General Assembly Legislation - Illinois

HLTHCARE WRKR TASK FORCE-APPT Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Requires the Health Care Worker Task Force to advise the Director of Public Health regarding the implementation of Public Act 95-331 and to review all proposed administrative rules and changes to administrative rules created under the Act (instead of requiring the Task Force to issue an interim and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly). Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, any Task Force vacancy created by the expiration or termination for any reason of the term of any member appointed by the Governor shall be filled in like manner by an appointee of the Director of Public Health. Sets forth additional requirements of the Task Force. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Removes provisions concerning the implementation of Public Act 95-331 and the review of all administrative rules and changes to administrative rules prior [...]

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RACIAL IMPACT NOTE Creates the Racial Impact Note Act. Provides that every bill which amends criminal offenses, criminal procedure, or sentencing provisions under the Cannabis Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, shall have prepared for it, by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, prior to second reading in the house of introduction a brief explanatory statement or note which shall include a reliable estimate of the proportional racial makeup of the population likely to be impacted by the bill. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact Act. Creates a Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact. Provides that the Commission shall: (1) study the nature and extent of the harm caused to minority communities through the practical application of the violation and sentencing provisions [...]

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MINORITY MENTAL HLTH AWARENESS Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department to include mental health awareness, education, and outreach materials within its public health promotion programs and information to be directed toward minority population groups in Illinois. Provides that this information shall inform members of minority communities about mental illness, the types of services and supports available, and how treatment may be obtained. Requires the Department to collaborate with community-based mental health agencies in the delivery of the information to community leaders and other interested parties in minority communities. House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1305/10-10 Further [...]

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HEALTH POLICY CENTER ACT Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board of Trustees. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 520/1Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Illinois Health Policy Center Act. Creates the Illinois Health Policy Center within the University of Illinois, to be sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago College [...]

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POSTPARTUM MOOD DISORDERS PREV Creates the Postpartum Mood Disorders Prevention Act. Sets out the findings of the General Assembly and the purposes of the Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health, in conjunction with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Board of Nursing, shall work with physicians, healthcare facilities, nurses, and licensed health care workers in the State to develop policies and procedures related to the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of postpartum mood disorders in women. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Perinatal Mental Health Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act. Sets out the findings of the General Assembly and the purposes of the Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation [...]

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NET METERING PILOT PROGRAMS Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility must establish a "net metering" pilot program for its retail customers that own and operate a solar or wind electrical generating facility with a capacity of not more than 40 kilowatts located on the customer's premises and intended to offset part of the customer's electrical requirements. Requires separate pilot programs for residential and business customers. Provides that an electric utility that has conducted a net electrical energy metering pilot program for either its residential or business customers, or both, that was initiated before the effective date of this amendatory Act need only file a report of the results of the program with the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that the electric utility must report the results of the pilot program to the Illinois Commerce Commission by July 1, 2008. Requires the Commission to provide a summary and an analysis of the reports to [...]

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COMP REVIEW-ANNUAL REPORTS Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that the compensation of all officials and employees whose compensation is determined under the Act is frozen at the dollar amount in effect on the effective date of the amendatory Act, and that dollar amount shall not change without the specific authority of the General Assembly, by law. Further provides that any cost of living adjustment previously authorized under the Act is eliminated and no longer operative after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Abolishes the Compensation Review Board. Establishes the Illinois Citizens' Accountability Review Board, consisting of 12 members appointed by the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, State Treasurer, legislative leaders, and Auditor General. Requires the Board to annually adopt reports recommending State officer and appointee compensation, one for judges and State's Attorneys and one for all others (now, the Compensation [...]

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CHILD CARE-PUBLIC FINDINGS Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to send a notice to all parents of children residing within or being cared for by a child care facility upon any indicated finding made by the Department during an examination of the facility. Provides that upon any indicated finding by the Department during an examination of a day care center, day care home, or group day care home, a notice of such finding must be posted upon the main door of the day care center, day care home, or group day care home. Requires the Department to post information concerning any indicated findings made during an examination of a day care center, day care home, or group day care home on its Internet website. Provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law,[...]

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SCH CD-SCH REFORM INITIATIVE Amends the School Code. Establishes the 21st Century School Reform Initiative Pilot Program in which 4 clusters (a cluster being a high school and all of the prekindergarten, elementary, middle, and junior high schools from which a majority of students will attend that high school) must be selected within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act for participation in the program for 3 school years. Sets forth provisions concerning how the clusters are to be selected, the establishment of a State oversight committee and local oversight committees, the recruitment of 3 superintendent advisors, the completion of a comprehensive needs assessment, the requirements that the cluster schools must meet, and the adoption of rules by the State Board of Education. Requires that the State oversight committee submit a report on or before January 1, 2012 to the General Assembly summarizing the results of the program and making recommendations on its [...]

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ETHICS-CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the Election Code, the Compensation Review Act, and the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits members of the General Assembly from being employed by the State, a municipality, or a unit of local government, with specified exceptions. Requires members of and candidates for the General Assembly to disclose information concerning lobbying activities and representation cases on their statements of economic interests. Requires the Compensation Review Board to file separate reports for (i) judges and State's Attorneys and (ii) all other positions. Requires the General Assembly to approve or reduce a report for it to take effect (now, must disapprove or reduce a report to prevent it from taking effect). Prohibits campaign contributions from a business entity with annual aggregate State contracts or pending State contract bids of more than $50,000, or from the business entity's affiliates, to any political committee [...]

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ETHICS-CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, the Election Code, the Compensation Review Act, and the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits members of the General Assembly from being employed by the State, a municipality, or a unit of local government, with specified exceptions. Requires members of and candidates for the General Assembly to disclose information concerning lobbying activities and representation cases on their statements of economic interests. Requires the Compensation Review Board to file separate reports for (i) judges and State's Attorneys and (ii) all other positions. Requires the General Assembly to approve or reduce a report for it to take effect (now, must disapprove or reduce a report to prevent it from taking effect). Prohibits campaign contributions from a business entity with annual aggregate State contracts or pending State contract bids of more than $50,000, or from the business entity's affiliates, to any political committee [...]

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