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SB1946 - $TREATMENT ALTER SAFE COMM
Robert Peters, David Koehler, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $4,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for costs associated with a grant toTreatment Alternatives for Safe Communities to provide specialized case management services to certain people in pretrial detention in Winnebago and in St. Clair Counties. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1709 - MENTAL HEALTH-STUDENT ACCESS
Mike Simmons, Willie Preston, Adriane Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Resources shall partner with the State Board of Education to provide technical assistance for the provision of mental health care during school days with the goal of increasing the availability and accessibility of mental health resources for students. Provides that the Department shall report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the technical assistance provision no later than July 1, 2025. Provides for rulemaking by the Department and the State Board of Education.
STATUS
Passed
SB1988 - PROP TX-APPEALS
Cristina Castro, Julie A. Morrison, Napoleon Harris
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, when a revision is made by the county assessor and that revision is not made on complaint of the property owner, the county assessor shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website.
STATUS
Passed
SB1774 - CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION
Adriane Johnson, Laura M. Murphy, Linda Holmes
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Cancer Clinical Trial Participation Program Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Clinical Trial Participation Program Act. Throughout the Act, replaces references to "cancer clinical trial" with references to "clinical trial" and makes conforming changes. Provides that "clinical trial" includes a voluntary research study conducted on people and designed to answer specific questions about the safety or effectiveness of a drug, vaccine, therapy, medical device, medical diagnostic, or new way of using an existing treatment to treat or diagnose a condition. Defines "condition". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2408 - PREVAILING WAGE-CONTRACTORS
Willie Preston, Mike Porfirio, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the prevailing rates required to be paid for work performed on the project. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1980 - AGING-HOMEMAKER WAGE INCREASE
Omar Aquino, Mattie Hunter, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $29.64 beginning July 1, 2023 to sustain a minimum wage of $18 per hour for direct service workers. Requires rates in subsequent State fiscal years to be no lower than the rates in effect on July 1, 2023. Requires providers of in-home services to be required to certify to the Department on Aging that they remain in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate increases described in the amendatory Act. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2152 - PEN CD-INVESTMENT PROXY VOTING
William Cunningham, Mattie Hunter, Willie Preston
Last updated about 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that the State Treasurer, upon the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Board (instead of upon the request of the Board), shall manage the domestic and international proxy voting activity for shares held directly by the System or Investment Board and execute required ballots on behalf of the System or Investment Board. Provides that the Board's consent may be revoked at any time upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. Requires the State Treasurer to provide access to communications with its third-party proxy voting service, if any, used in preparing the comprehensive proxy voting reports requested by the Board. Authorizes the Board to provide the State Treasurer with guidance for proxy voting, which, if provided, the State Treasurer shall consider when voting. Provides that in order to facilitate the State Treasurer's proxy voting activities and before the State Treasurer begins proxy voting activities, the State Treasurer and the Board shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement concerning costs, proxy voting guidance, reports and other documents, and other issues. Removes language providing that all costs associated with the State Treasurer's management of proxy voting activity shall be borne exclusively by the State Treasurer. Provides that on or before September 1, 2023 (instead of January 1, 2025), and annually thereafter, the Board shall publish its guidelines for voting proxy ballots and a detailed report on its website describing how the Board is considering sustainability factors. Makes other changes. Effective immediately (instead of January 1, 2024).
STATUS
Passed
SB2053 - EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE
Ram Villivalam, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Early Childhood Workforce Act. Creates the Early Childhood Workforce Standards Board (Board). Provides that Board members must be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Sets forth the Board's membership. Provides that for State Fiscal Year 2025, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the Board shall: (1) determine an hourly wage floor, and salaried equivalent, for workers in State-funded early childhood programs which the Board believes will serve to recruit and retain early childhood workers; and (2) determine minimum increments above the wage floor as may be necessary to retain workers in State-funded early childhood programs such as for years of experience or job title. Provides that subject to appropriation, beginning in State Fiscal Year 2025 the Department of Human Services shall implement and administer a program making grants to early childhood worker training programs that value experience, inclusion, equity, and racial justice; and center worker voices and needs such as mentorship, apprenticeships, and peer-led learning. Amends the School Code. Provides that in order to ensure the quality and continuity of services, within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all grant agreements shall require each child care center to (i) comply with the wage floor and compensation policies set forth in the Early Childhood Workforce Act, (ii) report quarterly up-to-date contact information for staff to the Department to allow the State Board of Education to communicate with the workers about their rights and supports available to them, (iii) supply the State Board of Education with current copies of its wage scales for classroom and support staff and other matters, and (iv) reconcile expenses quarterly and annually submit a year-end comprehensive financial report in a form prescribed by the State Board of Education. Imposes similar requirements on child care centers in a purchase of service contract with the Department of Human Services under its Child Care Assistance Program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1849 - $EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT
Elgie R. Sims, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $10,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to deposit into the Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund for the purpose of making a grant to the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association for all costs and expenses associated with the Employer Training Investment Program. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2245 - SCHOOLS-READING AND LITERACY
Kimberly A. Lightford, Christopher Belt, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to develop literacy plans, and guidance on evidence-based practices. Requires the State Board to develop training opportunities in teaching reading and a comprehensive literacy plan for this State. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, the requirements to receive a Professional Educator License, taking a test in reading foundations for certain licensure, and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-016
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Illinois Senate
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