination reports, insurance compliance self-evaluative privilege, confidentiality, fees and charges, examination, and fiduciary and bonding requirements. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Adds definitions. Establishes minimum ratios of providers to beneficiaries for network plans issued, delivered, amended, or renewed during 2024. Makes changes to provisions concerning network adequacy, notice of nonrenewal or termination, transition of services, network transparency, administration and enforcement, and provider requirements. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning notice of nonrenewal or termination and transition of services. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt emergency rules implementing federal standards for provider ratios, time and distance, or appointment wait times when such standards apply to health insurance coverage regulated by the Department of Insurance and are more stringent than the State standards extant at the time the final federal standards are published. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0287 - MEMORIAL-DAVID STOVER
Sue Scherer
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of David Stover.
STATUS
Passed
HR0560 - MEMORIAL-LISA M. STANLEY
Sue Scherer
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Lisa Marie Stanley.
STATUS
Passed
HB4672 - SCH CD-SPEECH-LANG PATHOLOGIST
Michelle Mussman, Sue Scherer, Norine K. Hammond
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning educator testing, provides that an applicant for a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist may satisfy the requirement of passing a test of content area knowledge by passing the national Praxis test in speech-language pathology administered by the Educational Testing Service. Provides that an applicant for a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement for non-teaching speech-language pathologist may complete a school internship, externship, or practicum prior to taking the Praxis test, but must pass the Praxis test in speech-language pathology prior to licensure.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1745 - EDUCATION-TECH
Norine K. Hammond, Tony M. McCombie, Sue Scherer
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3054 - PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE
Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jaime M. Andrade, Norma Hernandez
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation for the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption is $85,000 for all qualified property. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4955 - SCH CD-STATE ASSESSMENTS
Sue Scherer, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Harry Benton
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Board of Education may not mandate or require the use of funding for any additional standardized assessments in the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, or science in grades kindergarten through 6 beyond the requirements of federal law (instead of providing that the State Board of Education may not provide funding for any standardized assessment or test any students in grades kindergarten through 6 beyond the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act). Makes a conforming change.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5057 - SCH CD-PRIMARY SCH TEACH TEST
Sue Scherer, Rita Mayfield, Katie Stuart
Last updated about 1 month ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Removes the restriction providing that no candidate may be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record until the candidate has passed the applicable content area test. Provides that the Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force shall report to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on or before October 31, 2024 (rather than August 1, 2024). Provides that the State Board of Education's rules for scoring the content area knowledge test may include scoring and retaking each test section separately and independently. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4903 - SCH CD-AIR QUALITY TASK FORCE
Laura Faver Dias, Sue Scherer, Matt Hanson
Last updated about 2 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, compile resources for elementary and secondary schools relating to indoor air quality in schools, including best practices for assessing and maintaining ventilation systems and information on any potential State or federal funding sources that may assist a school in identifying ventilation needs. Provides that the State Board of Education shall compile these resources in consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Department of Public Health, local public health professionals, ventilation professionals affiliated with a Department of Labor apprenticeship program, licensed design professionals, representatives from regional offices of education, school district administrators, teachers, or any other relevant professionals, stakeholders, or representatives of State agencies. Provides that, no later than 30 days after resources are compiled, the State Board of Education shall implement outreach strategies to make the compiled resources available to elementary and secondary schools, including publication of the compiled resources on the State Board of Education's website. Provides that the State Board of Education may, in consultation with the Department of Public Health or any other relevant stakeholders, update the compiled resources as necessary. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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