Full Text of HB4261 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 5.27 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.27) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 8 | | Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care | 9 | | Task Force. | 10 | | (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task | 11 | | Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make | 12 | | recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services | 13 | | provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic | 14 | | mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon | 15 | | which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine | 16 | | how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. | 17 | | Additionally, the Task Force shall: | 18 | | (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental | 19 | | health professionals to provide preventive mental health | 20 | | care to youth in care; | 21 | | (2) review the current payment rates for mental health | 22 | | providers serving the youth in care population; | 23 | | (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices |
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| 1 | | and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate | 2 | | delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend | 3 | | improvements to make billing practices more efficient; | 4 | | (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental | 5 | | health providers who are persons of color to serve the | 6 | | youth in care population; and | 7 | | (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed | 8 | | necessary by the Task Force. | 9 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as | 10 | | follows: | 11 | | (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | 12 | | the Director's designee. | 13 | | (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or | 14 | | the Director's designee. | 15 | | (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office | 16 | | of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues. | 17 | | (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, | 18 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of | 19 | | Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of | 20 | | Representatives. | 21 | | (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by | 22 | | the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the | 23 | | Senate. | 24 | | (6) One member who is a former youth in care, | 25 | | appointed by the Governor. | 26 | | (7) One representative from the managed care entity |
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| 1 | | managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director | 2 | | of Healthcare and Family Services. | 3 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but | 4 | | may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 5 | | performance of their duties. | 6 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month | 7 | | beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as | 8 | | determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold | 9 | | electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be | 10 | | deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and | 11 | | voting. | 12 | | (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in | 13 | | conjunction with the Department of Children and Family | 14 | | Services, shall provide administrative and other support to | 15 | | the Task Force. | 16 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the | 17 | | Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a | 18 | | report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations | 19 | | resulting from its study . The Task Force shall submit its | 20 | | final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later | 21 | | than December 31, 2025 2024 . Upon submission of its final | 22 | | report, the Task Force is dissolved. | 23 | | (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 25 | | Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| 1 | | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | 2 | | is amended by adding Section 605-1115 as follows: | 3 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-1115 new) | 4 | | Sec. 605-1115. Creative Economy Task Force. | 5 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Creative Economy Task | 6 | | Force is created within the Department of Commerce and | 7 | | Economic Opportunity to create a strategic plan to develop the | 8 | | creative economy in this State. | 9 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | 10 | | (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 11 | | or the Director's designee, who shall serve as chair of | 12 | | the Task Force; | 13 | | (2) the Executive Director of the Illinois Arts | 14 | | Council or the Executive Director's designee, who shall | 15 | | serve as the vice-chair of the Task Force; | 16 | | (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House | 17 | | of Representatives; | 18 | | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 19 | | House of Representatives; | 20 | | (5) one member appointed by the President of the | 21 | | Senate; | 22 | | (6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 23 | | Senate; | 24 | | (7) one member from the banking industry with | 25 | | experience in matters involving the federal Small Business |
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| 1 | | Administration, appointed by the Governor; | 2 | | (8) one member from a certified public accounting firm | 3 | | or other company with experience in financial modeling and | 4 | | the creative arts, appointed by the Governor; | 5 | | (9) one member recommended by a statewide organization | 6 | | representing counties, appointed by the Governor; | 7 | | (10) one member from an Illinois public institution of | 8 | | higher education or nonprofit research institution with | 9 | | experience in matters involving cultural arts, appointed | 10 | | by the Governor; | 11 | | (11) the Director of Labor or the Director's designee; | 12 | | and | 13 | | (12) five members from this State's arts community, | 14 | | appointed by the Governor, including, but not limited to, | 15 | | the following sectors: | 16 | | (A) film, television, and video production; | 17 | | (B) recorded audio and music production; | 18 | | (C) animation production; | 19 | | (D) video game development; | 20 | | (E) live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera; | 21 | | (F) live music performance; | 22 | | (G) visual arts, including sculpture, painting, | 23 | | graphic design, and photography; | 24 | | (H) production facilities, such as film and | 25 | | television studios; | 26 | | (I) live music or performing arts venues; and |
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| 1 | | (J) arts service organizations. | 2 | | (c) No later than July 1, 2026, the Task Force shall | 3 | | collect and analyze data on the current state of the creative | 4 | | economy in this State and develop a strategic plan to improve | 5 | | this State's creative economy that can be rolled out in | 6 | | incremental phases to reach identified economic, social | 7 | | justice, and business development goals. The goal of the | 8 | | strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is | 9 | | competitive with respect to attracting creative economy | 10 | | business, retaining talent within this State, and developing | 11 | | marketable content that can be exported for national and | 12 | | international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan | 13 | | shall address support for the creative community within | 14 | | historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative | 15 | | economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests, | 16 | | strengths, and needs of the people of this State. In | 17 | | developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this | 18 | | State, the Task Force shall: | 19 | | (1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the | 20 | | creative economy, including studies relating to tax | 21 | | issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics, | 22 | | and employment; | 23 | | (2) conduct a comparative analysis with other | 24 | | jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative | 25 | | economy plans and programs; | 26 | | (3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best |
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| 1 | | practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State; | 2 | | (4) evaluate existing banking models for financing | 3 | | creative economy projects in the private sector and | 4 | | develop a financial model to promote investment in this | 5 | | State's creative economy; | 6 | | (5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax | 7 | | incentives and make recommendations for improvements to | 8 | | support the creative economy; | 9 | | (6) identify the role that counties and cities play | 10 | | with respect to the strategic plan and the specific | 11 | | counties and cities that may need or want a stronger | 12 | | creative economy; | 13 | | (7) identify opportunities for aligning with new | 14 | | business models and the integration of new technologies; | 15 | | (8) identify the role that State education programs in | 16 | | the creative arts play in the creative economy and with | 17 | | respect to advancing the strategic plan; | 18 | | (9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of | 19 | | access or opportunity for a creative economy; | 20 | | (10) identify opportunities for earn-and-learn job | 21 | | training employment for students who have enrolled or | 22 | | completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed | 23 | | creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in | 24 | | creative work in their communities; and | 25 | | (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that | 26 | | can be used as models for earn-and-learn opportunities or |
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| 1 | | as examples of best practices for earn-and-learn | 2 | | opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in | 3 | | different regions. | 4 | | (d) The Task Force shall submit its findings and | 5 | | recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, | 6 | | 2026. | 7 | | (e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 8 | | compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses | 9 | | incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of | 10 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative | 11 | | support to the Task Force. | 12 | | (f) Appropriations for the Task Force may be used to | 13 | | support operational expenses of the Department, including | 14 | | entering into a contract with a third-party provider for | 15 | | administrative support. | 16 | | (g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after | 17 | | issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party | 18 | | provider to help facilitate Task Force meetings, compile | 19 | | information, and prepare the strategic plan described in | 20 | | subsection (c). A third-party provider contracted by the | 21 | | Director shall have experience conducting business in | 22 | | professional arts or experience in business development and | 23 | | drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning | 24 | | documents. | 25 | | (h) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027. |
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| 1 | | Section 15. The Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago | 2 | | Women Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows: | 3 | | (20 ILCS 4119/10) | 4 | | Sec. 10. Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. | 5 | | (a) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | 6 | | Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | 7 | | designee, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois | 8 | | State Police and the Chicago Police Superintendent, shall | 9 | | appoint the non-legislative members to the Task Force on | 10 | | Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to advise the Director and | 11 | | the Chicago Police Superintendent and to report to the General | 12 | | Assembly on recommendations to reduce and end violence against | 13 | | Chicago women and girls. The Task Force may also serve as a | 14 | | liaison between the Director, the Chicago Police | 15 | | Superintendent, and agencies and nongovernmental organizations | 16 | | that provide services to victims, victims' families, and | 17 | | victims' communities. Task Force members shall serve without | 18 | | compensation but may, subject to appropriation, receive | 19 | | reimbursement for their expenses as members of the Task Force. | 20 | | (b) There is created the Task Force on Missing and | 21 | | Murdered Chicago Women, which shall consist of the following | 22 | | individuals, or their designees, who are knowledgeable in | 23 | | crime victims' rights or violence protection and, unless | 24 | | otherwise specified, members shall be appointed for 2-year | 25 | | terms as follows: |
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| 1 | | (1) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the | 2 | | President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority | 3 | | Leader of the Senate; | 4 | | (2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | 5 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | 6 | | and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 7 | | Representatives; | 8 | | (3) Two members from among the following appointed by | 9 | | the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | 10 | | Information Authority or the Executive Director's | 11 | | designee: | 12 | | (A) an association representing Illinois chiefs of | 13 | | police; | 14 | | (B) an association representing Illinois sheriffs; | 15 | | (C) an officer who is employed by the Illinois | 16 | | State Police; or | 17 | | (D) an Illinois peace officer's association; | 18 | | (4) One or more representatives from among the | 19 | | following: | 20 | | (A) an association representing State's Attorneys; | 21 | | (B) an attorney representing the United States | 22 | | Attorney's Office in Chicago; or | 23 | | (C) a circuit judge, associate judge, or attorney | 24 | | working in juvenile court; or | 25 | | (D) the Cook County Medical Examiner, or his or | 26 | | her designee, or a representative from a statewide |
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| 1 | | coroner's or medical examiner's association or a | 2 | | representative of the Department of Public Health; | 3 | | (5) Two representatives for victims, with a focus on | 4 | | individuals who work with victims of violence or their | 5 | | families appointed by the Executive Director of the | 6 | | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | 7 | | Executive Director's designee; and | 8 | | (6) Four or more members from among the following | 9 | | appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois | 10 | | Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive | 11 | | Director's designee: | 12 | | (A) a statewide or local organization that | 13 | | provides legal services to Chicago women and girls; | 14 | | (B) a statewide or local organization that | 15 | | provides advocacy or counseling for Chicago women and | 16 | | girls who have been victims of violence; | 17 | | (C) a statewide or local organization that | 18 | | provides healthcare services to Chicago women and | 19 | | girls; | 20 | | (D) a statewide organization that represents women | 21 | | and girls who have been sexually assaulted; | 22 | | (E) a women's health organization or agency; or | 23 | | (F) a Chicago woman who is a survivor of | 24 | | gender-related violence ; and . | 25 | | (7) Two officers who are employed by the Chicago | 26 | | Police Department nominated by the Chicago Police |
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| 1 | | Superintendent or the Chicago Police Superintendent's | 2 | | designee and appointed by the Executive Director of the | 3 | | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the | 4 | | Executive Director's designee. | 5 | | (c) Vacancies in positions appointed by the Executive | 6 | | Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information | 7 | | Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall be filled | 8 | | by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | 9 | | Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee | 10 | | consistent with the qualifications of the vacating member | 11 | | required by this Section. | 12 | | (d) Task Force members shall annually elect a chair and | 13 | | vice-chair from among the Task Force's members, and may elect | 14 | | other officers as necessary. The Task Force shall meet at | 15 | | least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair, and may hold | 16 | | meetings throughout the City of Chicago. The Task Force shall | 17 | | meet frequently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in | 18 | | this Section. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the | 19 | | Open Meetings Act. The Task Force shall seek out and enlist the | 20 | | cooperation and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, | 21 | | community, and advocacy organizations working with the Chicago | 22 | | community, and academic researchers and experts, specifically | 23 | | those specializing in violence against Chicago women and | 24 | | girls, representing diverse communities disproportionately | 25 | | affected by violence against women and girls, or focusing on | 26 | | issues related to gender-related violence and violence against |
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| 1 | | Chicago women and girls. | 2 | | (e) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | 3 | | Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's | 4 | | designee shall convene the first meeting of the Task Force no | 5 | | later than 30 days after the appointment of a majority of the | 6 | | members of the Task Force. The Illinois Criminal Justice | 7 | | Information Authority shall provide meeting space and | 8 | | administrative assistance as necessary for the Task Force to | 9 | | conduct its work. The chair of the Task Force may call | 10 | | electronic meetings of the Task Force. A member of the Task | 11 | | Force participating electronically shall be deemed present for | 12 | | purposes of establishing a quorum and voting. | 13 | | (f) The Task Force must examine and report on the | 14 | | following: | 15 | | (1) the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago | 16 | | women and girls experience, including patterns and | 17 | | underlying factors that explain why disproportionately | 18 | | high levels of violence occur against Chicago women and | 19 | | girls, including underlying historical, social, economic, | 20 | | institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to | 21 | | the violence; | 22 | | (2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting | 23 | | data on violence against Chicago women and girls, | 24 | | including data on missing and murdered Chicago women and | 25 | | girls; | 26 | | (3) policies and institutions such as policing, child |
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| 1 | | welfare, medical examiner practices, and other | 2 | | governmental practices that impact violence against | 3 | | Chicago women and girls and the investigation and | 4 | | prosecution of crimes of gender-related violence against | 5 | | Chicago residents; | 6 | | (4) measures necessary to address and reduce violence | 7 | | against Chicago women and girls; and | 8 | | (5) measures to help victims, victims' families, and | 9 | | victims' communities prevent and heal from violence that | 10 | | occurs against Chicago women and girls. | 11 | | (g) The Task Force shall report on or before December 31 of | 12 | | 2024, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter, to | 13 | | the General Assembly and the Governor on the work of the Task | 14 | | Force, including, but not limited to, the issues to be | 15 | | examined in subsection (g), and shall include in the annual | 16 | | report recommendations regarding institutional policies and | 17 | | practices or proposed institutional policies and practices | 18 | | that are effective in reducing gender-related violence and | 19 | | increasing the safety of Chicago women and girls. The report | 20 | | shall include recommendations to reduce and end violence | 21 | | against Chicago women and girls and help victims and | 22 | | communities heal from gender-related violence and violence | 23 | | against Chicago women and girls. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 25 | | Section 20. The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is |
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| 1 | | amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows: | 2 | | (20 ILCS 4126/20) | 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 4 | | Sec. 20. Meetings. The Task Force shall hold its initial | 5 | | meetings within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | 6 | | The Task Force shall meet at least 6 times before July 1, 2025 | 7 | | December 31, 2024 . Additional meetings may be called at the | 8 | | direction of the co-chairs. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | 10 | | (20 ILCS 4126/30) | 11 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 12 | | Sec. 30. Report. The Task Force shall submit its final | 13 | | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | 14 | | December 31, 2025 2024 . The final report shall be made | 15 | | available on the Illinois Housing Development Authority's | 16 | | website for viewing by the general public. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | 18 | | (20 ILCS 4126/35) | 19 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 20 | | Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved | 21 | | and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024 . | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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| 1 | | Section 25. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by | 2 | | changing Section 5 as follows: | 3 | | (20 ILCS 4127/5) | 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 5 | | Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission. | 6 | | (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established. | 7 | | (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new | 8 | | State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General | 9 | | Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be | 10 | | replaced with a redesigned State flag. | 11 | | (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members: | 12 | | (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's | 13 | | designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission; | 14 | | (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor; | 15 | | (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the | 16 | | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | 17 | | of the General Assembly; | 18 | | (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 19 | | Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a | 20 | | current member of the General Assembly; | 21 | | (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 22 | | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | 23 | | of the General Assembly; | 24 | | (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 25 | | House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be |
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| 1 | | a current member of the General Assembly; | 2 | | (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the | 3 | | Superintendent's designee; and | 4 | | (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State | 5 | | Museum or the Chairperson's designee. | 6 | | (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the | 7 | | Commission shall: | 8 | | (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles | 9 | | for the redesign of the State flag; | 10 | | (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed | 11 | | designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for | 12 | | the assessment of those proposed designs; | 13 | | (3) create a publicly accessibly website that | 14 | | provides: | 15 | | (A) historical information about the State flag; | 16 | | (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to | 17 | | be used to redesign the State flag; | 18 | | (C) an online suggestion box through which | 19 | | residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; | 20 | | and | 21 | | (D) a survey function through which residents can | 22 | | vote on potential State flag designs; | 23 | | (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the | 24 | | design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois | 25 | | schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning | 26 | | the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag; |
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| 1 | | (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1, | 2 | | 2024 , a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs | 3 | | that: | 4 | | (A) represent the State; and | 5 | | (B) adhere to the guiding principles established | 6 | | by the Commission under subparagraph (1); | 7 | | (6) develop a review and selection process for | 8 | | proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of | 9 | | children and young people in the State; | 10 | | (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024 , | 11 | | submit to the General Assembly a written report that | 12 | | describes: | 13 | | (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the | 14 | | Commission; | 15 | | (B) the process used by the Commission to review | 16 | | the proposed flag designs submitted to it; | 17 | | (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag | 18 | | designs selected by the Commission; | 19 | | (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised | 20 | | or new State flag; and | 21 | | (E) the Commission's recommendations to the | 22 | | General Assembly concerning whether the current State | 23 | | flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or | 24 | | new State flag. | 25 | | (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to | 26 | | the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 1 | | of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the | 2 | | first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024 | 3 | | September 1, 2023 . Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall | 4 | | convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority | 5 | | of all the appointed members of the Commission shall | 6 | | constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all | 7 | | recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a | 8 | | majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the | 9 | | Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act. | 10 | | (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without | 11 | | compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to | 12 | | the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a | 13 | | per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover | 14 | | reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by | 15 | | Commission members as a result of their duties under this | 16 | | Section. | 17 | | (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | 18 | | administrative support to the Commission. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.) | 20 | | Section 30. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force | 21 | | Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: | 22 | | (20 ILCS 4128/20) | 23 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) | 24 | | Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings | 2 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June | 3 | | 30, 2025 2024 . | 4 | | (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025 | 5 | | 2024 . | 6 | | (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025 . | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.) | 8 | | Section 35. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act | 9 | | of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows: | 10 | | (25 ILCS 130/4-7) (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7) | 11 | | Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and | 12 | | Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the | 13 | | Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General | 14 | | Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The | 15 | | members of all committees which it establishes shall serve | 16 | | without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid | 17 | | their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations | 18 | | under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the | 19 | | Council of State Governments, participate with other states in | 20 | | maintaining the said Council's district and central | 21 | | secretariats, and its other governmental services. | 22 | | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly | 23 | | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the | 24 | | Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of |
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| 1 | | Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the | 2 | | Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies | 3 | | with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the | 4 | | General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section | 5 | | 7 of the State Library Act. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) | 7 | | Section 40. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 8 | | 21B-30 as follows: | 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | 10 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 11 | | (a) (Blank). | 12 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 13 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 14 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | 15 | | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | 16 | | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | 17 | | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the | 18 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 19 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | 20 | | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | 21 | | implement and administer this Section. | 22 | | (c) (Blank). | 23 | | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | 24 | | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an |
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| 1 | | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | 2 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | 3 | | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | 4 | | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | 5 | | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | 6 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 7 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 8 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 9 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 10 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 11 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 12 | | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | 13 | | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 ( the effective date | 14 | | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 15 | | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | 16 | | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | 17 | | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | 18 | | area test that contains testing elements that cover | 19 | | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, | 20 | | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | 21 | | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | 22 | | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | 23 | | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | 24 | | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | 25 | | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | 26 | | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a |
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| 1 | | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | 2 | | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | 3 | | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | 4 | | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | 5 | | (e) (Blank). | 6 | | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 ( the effective date of | 7 | | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | 8 | | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | 9 | | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | 10 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | 11 | | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | 12 | | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | 13 | | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | 14 | | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | 15 | | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | 16 | | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | 17 | | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | 18 | | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | 19 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 20 | | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | 21 | | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | 22 | | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | 23 | | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | 24 | | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | 25 | | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a | 26 | | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher |
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| 1 | | performance assessment under this subsection. | 2 | | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | 3 | | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | 4 | | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | 5 | | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | 6 | | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | 7 | | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | 8 | | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | 9 | | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | 10 | | shall consist of all of the following members: | 11 | | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 12 | | President of the Senate. | 13 | | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 14 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. | 15 | | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | 16 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 17 | | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | 18 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 19 | | Representatives. | 20 | | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | 21 | | teachers' organization, appointed by the State | 22 | | Superintendent of Education. | 23 | | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | 24 | | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | 25 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 26 | | (7) One member from a statewide organization |
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| 1 | | representing school principals, appointed by the State | 2 | | Superintendent of Education. | 3 | | (8) One member from a statewide organization | 4 | | representing regional superintendents of schools, | 5 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 6 | | (9) One member from a statewide organization | 7 | | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | 8 | | Superintendent of Education. | 9 | | (10) One member representing a school district | 10 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | 11 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 12 | | (11) One member of an association representing rural | 13 | | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | 14 | | of Education. | 15 | | (12) One member representing a suburban school | 16 | | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 17 | | Education. | 18 | | (13) One member from a statewide organization | 19 | | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of | 20 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 21 | | of Education. | 22 | | (14) One member from a statewide organization | 23 | | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | 24 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (15) One member from a statewide organization | 26 | | representing school districts in the collar counties of |
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| 1 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 2 | | of Education. | 3 | | (16) Three members, each representing a different | 4 | | public university in this State and each a current member | 5 | | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | 6 | | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 7 | | Education. | 8 | | (17) Three members, each representing a different | 9 | | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | 10 | | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | 11 | | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | 12 | | Superintendent of Education. | 13 | | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | 14 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 15 | | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | 16 | | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | 17 | | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 18 | | Education. | 19 | | (20) One member representing a statewide organization | 20 | | focused on research-based education policy to support a | 21 | | school system that prepares all students for college, a | 22 | | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | 23 | | Superintendent of Education. | 24 | | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | 25 | | advocacy organization, appointed by the State | 26 | | Superintendent of Education. |
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| 1 | | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | 2 | | that partners with educator preparation programs and | 3 | | school districts to support the growth and development of | 4 | | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | 5 | | of Education. | 6 | | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | 7 | | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | 8 | | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 9 | | Education. | 10 | | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | 11 | | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | 12 | | Superintendent of Education. | 13 | | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | 14 | | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | 15 | | Superintendent of Education. | 16 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 17 | | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | 18 | | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | 19 | | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, | 20 | | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | 21 | | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | 22 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 23 | | On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024 , the Task | 24 | | Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a | 25 | | teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the | 26 | | State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task |
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| 1 | | Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. | 2 | | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | 3 | | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | 4 | | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | 5 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 6 | | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | 7 | | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | 8 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 9 | | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | 10 | | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | 11 | | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | 12 | | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | 13 | | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | 14 | | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | 15 | | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | 16 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 17 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | 18 | | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | 19 | | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in | 20 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 21 | | Board. | 22 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 23 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 24 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 25 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | 26 | | Code in the English language and in the language of the |
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| 1 | | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | 2 | | applicant. | 3 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 4 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 5 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 6 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 7 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | 8 | | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | 9 | | validation, and determination of a passing score, | 10 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 11 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 12 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 13 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | 14 | | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | 15 | | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | 17 | | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.) | 18 | | Section 45. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is | 19 | | amended by changing Section 30 as follows: | 20 | | (310 ILCS 105/30) | 21 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024) | 22 | | Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | 23 | | Allocation Task Force. | 24 | | (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding |
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| 1 | | Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall | 2 | | consist of the following members: | 3 | | (1) One member appointed by the President of the | 4 | | Senate. | 5 | | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 6 | | Senate. | 7 | | (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House | 8 | | of Representatives. | 9 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 10 | | House of Representatives. | 11 | | (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing | 12 | | Development Authority. | 13 | | (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income | 14 | | Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of | 15 | | the Trust Fund. | 16 | | (7) One member representing a local administering | 17 | | agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage | 18 | | County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry | 19 | | County, appointed by the Governor. | 20 | | (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, | 21 | | representing a local administering agency from a small | 22 | | metropolitan area from one of the following areas: | 23 | | Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | 24 | | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Madison County, | 25 | | Moline, Pekin, Rantoul, or St. Clair County. | 26 | | (9) One member representing a local administering |
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| 1 | | agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor; as | 2 | | used in this paragraph, "rural area" means an area of the | 3 | | State that is not specifically named in paragraph (7) or | 4 | | (8). | 5 | | (10) Three members from an organization representing | 6 | | Illinois county clerks and recorders, appointed by the | 7 | | Governor, as follows: | 8 | | (A) one member from Cook County (excluding | 9 | | Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, | 10 | | Will County, or McHenry County; | 11 | | (B) one member from a small metropolitan area from | 12 | | one of the following areas: the cities of Springfield, | 13 | | Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | 14 | | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Moline, | 15 | | Pekin, or Rantoul or Madison County or St. Clair | 16 | | County; and | 17 | | (C) one member from a rural area, appointed by the | 18 | | Governor; as used in this subparagraph, "rural area" | 19 | | means an area of the State that is not specifically | 20 | | named in subparagraph (A) or (B). | 21 | | (11) Up to two members representing a Section | 22 | | 501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization, | 23 | | appointed by the Governor. | 24 | | (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor. | 25 | | Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than | 26 | | 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
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| 1 | | 102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed | 2 | | within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for | 3 | | making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the | 4 | | right to make such appointment. | 5 | | (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson | 6 | | and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote. | 7 | | If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled | 8 | | according to the initial appointment. | 9 | | At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may | 10 | | participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task | 11 | | Force. | 12 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 13 | | compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall | 14 | | provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force. | 15 | | (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force | 16 | | shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties | 17 | | prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may | 18 | | attend such meetings virtually. | 19 | | (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings, | 20 | | conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the | 21 | | General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023 . | 22 | | (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from | 23 | | requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | 24 | | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable | 25 | | law or regulation that would require Task Force members to | 26 | | complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the |
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| 1 | | Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with | 2 | | delivering a non-binding report. | 3 | | (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations | 4 | | regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support | 5 | | funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the | 6 | | Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations | 7 | | will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the | 8 | | United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. | 9 | | (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024 . | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23 .) | 11 | | Section 50. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's | 12 | | Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows: | 13 | | (725 ILCS 210/3) (from Ch. 14, par. 203) | 14 | | Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's | 15 | | Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State | 16 | | government. | 17 | | (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate | 18 | | Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which | 19 | | shall consist of 10 members as follows: | 20 | | (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each | 21 | | District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants; | 22 | | (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her | 23 | | designee; and | 24 | | (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed |
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| 1 | | by the other 9 members. | 2 | | (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with | 3 | | each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective | 4 | | district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed | 5 | | and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he | 6 | | was elected or appointed. | 7 | | (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years | 8 | | commencing upon their election and until their successors are | 9 | | duly elected or appointed and qualified. | 10 | | (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be | 11 | | held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of | 12 | | each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify | 13 | | the results to the Secretary of State. | 14 | | (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the | 15 | | election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and | 16 | | shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other | 17 | | officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at | 18 | | least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as | 19 | | directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5 | 20 | | members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman, | 21 | | designating the time and place of the meeting. | 22 | | (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum | 23 | | for the purpose of transacting business. | 24 | | (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, | 25 | | but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 26 | | performance of their duties. |
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| 1 | | (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's | 2 | | resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's | 3 | | Attorney. | 4 | | (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be | 5 | | filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a | 6 | | special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district | 7 | | where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the | 8 | | appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the | 9 | | occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the | 10 | | members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and | 11 | | certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly | 12 | | scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that | 13 | | purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position | 14 | | shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is | 15 | | succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for | 16 | | additional terms. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.) | 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law. |
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