SB0854sam002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Filed: 10/25/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 854

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 854, AS AMENDED, by replacing Sections 5 and 10 with the following:

"Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing Section 4.35 as follows:

(5 ILCS 80/4.35)

Sec. 4.35. Acts Act repealed on January 1, 2025. The following Acts are Act is repealed on January 1, 2025:

The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.

The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.

(Source: P.A. 98-813, eff. 1-1-15.)

(5 ILCS 80/4.34 rep.)

Section 7. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by repealing Section 4.34.

Section 10. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by changing and renumbering Section 5-45.35 as added by Public Act 102-1108, Section 5-45.35 as added by Public Act 102-1115, and Section 5-45.35 as added by Public Act 102-1125 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.41)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on February 3, 2024)

Sec. 5-45.41 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking. To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the Invest in Illinois Act, emergency rules implementing the Invest in Illinois Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed on February 3, 2025 one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; revised 3-13-23.)

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.44)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 9, 2024)

Sec. 5-45.44 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund and Local Chambers of Commerce Recovery Grants. To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of Public Act 102-1115 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, emergency rules implementing Section 6z-138 of the State Finance Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Human Rights and emergency rules implementing Section 605-1105 of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed on January 9, 2025 one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; revised 9-27-23.)

(5 ILCS 100/5-45.50)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 21, 2023)

Sec. 5-45.50 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; Refugee Resettlement Program. To ensure the availability of refugee resettlement program services in the case of an imminent, large-scale refugee resettlement event, emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Department of Human Services. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.

This Section is repealed on December 21, 2025 (one year after the effective date of Public Act 102-1108) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1108, eff. 12-21-22; revised 9-27-23.)"; and

by inserting the following in its proper numeric sequence:

"Section 81. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act is amended by changing Section 3.22 as follows:

(210 ILCS 50/3.22)

Sec. 3.22. EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force.

(a) The EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force is created to address the following:

(1) the impact that the EMT and Paramedic shortage is having on this State's EMS System and health care system;

(2) barriers to the training, recruitment, and retention of Emergency Medical Technicians throughout this State;

(3) steps that the State of Illinois can take, including coordination and identification of State and federal funding sources, to assist Illinois high schools, community colleges, and ground ambulance providers to train, recruit, and retain emergency medical technicians;

(4) the examination of current testing mechanisms for EMRs, EMTs, and Paramedics and the utilization of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, including current pass rates by licensure level, national utilization, and test preparation strategies;

(5) how apprenticeship programs, local, regional, and statewide, can be utilized to recruit and retain EMRs, EMTs, and Paramedics;

(6) how ground ambulance reimbursement affects the recruitment and retention of EMTs and Paramedics; and

(7) all other areas that the Task Force deems necessary to examine and assist in the recruitment and retention of EMTs and Paramedics.

(b) The Task Force shall be comprised of the following members:

(1) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as co-chair;

(2) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(3) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;

(4) one member of the Illinois General Assembly, appointed by the House Minority Leader, who shall serve as co-chair;

(5) 9 members representing private ground ambulance providers throughout this State representing for-profit and non-profit rural and urban ground ambulance providers, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(6) 3 members representing hospitals, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with one member representing safety-net safety net hospitals and one member representing rural hospitals;

(7) 3 members representing a statewide association of nursing homes, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(8) one member representing the State Board of Education, appointed by the House Minority Leader;

(9) 2 EMS Medical Directors from a Regional EMS Medical Directors Committee, appointed by the Governor; and

(10) one member representing the Illinois Community College Systems, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(c) Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation.

(d) The Task Force shall convene at the call of the co-chairs and shall hold at least 6 meetings.

(e) The Task Force shall submit its final report to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than January 1, 2025 2024, and upon the submission of its final report, the Task Force shall be dissolved.

(Source: P.A. 103-547, eff. 8-11-23; revised 10-25-23.)

Section 82. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by changing Section 9.18 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/9.18)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

Sec. 9.18. Commission on market-based carbon pricing solutions.

(a) In the United States, state-based market policies to reduce greenhouse gases have been in operation since 2009. More than a quarter of the US population lives in a state with carbon pricing and these states represent one-third of the United States' gross domestic product. Market-based policies have proved effective at reducing emissions in states across the United States, and around the world. Additionally, well-designed carbon pricing incentivizes energy efficiency and drives investments in low-carbon solutions and technologies, such as renewables, hydrogen, biofuels, and carbon capture, use, and storage. Illinois must assess available suites of programs and policies to support a rapid, economy-wide decarbonization and spur the development of a clean energy economy in the State, while maintaining Illinois' competitive advantage.

(b) The Governor is hereby authorized to create a carbon pricing commission to study the short-term and long-term impacts of joining, implementing, or designing a sector-based, statewide, or regional carbon pricing program. The commission shall analyze and compare the relative cost of, and greenhouse gas reductions from, various carbon pricing programs available to Illinois and the Midwest, including, but not limited to: the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), California's cap-and-trade program, California's low carbon fuel standard, Washington State's cap-and-invest program, the Oregon Clean Fuels Program, and other relevant market-based programs. At the conclusion of the study, no later than December 31, 2022, the commission shall issue a public report containing its findings.

(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024.

(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)".